An adult foster care (AFC) home is a living arrangement that provides personal care services (PCS) to members who cannot continue independent functioning in their own homes due to physical or mental ...

The managed care organization (MCO) must identify all authorized services on the individual service plan (ISP). The ISP consists of the following documents: other forms and assessments related to the ...

Assisted living facility (ALF) is a living arrangement that provides personal care services (PCS) to between four and 16 unrelated residents. These facilities provide a home-like environment for ...

Acute care services offered through the STAR+PLUS program include: birthing services provided by a certified nurse midwife in a birthing center; medical checkups and Comprehensive Care Program (CCP) ...

Senate Bill 7 from the 2013 Texas Legislature requires the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to put in place a cost-effective option for attendant and habilitation services for people with ...

Virtual meeting link can be found on the MAB webpage: https://www.dshs.texas.gov/medical-advisory-board Meeting link will be available a week before the meeting. Review and approval of minutes from ...

HCBS-AMH providers must immediately report suspected abuse, neglect or exploitation of an adult with disabilities to DFPS at 800-252-5400 or online. Texas Abuse Hotline Home and Community-Based ...

To enhance program integrity, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission is reducing the use of alternative devices as an approved method to clock in and clock out of for Electronic Visit ...

Effective Sept. 12, 2024, HHSC adopted amendments to Title 26 of the Texas Administrative Code, Ch. 553 concerning Licensing Standards for Assisted Living Facilities in response to House Bills (HB) ...

TERRELL – Gov. Greg Abbott announced HHSC is beginning construction of a new Terrell State Hospital building that will provide inpatient psychiatric care to North Texans. HHSC held a groundbreaking ...

WICHITA FALLS – Gov. Greg Abbott announced that HHSC broke ground on the construction of a new hospital to replace the North Texas State Hospital in Wichita Falls. Learn more.

HHSC rescinded PL 2024-20 Requirements for Tuberculosis Screening and Testing. Additional guidance regarding tuberculosis screening and testing will be forthcoming. In the interim, providers should ...