HCBS-Adult Mental Health Program: CBT Trainings

by | May 20, 2025

May 20th, 2025 Home and Community-Based Services – Adult Mental Health Program CBT trainings Home & Community-Based Services – Adult Mental Health (contains provider training and resource information) Adult Mental Health Home & Community-based Services Other information about the program:...

Frequently Cited Deficiencies-HCS/TxHmL/ICF

by | May 20, 2025

May 20th, 2025 These are the most recent postings from HHSC, hopefully, those for 2024 will be posted soon,  Home and Community-based Services 10 Most Frequently Cited Deficiencies in Home and Community-based Services (HCS) & Texas Home Living (TxHmL) — Fiscal Year 2023 (July 16, 2024) Texas Home Living 10 Most Frequently Cited Deficiencies in Home and Community-based Services (HCS) & Texas Home Living (TxHmL) — Fiscal Year 2023 (July 16, 2024)...

Texas Parks & Wildlife Explore Webinar: New Initiatives Focusing on Accessibility & Inclusivity

by | May 18, 2025

May 18th, 2025 From HHSC Deat & Hard of Hearing Services: “Join the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services for EXPLORE!, a webinar presented by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) Accessibility Team. Discover the latest updates and initiatives across Texas public lands, focusing on accessibility and inclusivity. From camping in a state park to touring a fish hatchery or renewing your hunting license at a...

Employment Readiness Updates

by | May 17, 2025

May 17th, 2025 New Employment Readiness Assessment Tool On January 1, 2025, the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), implemented the new employment readiness benefit available to individuals enrolled in the Home and Community-based Services (HCS), Texas Home Living (TxHmL), or Deaf Blind with Multiple Disabilities (DBMD) waiver programs for individuals with intellectual or developmental disabilities. HHSC is required to assess all settings where employment...

Maintaining Records: Your Responsibility As A Provider

by | May 16, 2025

May 16th, 2025 In accordance with 26 TAC §52.113 (relating to Record Retention and Disposition) and the requirements of the Community Services Provider Contract or Provider Agreement, all records must be developed and retained in the form in which they were created until the latest of the following: seven (7) years after a claim is submitted; seven (7) years after all issues involving the record have been mitigated; or the individual about whom the record relates...