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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.

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.

Resources for Texas PACE program providers.

The Quality Monitoring Program and The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing are offering a free webinar for nurses and nursing facility administrators.

HHSC Joint Training is requesting feedback from providers about proposed trainings related to Long-term Care Regulations.

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and The University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing are pleased to announce a collaborative effort to improve long-term care in Texas.

The 2025 Quality in Long-Term Care Conference will be held at the Renaissance Austin Hotel on Aug. 27–28.

Performing routine maintenance on heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) equipment and systems ensures nursing facilities can maintain specified indoor air temperatures for resident safety and comfort as outdoor temperatures rise in the summer.

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

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

The 2025 Quality in Long-Term Care Conference (QLTCC) will be held at the Renaissance Austin Hotel, Aug. 27-28, 2025.

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

Long-Term Care Regulation staff and program providers are invited to attend the following hurricane season webinar trainings hosted in May, and June, .

Joint Training will be hosting two in-person training courses in Amarillo for Long-term Care Providers.

HHSC reviews Medicaid bed allocation and deallocates Medicaid beds from nursing facilities that are not utilizing them at the level defined in 26 TAC §554.2322(j)(5).