The report provides an update on measures taken by HHSC to administer the Rural Hospital Grant Program that targets improving financial stabilization, maternal care operations, and Alternative Payment ...

The Youth Empowerment Services Waiver is a 1915(c) Medicaid program that helps children and youth with serious mental, emotional and behavioral difficulties. The YES Waiver provides intensive services ...

At your service planning meeting, you and your interdisciplinary team (IDT) will decide if you need nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy or speech/hearing therapy. The service planning ...

Down Syndrome Awareness Month in October is the perfect time to learn more about the most common chromosomal condition in the United States. About 5,700 babies are born and diagnosed with Down ...

To let the public know about a rulemaking action – such as new, amended or repealed rules – HHS publishes a notice in the Texas Register, a publication of the Texas Secretary of State. Interested ...

This year’s guest speaker is Tam Cummings, PhD. Dr. Cummings helps people to understand the underlying causes of dementia and how those causes will affect the progression of the diseased. Continuing ...

Effective Oct. 16, HHSC moved the News and Information and the Provider Letter content to new locations on the Long-Term Care Regulation (LTCR) Provider webpages. This change to the LTCR Provider ...

The HHSC Joint Training unit will host its annual Intermediate Care Facility Conference webinar, “Embracing Change to Enhance Value,” on Dec. 5. This daylong virtual conference is for providers and ...

The grace period that allowed nurse aides, medication aides, nursing facility administrators and Nurse Aide Training Competency Evaluation Programs to continue with an expired status is ending on Nov.

The timeframe to submit for annual vendor approval is Nov.1, 2024 through Jan. 31, 2025. Required documentation for annual vendor requests are in the HCS (PDF) and TxHmL (PDF) Billing Requirements, ...

National Family Caregivers Month in November is a time to recognize the dedicated people across Texas and beyond who provide care to their loved ones. There are 3.1 million caregivers (PDF) in Texas ...

HHSC Long-term Care Regulation will host a webinar for Individualized Skills and Socialization, HCS and TxHmL providers regarding the latest information from LTCR. Those using Internet Explorer may ...