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

Information about Texas Area Agencies on Aging Texas Benefits Counseling Program

The 28 area agencies on aging (AAA) provide services to help people age 60 and older. Their family members and caregivers receive the information and assistance they need in locating and accessing community services.

AAA Dietary Reference Intake frequently asked questions.

This webpage provides planning and response information, resources and strategies that can assist the area agencies on aging network to better prepare for and respond to all types of emergencies, disasters, epidemics and pandemics.

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) Office of Area Agencies on Aging (OAAA) applies for grants funded by Administration for Community Living (ACL). These are the State Health Insurance Assistance Programs (SHIP) and Medicare Improvement for Patients and Providers Act (MIPPA) grants. In Texas, SHIP is called the Health Information, Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP). Both grants serve Medicare beneficiaries in all 254 counties across Texas. The SHIP grant has existed since 1992 and the MIPPA grant was implemented in 2008 to support the SHIP efforts.

Texas Area Agencies on Aging procedural information.

Information for Transition Assistance Services providers.

Beginning June 29, 2025, the vendor used to process Child Care Regulation payments online will be First Data Merchant Services.

Each training will offer guidance for the new CMS All-Payer OASIS Submission Requirement effective Jan. 1, 2025, and mandatory July 1, 2025.

HHSC Joint Training is requesting feedback from providers about proposed trainings related to Long-term Care Regulations.

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

Long-Term Care Regulation staff and program providers are invited to attend the following in-person training classes hosted in June and July.

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

The goal of this course is to give HCSSA providers a detailed overview of what to expect during the survey process.