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Due to COVID-19 precautions, HHSC is taking protective measures for the public and HHSC staff. HHSC encourages contract applicants and current contractors for Long-term Care programs and services to submit contract applications and other contract information by email or fax

Rules and Standards for Child Care in Texas

Information about Licensed Child Care & 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 see 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.

The DBMD program provides home and community-based services to people who are deaf-blind with multiple disabilities as a cost-effective alternative to institutional placement. The program focuses on increasing opportunities for consumers to communicate and interact with their environment.

Information for Texas Emergency Response Services providers.

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.

HHSC has published in the Texas Register proposed new rules in Title 26, Chapter 745.

HHSC has published in the Texas Register proposed rule changes in Chapter 748, Minimum Standards for General Residential Operations.