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The Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has released a Spanish version of the current Out-of-Hospital Do-Not-Resuscitate (OOH DNR) order.

HHSC is sharing a communication tool that can be used to enhance communications between Long-term Care (LTC) providers and dialysis facilities.

HHSC published an alert on Dec. 21, 2022, informing long-term care providers that expedited delivery is available for a limited time for personal protective equipment through the Texas Division of Emergency Management.

This alert informs Long-term Care (LTC) providers that expedited delivery is available for a limited time for personal protective equipment through the Texas Division of Emergency Management.

Long-term Care providers are invited to complete a short survey about alternative or after-hours Joint Training opportunities.

The “Moving Forward Together” Intermediate Care Facilities Conference session recordings from Dec. 1 are available for viewing. Note that a certificate of completion will be generated upon completion, but no professional CE awards are available.

Following the repeal of the Intermediate Care Facility (ICF) Visitation and Mitigation COVID-19 Emergency Rules, HHSC Long-term Care (LTC) Regulation will retire the COVID-19 Response for ICF for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability or Related Conditions Response Plan and the ICF Frequently Asked Questions documents, effective Dec. 13, 2022.

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) approved 2021 settlements and fiscal year 2023 interim payment rates for large and small state-operated ICFs/IID, also known as State Supported Living Centers (SSLCs) and Bond Homes, respectively.

HHSC added an option to the HHSC email and text update GovDelivery system that subscribers can select to receive updates related to the Individualized Skills and Socialization services program.

Long-Term Care Regulation staff and program providers are invited to attend the following trainings hosted in December. Please verify if registering for a webinar or in-person class. If you register for an in-person class and cannot attend, please be sure to cancel your registration.

The provider self-reporting voicemail option will be transitioned out of service on Dec. 31, 2022.

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

The Nov. 30 recording of the Individualized Skills and Socialization webinar with Long-term Care Regulation is available.

The Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) created the Regulatory Services Division in 2017 as regulatory functions consolidated from the Department of Family and Protective Services, the Department of Aging and Disability Services and the Department of State Health Services. As part of this consolidation effort, effective Jan. 30, 2023, HHSC will retire the Provider Investigation policy mailbox.

HHSC Complaint and Incident Intake (CII) has added an Infection Control option in the Incident Category field in the Texas Unified Licensure Information Portal for facility reported incidents.