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Texas Health Steps program resources for Registered Nurses.

Texas Health Steps forms are available for providers to use as a documentation tool for all required checkup components. These forms are recommended for use, but not required.

Resources for Texas Health Step program's Medical Providers

Information about the Texas Health Steps online ordering system. Browse the catalog to order from a variety of THSteps publications.

TX Health Steps program resources for dental providers.

Texas Health Steps focuses on the medical, dental, and case management services for ages birth through 20. THSteps is committed to recruiting and retaining qualified providers to assure that comprehensive preventive health, dental, and case management services are available.

The SSPD program provides services in a variety of settings to assist individuals in developing the skills needed to remain in the community as independently as possible. Services included in the service plan consist of counseling, personal care and help with the development of skills needed for independent living in the community. Services vary depending on the regional contract This page contains information for SSPD providers.

Resources for Texas PACE program providers

The Minimum Data Set (MDS) is a standardized collection of demographic and clinical information that describes a person's overall condition. All licensed nursing facilities in Texas are required to submit MDS assessments for all residents admitted into their facility. The current version is MDS 3.0.

Information for Texas Family Care Providers

The Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership has identified an issue affecting Resource Utilization Group score calculations for long-term care nursing facilities.

Texas nursing facilities (NFs) must not transmit Minimum Data Set (MDS) Optional State Assessments (OSAs) to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Internet Quality Improvement and Evaluation System (iQIES).

On Oct. 1, 2023, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services’ Resident Assessment Validation and Entry System will no longer be supported by CMS.

HHSC has posted the notice “Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) Transition: You Must Take Action Now!” (PDF) for program providers, financial management services agencies (FMSAs) and Consumer Directed Services (CDS) employers to review.

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