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How to become a child care home provider in Texas.

The HHS Centralized Background Check Unit is required to do background checks to find out if a person has a criminal history or an abuse and neglect history that might be a risk to the health and safety of children. Background checks are required for Child Care providers, Residential Child Care providers, and Foster and adoptive homes.

Licensing and regulatory information for residential child care operations in Texas.

Texas HHS protects children by regulating and educating child care providers.

Regulatory and other information for Texas Residential Care providers.

Information about permanency planning for children.

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

Texas local intellectual and developmental disability authorities (LIDDAs) provider information.

Resources for Texas PACE program providers.

Information about the licensing and regulation of Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability or Related Conditions (ICF/IIDs) in Texas.

Long-Term Care Regulation staff and program providers are invited to attend the following hurricane season webinar trainings hosted in May, and June, .

The April 30 recording of the Intellectual and Developmental Disability Programs and Provider Investigations Quarterly Webinar with Long-term Care Regulation is available.

Joint Training will be hosting two in-person training courses in Amarillo for Long-term Care Providers.

The Health and Human Services Commission provides guidance to Single Source Continuum Contractors that operate under Child Placing Agency licensure.