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The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) has indicated that the blanket waiver, allowing temporary nurse aides to work for longer than four months without completing their Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program (NATCEP) or Competency Evaluation Program (CEP), will end May 11, 2023.

Home and Community Support Services Agencies should attend this and all webinars with HHSC Long-term Care Regulation.

The Texas Culture Change Coalition will host their in-person Spring 2023 conference titled, Texans Coming Together for Residents, for Staff, for All.

Child Care Regulation invites you to review and provide comments on the potential rule changes in Chapter 745, Licensing, Subchapter G, Controlling Persons, from March 6–20.

HHSC has become aware of a nation-wide scheme involving the sale of false and fraudulent nursing degree diplomas and transcripts from accredited Florida-based nursing schools, which were then used by individuals to obtain nursing licensure in various states.

HHSC adopted rules in: Chapter 744, Minimum Standards for School-Age and Before or After-School Programs, Chapter 746, Minimum Standards for Child-Care Centers, and Chapter 747, Minimum Standards for Child-Care Homes.

Long-term Care Regulation staff and program providers are invited to attend the following trainings hosted in March.

On Dec. 1, 2022, HHSC began issuing temporary licenses to Individualized Skills and Socialization Providers.

Child Care Regulation (CCR) invites you to review and provide comments on the potential rule changes in Chapter 749, Minimum Standards for Child-Placing Agencies from Feb. 15 through March 1.

HHSC Long-term Care Regulation will be providing a one-day, in-person training event for current and potential Individualized Skills and Socialization Providers on Monday, April 3. Training will take place in the Public Hearing Room at the John H. Winters Building in Austin, Texas.

This training is for registered nurses, physical, occupational and speech therapists who collect OASIS data.

HHS reminds long-term care facilities and agencies to review and update emergency plans for freezing temperatures and snow.

QSO-23-08-HOSPICE informs Hospice providers of revisions to the State Operations Manual

HHSC adopted rules in Title 26, Chapter 745, Subchapter M to replace repealed rules in title 40, Chapter 745, Subchapter M. The rules are effective Jan. 26, 2023.

Long-Term Care Regulation staff and program providers are invited to attend the following trainings hosted in February. Please verify if registering for a webinar or in-person class.