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Information about the regulation of health care facilities in Texas.

Each month, HHSC requires nursing facilities who participate in the Medicaid program to report census on occupied Medicaid bed days, census of the licensed beds and children under the age 22.

Culture change is an evolving process whereby a nursing home moves from being an institution driven by tasks and schedules to a place that reflects the residents wishes and their needs. With culture change comes a new way of thinking: focusing on residents' abilities, preferences and routines to provide care that meets their needs.

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

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.

Listing of handbooks and forms for nursing facility providers in Texas

Information for Texas Emergency Response Services 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.

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.

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

Electronic Visit Verification is a computer-based system that verifies the occurrence of authorized personal attendant service visits by electronically documenting the precise time a service delivery visit begins and ends. Texas requires EVV for certain Medicaid funded home and community-based services provided through HHSC and MCOs.

Texas Health and Human Services Commission is aware that an unauthorized third party impersonating the agency sent an email requesting the verification/update of information related to Long-term Care licensure.

HHAeXchange is hosting an EVV system training webinar on Wednesday, Feb. 12, from 11 a.m. to noon Central time for Consumer Directed Services (CDS) employers who use HHAeXchange as their EVV system.

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

HHSC published a notice on Dec. 4, 2024, about the EVV Proprietary System Operator Onboarding Process Overview and Timeline to the TMHP EVV Proprietary Systems webpage