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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

A special care facility is an establishment that provides a continuum of nursing or medical care or services primarily to persons with acquired immune deficiency syndrome or other terminal illnesses. A special care facility may also include special residential care facilities.

Kidney Health Care is a statewide program that helps Texans with end-stage renal disease pay for: Dialysis treatments Access surgery Drugs Travel to transplant or dialysis services (mileage reimbursement) Medicare premiums

Information for Texas providers of  Peer Re-entry Pilot Program provides community-based peer services.

Information for Texas providers of Peer Support Services on becoming certified for Peer Support as a Medicaid Benefit.

The benefits of Peer Support Services are listed.

A peer is a person with lived experience of recovery from mental illness or addiction. By combining this experience with skills learned in formal training, peer specialists deliver services in behavioral health settings to support long-term recovery.

Peer support is when someone with lived experience gives encouragement and assistance to help someone with mental illness or a substance use disorder achieve long-term recovery.

Data about the BEI Testing Pass-Fail Rates

Requirements for HHS BEI Oral Interpreter Certification

Information about BEI testing required to become a certified interpreter in Texas.

The Code of Professional Conduct of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) and the Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf, Inc. (RID), has been adopted by HHSC Rules to govern the professional conduct of interpreters/transliterators certified by HHSC.

Forms used by BEI 

BEI Certification Program study guides.

Frequently asked questions about BEI certification