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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.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers, Aging, Policy
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Texas Area Agencies on Aging procedural information.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers, Policy, Aging
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Information about Texas Area Agencies on Aging Texas Benefits Counseling Program
Topics: Long-term Care Providers, Aging, Benefits
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QMP helps address conditions in Texas nursing facilities (NFs) that could be detrimental to the health, safety and welfare of residents. QMP is not a regulatory program and quality monitors do not cite deficient practices.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsMay 11, 2023
Texas HHSC, along with The University of Texas Steve Hicks School of Social Work, will host the 2023 Quality in Long-Term Care Conference in person at the Renaissance Hotel in Austin on Aug. 22–23.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsJune 30, 2022
Child Care Regulation is transferring the responsibility of conducting administrative reviews to HHSC Regulatory Enforcement.
Topics: Children, Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsJune 27, 2022
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Fisher-Price are alerting consumers to at least 13 reported deaths between 2009–2021 of infants in Fisher-Price Infant-to-Toddler Rockers and Newborn-to-Toddler Rockers.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers, Child Care Licensing/Regulation
- Provider NewsJune 17, 2022
Early childhood educators who live and work in Texas are able to complete up to 20 clock hours of online training for free from Texas A&M AgriLife Extension's Promoting Early Education Quality program.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers, Child Care Licensing/Regulation
- Provider NewsJune 15, 2022
HHS, in collaboration with The University of Texas Steve Hicks School of Social Work, will host an informative two-day, free conference on quality in long-term care.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers
- Provider NewsJune 10, 2022
New child care rules for tummy time supervision in Child-Care Homes.
Topics: Child Care Licensing/Regulation
- Provider NewsJune 7, 2022
Reminder for CCR Providers to review their emergency preparedness plans.
Topics: Child Care Licensing/Regulation
- Provider NewsMay 19, 2022
Child Care Regulation wants to remind everyone about water safety and the importance of supervising children.
Topics: Child Care Licensing/Regulation, Children, Safety
- Provider NewsApril 29, 2022
HHS, along with The University of Texas Steve Hicks School of Social Work, will host the 2022 Quality in Long-Term Care Conference in-person.
Topics: Long-term Care Providers