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Licensing and regulation information for General Hospital Providers in Texas.

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.

A Rural Health Clinic is a clinic located in a rural area designated as a shortage area. It may not exist as a rehabilitation agency or function primarily as a care and treatment facility for mental diseases.

Portable X-Ray Services must meet requirements of the federal Medicare Program and are not state licensed nor are they accredited.

HHSC is responsible for developing rules that establish minimum standards for licensing procedures, operational requirements, standards for voluntary agreements, enforcement procedures, fire prevention and safety requirements, and physical plant and construction requirements for private psychiatric hospitals and crisis stabilization units.

Licensure and regulatory information for Freestanding emergency medical care facilities

Information about Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities in Texas.

Information about community mental health centers in Texas.

Provider information about the Texas Burial or Cremation Assistance Registry.

Information about the regulation of health care facilities in Texas.

Information for Texas Medically Dependent Children Program (MDCP) Providers

QMP helps detect conditions in Texas nursing homes that could be detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of residents. It is, not a regulatory program, and quality monitors, do not cite deficient practices, .

HHSC will submit a final Statewide Transition Plan (STP) to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The STP is posted for public comment.

The Department of State Health Services (DSHS) has released a Spanish version of the current Out-of-Hospital Do-Not-Resuscitate (OOH DNR) order.

HHSC published an alert on Dec. 21, 2022, informing long-term care providers that expedited delivery is available for a limited time for personal protective equipment through the Texas Division of Emergency Management.