Texas Health and Human Services licenses, certifies and surveys assisted living facilities for compliance with state and federal laws and regulations. Through these regulatory activities, HHS protects ...

What Are Blind and Visually Impaired Services? Texas Health and Human Services (HHS) works with people who are blind and visually impaired to help them reach their independence goals. Call the Office ...

To let the public know about a rulemaking action – such as new, amended or repealed rules – HHS publishes a notice in the Texas Register, a publication of the Texas Secretary of State.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

An authorized provider conducting a determination of intellectual disability (DID), or endorsing a previous DID, must use the DID Best Practice Guidelines (PDF) as required by 26 Texas Administrative ...

HHSC is required to regulate certain types of health care facilities to protect consumer and patient health and safety by ensuring compliance with state laws and rules. Regulatory activities include ...

Hospice is a medically directed, interdisciplinary team-based program of services that focuses on patients nearing the end of life and their family. Hospice is the gold standard method of caring for ...

Request a BEI certification test. Check the status of a BEI certification test application. Enter continuing education units (CEUs) and DHHS-sponsored training. Verify the certification status.

Healthcare facilities may be certified to participate in the federal Medicare program. The Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services through the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid ...

This office does not take reports of abuse or neglect. To report abuse or neglect, call the Texas Abuse Hotline at 800-252-5400. If you are age 18 or older and have a question or complaints about ...

Texas Health and Human Services Commission protects children by regulating and educating child care providers. Child Care Regulation (CCR) responsibilities include: Regulating all child care ...

The Board for Evaluation of Interpreters (BEI) certification program of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (DHHS) is in charge of testing and certifying the skill level of individuals seeking to ...

The Specialized Telecommunications Assistance Program (STAP) helps people who have a disability that interferes with their access to telephone networks purchase basic specialized assistive equipment ...