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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.

Licensing and regulatory information for residential child care operations in Texas.

Texas HHS protects children by regulating and educating child care providers.

Home Delivered Meals provides nutritious noontime meals delivered to people in their homes on a scheduled basis. Meals may also be delivered to a location other than an individual's home, provided the location is within the provider's service area and is approved by the case worker. Those eligible for HDM are aged 18 years or older. An interest list is maintained for people interested in applying for this program. This page contains information for HDM providers.

IDD Program Eligibility & Support has both advisors and reviewers. Reviewers can help with level of care determinations.

Information for providers of Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care Centers (PPECCs). PPECCs allow minors from birth through age 20 with medically complex conditions to receive daily medical care in a non-residential setting.

Licensing and regulation information for Home and Community-based Services (HCS) program providers in Texas.

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

The April 30 recording of the Intellectual and Developmental Disability Programs and Provider Investigations Quarterly Webinar with Long-term Care Regulation is available.

HHSC Long-term Care Regulation will provide an in-person training event for HCS and TxHmL Providers.

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

The Health and Human Services Commission provides guidance to Single Source Continuum Contractors that operate under Child Placing Agency licensure.

Joint Training will be hosting an in-person emergency preparedness training for long-term care providers on April 17.

Beginning April 13, 2025, password requirements to log in to the Child Care Regulation Provider Portal are changing.

HHSC Long-term Care Regulation will host a webinar for HCS, TxHmL, ISS, PI and ICF/IID providers regarding the latest information from LTCR.