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Listing of handbooks and forms for nursing facility providers in Texas

The term "negotiated rulemaking" specifies a particular process to be used to draft a proposed rule. This process provides for a group of 12-15 stakeholders who represent differing interests affected by the proposed rule to negotiate and potentially reach agreement on a proposed rule.

HHSC is mandated to create and provide nursing facilities with one of the posters required by Texas Administrative Code, Title 26, Part 1, Chapter 554, §554.1921(e), the notice of how to file a complaint, giving the toll-free telephone number. This page provides information on how to obtain these posters.

Information about the licensing and regulation of nursing facilities (NFs) in Texas.

Information about how to become an Assisted Living Facility (ALF) provider in Texas

Information on how to become a licensed Nursing Facility provider in Texas.

IDD Program Eligibility & Support (IDD PES) has both advisors and reviewers. Reviewers can help with level of care determinations.

Licensing and regulation information for Home and Community-based Services (HCS) program providers in Texas.

Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) is a computer-based system that verifies the occurrence of authorized personal attendant service visits by electronically documenting the precise time a service delivery visit begins and ends. Texas requires EVV for certain Medicaid funded home and community-based services provided through HHSC and MCOs.

Information about the licensing and regulation of assisted living facilities (ALFs) in Texas.

QMP helps detect conditions in Texas nursing homes that could be detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of residents. It is, not a regulatory program, and quality monitors, do not cite deficient practices, .

HHSC Long-term Care Regulation will host a webinar for HCS, TxHmL, PI and ICF/IID providers regarding the latest information from LTCR.

Texas HHSC, along with the University of Texas Steve Hicks School of Social Work, will host the 2023 Quality in Long-Term Care Conference in person at the Renaissance Hotel in Austin on Aug. 22–23.

HHSC is hosting Electronic Visit Verification policy training webinars for program providers, financial management services agencies and Consumer Directed Services employers to complete the EVV policy training requirement.

Nursing facility providers should attend this and all webinars with HHSC Long-term Care Regulation and DSHS.