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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.

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.

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

Information about the licensing and regulation of Intermediate Care Facilities for Individuals with an Intellectual Disability or Related Conditions (ICF/IIDs) in Texas.

The Department of State Health Services (DSHS) wants to hear from you to learn more about the needs of current and former unpaid caregivers in Texas.

Residential Child Care Regulation has updated the Technical Assistance Library with new material regarding Unauthorized Absences.

HHSC Long-term Care Regulation updated the Medication Aide (MA), Nursing Facility Administrator (NFA), and Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program (NATCEP) websites to include new webpages that provide detailed steps and process maps for how to become an MA, NFA or NATCEP.

HHSC Long-term Care Regulation (LTCR) is hosting a nursing facility (NF) provider webinar on Sept. 11 to provide the latest updates from LTCR.

HHSC will host a Minimum Data Set (MDS) webinar and provide an overview of clinical information.

HHSC adopted amended and new rules in Chapters 744, 746 and 747 related to parent rights, and an amended rule related to director-led training in Chapter 746.

Nursing facility Resident Assessment Instrument (RAI) coordinators new to the Minimum Data Set (MDS), or anyone wanting to know a high-level overview about the RAI process and MDS, can register for the Texas MDS Basics webinar.

The July 31 recording of the Intellectual and Developmental Disability Programs (IDD) and Provider Investigations (PI) quarterly webinar with Long-term Care Regulation (LTCR) is available.

Long-Term Care Regulation staff and program providers are invited to attend the following webinar trainings hosted in August.

Long-Term Care Regulation staff and program providers are invited to attend the following in-person classes hosted in August.

HHSC adopted amendments to rules in Title 26, Chapters 744, 745, 746, 747 and 748.