THCA LINKS PAGE
Sites Relevant to Long Term Care

• American Health Care Association
• American College of Health Care Administrators
• American Medical Directors Association
• Texas Medical Directors Association

• Eldercare Web
• Alzheimer’s Association

• Health & Human Services Commission (HHSC)
• HHSC IDR Process
• Texas Board of Nurse Examiners
• Texas Department On Aging
• Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
• Texas Department of Health
• Texas Department of Human Services (TDHS)
• DADS--Adopt a Nursing Home
• TDHS--Long Term Care Policy Section
• TDHS—Quality Matters
• TDHS Long Term Care Quality Reporting System
• Texas Department of Insurance(TDI) What Texans Should Know About Long Term Care Insurance
• Texas Medicaid and Healthcare Partnership http://www.tmhp.com
• Texas Register

• New Rules (Texas Administrative Code (TAC),Title 1, Part 15, Subchapter C, §371.212-371.214) http://info.sos.state.tx.us/pls/pub/readtac$ext.ViewTAC?tac_view=5&ti=1&pt=15&ch=371&sch=C&rl=Y.

• New CARE INSTRUCTIONS http://www.dhs.state.tx.us/providers/ltc-policy/forms/3652-AInstructions.pdf.

• Provider Letter 04-13 http://www.dhs.state.tx.us/providers/ltc-policy/communications/providerletters/2004/pl04-13.pdf

• Administration on Aging
• Centers for Medicaid & Medicare Services
• Employment Standards Administration, Wage & Hour Division
• U.S. Department of Health & Human Services

• http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/fyi/address.htm Find out who your Representatives are
• http://www.house.gov allows you to visit your US Representative's web page, email your Representative, and gives information on the House of Representatives and legislation pending in committee and on the floor.
• http://www.senate.gov is the same as the previous web page except it is for the US Senate
• http://thomas.loc.gov allows you to search the Congressional Record, Senate and House committee Reports on legislation, and bills before Congress.
• http://www.governor.state.tx.us Office of the Governor of the State of Texas.
• http://www.senate.state.tx.us Senate for the State of Texas.
• http://www.house.state.tx.us House of Representatives for the State of Texas.
• http://www.oag.state.tx.us Attorney General for the State of Texas.
• http://www.sos.state.tx.us Secretary of State for Texas