Resources

Texas State Agency Sites

Texas Board of Nursing (BNE)
Texas Department of Aging & Disability Services (DADS)
DADS LTC Policy Section
Texas Department of Assistance & Rehabilitative Services (DARS)
Texas Department of Family & Protective Services (DFPS)
Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS)
Texas Health Care Information Collection (THCIC)
Texas Health & Human Services Commission (HHSC)
Texas Workforce Commission
Work In Texas

Texas State Laws & Regulations Sites

Texas Administrative Code
Texas Legislature Online (for copies of bills and other legislative resources)
Texas Register
Texas Statutes

U.S. Government Agency Sites

Agency for Health Care Policy & Research (AHCPR)
Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS - formerly HCFA)
Occupational Safety & Health Adminstration (OSHA)
US Department of Health & Human Services

U.S. (Federal) Laws & Regulations Sites

CMS HH Quality Initiative
CMS Transmittals
Federal Register, Code of Federal Regulations

U.S. Government Statistical Resources Sites

National Center for Health Statistics
National Institutes of Health
Office of Policy - Social Security Administration

Home Health Related Sites

American Association for Home Care (AAHC)
Home Health Agency Center - CMS
OASIS
Palmetto Government Benefit Administrator (PGBA)
Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP - Medicaid Claims Contractor)
Home Health Compare - Medicare.gov

Healthcare Related Sites

Disaster Resource
MEDLINE
Medscape
UPIN Physician Codes

Associations

Texas Association for Home Care (TAHC)
National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC)