In-Person Trainings: Employment First/Employment Services

by | Mar 24, 2026

March 24th, 2026 HHSC is pleased to host free in-person Employment First/Employment Services trainings across the state of Texas from March to November 2026.   What: Employment First/Employment Services Training Where: Fort Worth, Dallas, Houston, Corpus Christi, San Antonio, San Angelo, Beaumont, El Paso, Longview, and Lubbock When: Various dates from March to November 2026 Time: 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. CST Register: Select your session and register now. Space is...

April Classes Coming Soon!

by | Mar 23, 2026

March 23rd, 2026 Please look for these April classes to be posted this week:  (These classes will be posted on the website by March 23rd, 2026) Webinar:  “Development Of The Comprehensive Nursing Assessment & NSP” (HCS/TxHmL) –April 13th, 2026  (10 am- 12:30 pm) Webinar: “Nursing Documentation & Billable Services” (HCS/TxHmL) –April 17th, 2026 (1pm-3:30pm) Live Training:  “Admissions & Post Admission Follow-Up: Best Practices” – April 30th & 31st,...

Texas Medicaid Issue: ID’s and PCN’s Starting with “9”

by | Mar 20, 2026

March 20th, 2026 Long-Term Care The Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP) is working to resolve an issue affecting some newly issued long-term care (LTC) Texas Medicaid IDs that begin with “9.” Read the full alert for LTC. Prior Authorization and Acute Care TMHP is aware that some newly issued Texas Medicaid patient control numbers (PCNs) appear as ineligible in certain TMHP systems for Prior Authorization and Acute Care claims submissions. Providers...

Free Web-Based Long-Term Care Educational Opportunities: Continuing Education Credit Available

by | Mar 20, 2026

March 20th, 2026 The Texas Health and Human Services Commission and the University of Texas at Austin School of Nursing has a wonderful a collaborative effort to improve long-term care in Texas. This partnership includes updating eight web-based modules delivering best practices education to providers of long-term care in Texas nursing homes. The Long-Term Care modules are: -Infection Prevention and Control. -Reducing Antipsychotic Use in Long-Term Care...

Effective as of Feb. 20th, 2026: Enhancements To LTCOP HCS/TxHmL IPC Revision Submissions

by | Mar 20, 2026

March 20th, 2026 Just a friendly reminder…. On February 20, 2026, the Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP) released enhancements to the Long-Term Care Online Portal (LTCOP) to streamline the Revision Individual Plan of Care (IPC) process for the Home and Community-based Services (HCS) and Texas Home Living (TxHmL) programs. For more information, see the full posting at TMHP.com Now Effective: Enhancements to LTCOP HCS and TxHmL IPC Revision...

April is Autism Awareness Month: Checkout This Webinar on Helping Learners Prepare for the Workforce

by | Mar 18, 2026

March 18th, 2026 Save the date for a free webinar on Wednesday, April 29, for Autism Awareness Month. What: Webinar on Helping Learners Prepare for the Workforce When: Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 12 to 1:30 p.m. CST Registration: Registration opens later in March. About the Webinar The HHSC Children’s Autism Program is hosting this webinar for Autism Awareness Month. The webinar is presented by Dr. Dorothea Lerman PhD, BCBA-D, LBA-Tx, Director of the University of...