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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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Each month, HHSC requires nursing facilities who participate in the Medicaid program to report census on occupied Medicaid bed days, census of the licensed beds and children under the age 22.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers, Reporting, Data
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Culture change is an evolving process whereby a nursing home moves from being an institution driven by tasks and schedules to a place that reflects the residents wishes and their needs. With culture change comes a new way of thinking: focusing on residents' abilities, preferences and routines to provide care that meets their needs.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
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Information on how to become a licensed Nursing Facility provider in Texas.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers, Licensing and Credentialing
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HHSC is mandated to create and provide nursing facilities with one of the posters required by Texas Administrative Code, Title 26, Part 1, Chapter 554, §554.1921(e), the notice of how to file a complaint, giving the toll-free telephone number. This page provides information on how to obtain these posters.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
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Listing of handbooks and forms for nursing facility providers in Texas
Topics: Long-term Care Providers, Policy
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The term "negotiated rulemaking" specifies a particular process to be used to draft a proposed rule. This process provides for a group of 12-15 stakeholders who represent differing interests affected by the proposed rule to negotiate and potentially reach agreement on a proposed rule.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers, Policy
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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.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers, Food, Policy, Licensing and Credentialing, Contact
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Advance care planning means planning ahead for how you want to be treated if you are very ill or near death. This page provides information about that process for both providers and consumers.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers, Aging
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Information about the licensing and regulation of nursing facilities (NFs) in Texas.
Topics: COVID-19, Licensing and Credentialing, Long-term Care Providers, Policy
- Provider NewsNovember 7, 2024
To enhance program integrity, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission is reducing the use of alternative devices as an approved method to clock in and clock out of for Electronic Visit Verification required services.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsNovember 1, 2024
Long-Term Care Regulation staff and program providers are invited to attend the following in-person classes hosted in November and December.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsOctober 31, 2024
Long-Term Care Regulation staff and program providers are invited to attend the following webinar trainings hosted in November.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers