Cross Agency Employment Conference – Thursday, November 13

by | Oct 3, 2025

October 3rd, 2025 Save the date for the second annual Cross Agency Employment Conference on Thursday, November 13, 2025. What: Cross Agency Employment Conference When: Thursday, November 13, 2025 Where: Online Registration: Registration will open in mid-October. More Information The Cross Agency Employment Conference will feature presenters from Texas HHS, the Texas Workforce Commission, and the Texas Education Agency. The conference is open to agency staff, job...

HHSC Webinar: Advances in Trauma Informed Care- Oct. 10th, 2025

by | Oct 3, 2025

Oct 3rd, 2025 HHSC is hosting a free webinar on World Mental Health Day, Friday, October 10, 2025, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. CST. What: Webinar on Advances in Trauma Informed Care When: Friday, October 10, 2025, 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m. CST Register Now: Register for the webinar. Trauma is not just an event, it’s an experience that disrupts a person’s sense of safety, stability, and connection. It can alter brain development, behavior, and emotional regulation. For...

Payment Rates For Attendants-Information Letter 2025-24

by | Sep 19, 2025

September 19th, 2025 The link for IL-2-25-24 is:  https://www.hhs.texas.gov/sites/default/files/documents/il2025-24.pdf This IL replaces; i.e., IL 2025-17, and it does provide links to the Information Letters HHSC has previously posted regarding IPC and ISP changes in the HCS, TxHmL, CLASS and DBMD programs. Based on questions many providers have asked about the wage rate, please note the statement on page 1 that states Rider 23 increases attendant wages to an...

PPAT Fall Conference For September 24th-26th, 2025

by | Sep 17, 2025

September 17th, 2025 HHSC issued a 3rd notice on changes to the employability status search process and PPAT has received alot of concerned phone calls from providers concerning this new process.  PPAT contacted HHSC and requested they conduct a session at PPAT’s conference next week: to review the new system with providers, inform them which functions are not yet operable, explain surveyor expectations of providers during this time of transition and answer...

Reminder about New Long-Term Care Regulation Training Registration From HHSC

by | Sep 10, 2025

September 10th, 2025 “From HHSC” HHSC has announced that registering for Joint Training will be easier and more efficient through our new Learning Management System (LMS), Learning Tree. Long-Term Care Regulation (LTCR) Joint Training began using the LMS for training registration on Sept. 1, 2025. What is the Learning Tree LMS? A user-friendly online platform designed to enhance your learning experience. Centralizes course registration and access....

Transition Support Teams: 8 LIDDA’s Provide These Resources

by | Sep 3, 2025

September 3rd, 2025 Individuals that reside in institutions such as a nursing facility, state-supported living center (SSLC), or intermediate care facilities, who have IDD often have many significant medical, psychiatric, and behavioral needs that create challenges to living successfully in the most integrated community setting. Serving individuals who transition or divert from these institutions often requires specialized staff, intensive training, and expertise...