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How to become a child care home provider in Texas.

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.

Regulatory and other information for Texas Hospice providers.

Regulatory information for Texas Home Living Waiver providers.

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. 

Long-term Care program providers and regulatory staff are invited to attend the following in-person classes hosted in April and May, .

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

FEI Systems will host a monthly provider demonstration webinar on March 11, 2025, from 10–11 a.m.

HHSC Long-term Care Regulation will provide an in-person training event for HCS and TxHmL Providers on March 5.

HHSC has published proposed rules changes for Chapter 745, Licensing in the Texas Register.

Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) is aware that an unauthorized third party impersonating the agency sent an email requesting the recipient complete and sign documents using DocuSign from HHSC employees.

HHSC is adopting rules in Chapter 745, Licensing. The rules are effective Feb. 12.