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

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 is sharing a communication tool that can be used to enhance communications between Long-term Care (LTC) providers and dialysis facilities.

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.

This alert informs Long-term Care (LTC) providers that expedited delivery is available for a limited time for personal protective equipment through the Texas Division of Emergency Management.

Long-term Care providers are invited to complete a short survey about alternative or after-hours Joint Training opportunities.

Long-Term Care Regulation staff and program providers are invited to attend the following trainings hosted in December. Please verify if registering for a webinar or in-person class. If you register for an in-person class and cannot attend, please be sure to cancel your registration.

The provider self-reporting voicemail option will be transitioned out of service on Dec. 31, 2022.

Nursing facility providers should attend this and all webinars with HHSC Long-term Care Regulation and DSHS.

HHSC has implemented a new credentialing system in the Texas Unified Information Portal (TULIP) for Nursing Facility Administrators (NFA). All NFAs active on Feb. 11, 2022, have been under a grace period as defined in PL 2022-20.  Given the ability for NFAs to submit renewal applications in TULIP, the system is considered fully functional, and the current grace period will end on Jan. 31, 2023.

HHSC Complaint and Incident Intake (CII) has added an Infection Control option in the Incident Category field in the Texas Unified Licensure Information Portal for facility reported incidents.

This is a reminder that provider information on Long-Term Care (LTC) claims for Intermediate Care Facilities for IID (ICF/IID), Nursing Facilities (NF), and hospice is being validated.

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

On Nov. 3 and Nov. 10, the Texas Medicaid and Healthcare Partnership will offer two live training webinars to discuss the Preadmission Screening and Resident Review program with long-term care providers.

CDC recommends everyone be vaccinated against the flu by the end of October to avoid peak flu season.