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A special care facility is an establishment that provides a continuum of nursing or medical care or services primarily to persons with acquired immune deficiency syndrome or other terminal illnesses. A special care facility may also include special residential care facilities.

Information for Texas providers of  Peer Re-entry Pilot Program provides community-based peer services.

Licensing and regulatory information for residential child care operations in Texas.

Information for Texas providers of Peer Support Services on becoming certified for Peer Support as a Medicaid Benefit.

The benefits of Peer Support Services are listed.

A peer is a person with lived experience of recovery from mental illness or addiction. By combining this experience with skills learned in formal training, peer specialists deliver services in behavioral health settings to support long-term recovery.

Peer support is when someone with lived experience gives encouragement and assistance to help someone with mental illness or a substance use disorder achieve long-term recovery.

Information for Texas Family Care 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.

HHSC has posted the notice “Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Transition: You Must Take Action Now!” (PDF) for program providers, financial management services agencies (FMSAs) and Consumer Directed Services (CDS) employers to review.

HHSC adopted rules in Chapter 748, Minimum Standards for General Residential Operations. The rules are effective Aug. 9.

IL 2022-46 is posted for FMSA, CFC, CLASS, DBMD, HCS, MDCP, PHC, TxHmL, CBA and CMPAS program providers.

IL 2022-45 is posted for financial management services agencies providers.

This letter notifies providers of the following important claims processing cutoff dates.

HHSC has adopted rules in Chapter 745 and Chapter 748 that are effective July 8, 2022.