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This page lists CLASS Provider Webinars presented by HHSC.

Information for Texas Medically Dependent Children Program (MDCP) Providers

Advance care planning means planning ahead for how you want to be treated if you are very ill or near death. This page provides information about that process for both providers and consumers.

Listing of handbooks and forms for nursing facility providers in Texas

Information on how to become a licensed Nursing Facility provider in Texas.

The term "negotiated rulemaking" specifies a particular process to be used to draft a proposed rule. This process provides for a group of 12-15 stakeholders who represent differing interests affected by the proposed rule to negotiate and potentially reach agreement on a proposed rule.

HHSC is mandated to create and provide nursing facilities with one of the posters required by Texas Administrative Code, Title 26, Part 1, Chapter 554, §554.1921(e), the notice of how to file a complaint, giving the toll-free telephone number. This page provides information on how to obtain these posters.

Information about the licensing and regulation of nursing facilities (NFs) in Texas.

A security enhancement was implemented by Texas.gov on February 12, 2023, incorporating Card Verification Value (CVV) Security Code and ZIP/Postal Code verification for all credit card transactions.

As part of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services’ (CMS) migration of the Minimum Data Set (MDS) submission and reporting functionality to their Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES), CMS will turn off the current Assessment Submission and Processing (ASAP) system’s ability to accept any MDS transmissions on April 13, 2023, at 8 p.m. ET.

Child Care Regulation has updated the Criminal History Requirements Charts, published in the Texas Register and effective March 31, 2023.

Long-term Care Regulation staff and program providers are invited to attend the following trainings hosted in April.

To improve technical assistance for commonly cited Minimum Standards, Child Care Regulation (CCR) is developing a series of forms that may be used to improve compliance.

HHSC has adopted rules in Chapter 745, Licensing, that will be effective March 27, 2023.

A recording of the March 8 nursing facility updates webinar with HHSC Long-term Care Regulation and the Department of State Health Services is now available.