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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
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
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Rules and Standards for Child Care in Texas
Topics: Child Care Licensing/Regulation, Licensing and Credentialing, Policy
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Information about Licensed Child Care and Child-Placing Agency Administrator Licensing in Texas.
Topics: Child Care Licensing/Regulation, Licensing and Credentialing
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Information about controlling persons for child care providers.
Topics: Child Care Licensing/Regulation, Policy
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How to become a child care home provider in Texas.
Topics: Child Care Licensing/Regulation, Licensing and Credentialing
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Information about Texas Child Day Care Provider licensing and regulation.
Topics: Child Care Licensing/Regulation, Children, Food
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The HHS Centralized Background Check Unit is required to do background checks to find out 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.
Topics: Child Care Licensing/Regulation, Licensing and Credentialing
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Licensing and regulatory information for residential child care operations in Texas.
Topics: Child Care Licensing/Regulation
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Texas HHS protects children by regulating and educating child care providers.
Topics: Child Care Licensing/Regulation
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Licensing and regulation information for Home and Community-based Services (HCS) program providers in Texas.
Topics: COVID-19, Disability, Licensing and Credentialing, Long-term Care Providers, Policy
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Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) 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.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers, Policy, Reporting
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IDD Program Eligibility & Support (IDD PES) has both advisors and reviewers. Reviewers can help with level of care determinations.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsApril 25, 2024
EVV policy does not require program providers and financial management services agencies (FMSAs) to enter schedules into the EVV system, however, each program has its own requirements related to schedules.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsApril 19, 2024
HHSC has published proposed rule changes for the chapters below in the following pages of the Texas Register: Chapter 744, 746, and 747.
Topics: Child Care Licensing/Regulation
- Provider NewsApril 18, 2024
HHSC Intellectual and Developmental Disability Services has published a memo to the local IDD authorities outlining their role after Long-term Care Regulation identifies a potential threat.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers