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HHSC Adopts New Child Care Rules for Changes in Location for Certain Child Care Operations

HHSC has published in the Texas Register proposed rule changes in Chapter 745, Licensing.

Child Care Regulation invites you to review and provide comments on the potential rule changes in Chapter 745, Licensing, from Nov 2, 2022, through Nov 16.

TWC, in partnership with the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) and Civitas Strategies Early Start, has compiled a series of videos and resources intended to give you the knowledge and tools to best support your staff, your business and, ultimately, the children and families in your care.

A recording of the Sept. 21 Assisted Living Facility Provider COVID-19 Webinar with Long-term Care Regulation is now available.

HHSC has published proposed rule changes for chapters 744, 746, and 747 of the Texas Register.

A recording of the Sept. 14 nursing facility COVID-19 webinar with Long-term Care Regulation and DSHS is now available.

HHSC adopted rules regarding a Suicide Prevention, Intervention, and Postvention Policy, effective Sept. 19. You can review these policies on the Child Care Regulation Minimum Standards webpage.

Effective Oct. 1, CCR is streamlining regulatory oversight of operations on Heightened Monitoring (HM) by making the CCR HM inspector the single, primary assigned inspector for the operation. 

The Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has a Texas Flu Season webpage geared toward childcare facility staff.

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

HHSC Child Care Regulation is accepting comments on the potential rule changes regarding the movement of the content of Title 40, Part 19, Chapter 745, Subchapter K to Title 26, Chapter 745, Subchapters B, I and K.

The public comment period for this rule project is Aug. 19 through Sept. 19.

Emergency rules for Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability or Related Conditions that contain the COVID-19 requirements for mitigation expired August 3.

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