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Information for Consumer Directed Services (CDS) providers in Texas.

Information about how to become a CDS provider in Texas.

Training resources for CDS providers.

Texas Health and Human Services contracts with licensed agencies to provide personal assistance services to people who have physical disabilities who are mentally and emotionally competent and willing to supervise their attendant or have someone who can supervise the attendant for them. The individual interviews, selects, trains, supervises and releases their personal assistants. Health-related tasks are prescribed by physician.

Resources for CDS Support Advisor Training and Application.

HHAeXchange is hosting an EVV system training webinar on Wednesday, Feb. 12, from 11 a.m. to noon Central time for Consumer Directed Services (CDS) employers who use HHAeXchange as their EVV system.

HHSC published a notice on Dec. 4, 2024, about the EVV Proprietary System Operator Onboarding Process Overview and Timeline to the TMHP EVV Proprietary Systems webpage

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has updated the Electronic Visit Verification Visit Maintenance Unlock Request templates, VMUR job aids, and VMUR policy on the EVV webpage.

The Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP) has published the 2025 Proprietary System Operator (PSO) Operational Readiness Review (ORR) onboarding schedule and the new PSO Onboarding Standard Process Overview and Timeline (PDF) to the TMHP EVV webpage.

Medicaid and CHIP Services will be hosting monthly sessions for Program Providers and Financial Management Services Agencies, who use the Long-term Care online portal for the Home and Community-based Services and Texas Home Living waiver programs.

To enhance program integrity, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission is reducing the use of alternative devices as an approved method to clock in and clock out of for Electronic Visit Verification required services.

HHSC will host the Financial Management Services Agencies quarterly webinar on Nov. 22, 2024.

Medicaid and CHIP Services will be hosting monthly Technical Assistance sessions for Program Providers and Financial Management Services Agencies, who use the Long-term Care online portal for the Home and Community-based Services and Texas Home Living waiver programs.

Recordings of the Aug. 27 and Sept. 12 Texas MDS webinars are now available.

HHSC will host a Minimum Data Set (MDS) webinar and provide an overview of clinical information.