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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.
Topics: Child Care Licensing/Regulation, Licensing and Credentialing
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Licensing and regulatory information for residential child care operations in Texas.
Topics: Child Care Licensing/Regulation
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Texas HHS protects children by regulating and educating child care providers.
Topics: Child Care Licensing/Regulation
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Information about Texas Area Agencies on Aging Texas Benefits Counseling Program
Topics: Long-term Care Providers, Aging, Benefits
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The 28 area agencies on aging (AAA) provide services to help people age 60 and older. Their family members and caregivers receive the information and assistance they need in locating and accessing community services.
Topics: Aging, Long-term Care Providers
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AAA Dietary Reference Intake frequently asked questions.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers, Aging
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This webpage provides planning and response information, resources and strategies that can assist the area agencies on aging network to better prepare for and respond to all types of emergencies, disasters, epidemics and pandemics.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers, Aging
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The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Office of Area Agencies on Aging (OAAA) applies for grants funded by Administration for Community Living (ACL). These are the State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIP) and Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) grants. In Texas, SHIP is called the Health Information, Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP). Both grants serve Medicare beneficiaries in all 254 counties across Texas. The SHIP grant has existed since 1992 and the MIPPA grant was implemented in 2008 to support the SHIP efforts.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers, Aging, Policy
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Texas Area Agencies on Aging procedural information.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers, Policy, Aging
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Information for Texas Community Attendant Services (CAS) providers.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsMay 19, 2025
Long-Term Care Regulation staff and program providers are invited to attend the following hurricane season webinar trainings hosted in May, and June, .
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsMay 12, 2025
The goal of this course is to give HCSSA providers a detailed overview of what to expect during the survey process.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsMay 2, 2025
Joint Training will be hosting two in-person training courses in Amarillo for Long-term Care Providers.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsApril 25, 2025
The Health and Human Services Commission provides guidance to Single Source Continuum Contractors that operate under Child Placing Agency licensure.
Topics: Child Care Licensing/Regulation
- Provider NewsApril 22, 2025
Each training will offer guidance for the new CMS All-Payer OASIS Submission Requirement, effective Jan. 1, 2025, and mandatory by July 1, 2025.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers