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Licensure and regulatory information for Freestanding emergency medical care facilities

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.

Information about Texas Child Day Care Provider licensing and regulation.

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.

Program contact information for STAP vendors.

STAP Vendor Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs), contains the most commonly asked questions by  program vendors.

The Specialized Telecommunications Assistance Program (STAP) helps people who have a disability that interferes with their access to telephone networks purchase basic specialized assistive equipment or services.

Community First Choice (CFC) provides certain services and supports to individuals living in the community who are enrolled in the Medicaid program and meet CFC eligibility requirements.

Medicaid home and community-based services provide opportunities for people to receive long-term services and supports in their own home or community, rather than in an institution or isolated setting.

To improve the accuracy and integrity of Electronic Visit Verification, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission will be phasing out the use of alternative devices as an approved method to clock in and clock out of the EVV system.