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Rules and Standards for Child Care in Texas

Information about Licensed Child Care and Child-Placing Agency Administrator Licensing in Texas.

Information about controlling persons for child care providers.

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.

Information for Texas Community Attendant Services (CAS) providers.

Home Delivered Meals provides nutritious noontime meals delivered to people in their homes on a scheduled basis. Meals may also be delivered to a location other than an individual's home, provided the location is within the provider's service area and is approved by the case worker. Those eligible for HDM are aged 18 years or older. An interest list is maintained for people interested in applying for this program. This page contains information for HDM providers.

Electronic Visit Verification 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.

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

Long-Term Care Regulation staff and program providers are invited to attend the following in-person classes hosted in October and November.

HHSC adopted new and amended child care rules in Title 26, Chapter 745. The rules concern confidentiality requirements and are effective Oct. 9, 2024.

The Texas Culture Change Coalition will host its in-person Fall 2024 conference, “Inspire, Educate and Empower Person-Centered Dementia Caregivers” on Nov. 7 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the North Austin Complex, 4601 W. Guadalupe St. in Austin.

HHSC is adopting the following new and amended rules regarding water safety in day care operations.