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A recording of the May 18 Assisted Living Facility Provider COVID-19 Webinar with Long-term Care Regulation is now available.

Public Comment Period for Care of Unlawfully Present Individuals in Licensed General Residential Operations

Child Care Regulation wants to remind everyone about water safety and the importance of supervising children.

HHSC has published proposed rule changes in the Texas Register for a Model Suicide Prevention, Intervention and Postvention Policy.

HHSC Long-term Care Regulation updated the ICF COVID-19 FAQ documents.

Assisted Living Facility providers are urged to attend this and all Long-term Care Regulation ALF COVID-19 webinars.

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission has extended the emergency rules (PDF) relating to Governor Abbott’s disaster proclamation issued May 31, 2021.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, flexibilities were put in place to allow nursing assessments to be provided by telehealth (synchronous audio-visual technology).

In response to the COVID-19 public health emergency, HHSC permitted behavioral support, dietary services, cognitive rehabilitation therapy, music therapy and recreational therapy provided in the CLASS program to be delivered using telehealth.

COVID-19 Flexibilities for DBMD Renewal ID/RC Assessments and IPCs Ends When PHE Ends

COVID-19 Flexibility for CLASS and DBMD Case Managers will End when PHE Ends

COVID-19 Flexibilities for Pre-Enrollment and Enrollment Will End when PHE Ends

HHSC Long-term Care Regulation has extended the survey deadline to Friday, April 29, 2022.

Nursing facility providers should attend this and all COVID-19 webinars with HHSC Long-term Care Regulation and the Texas Department of State Health Services.

Updates to minimum standards in Chapters 748 and 749 were recently adopted.