TX HCSSA Licensing Rules - Part 1

Course Code: REL-PAC-0-TXHCSSALR1

Hours: 2

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 3/31/2026

Learning Objectives:
Explain the general provisions, license application, and issuance standards for HCSSAs.
Summarize the additional standards for license categories and special services.
Describe the standards regarding surveys, enforcement, and home health aides.

Outline:
Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: Subchapters A and B General Provisions, Minimum Standards, and Licensing

Purpose and Scope

License Fees

Criteria and Eligibility for Licensing

Application Procedures for an Initial License

Issuance of an Initial License

Application Procedures for a Renewal License

Issuance of a Renewal License

Denial of an Application or a License

Change of Ownership

Application Procedures for a Change of Ownership

Application and Issuance of a Branch Office License

Application and Issuance of an Alternate Delivery Site License

Time Frames for Processing and Issuing a License

Review

Summary

Section 3: Subchapter D License Category and Special Services

Standards for Licensed Home Health Services

Standards for Licensed and Certified Home Health Services

Standards for Personal Assistance Services

Standards for Home Dialysis Services

Standards for Psychoactive Services

Standards for Home Intravenous Therapy

Review

Summary

Section 4: Subchapter E, F, and G Surveys, Enforcement, and Home Health Aides

Surveys

Requirements for an Initial Survey

Personnel Requirements for a Survey

Survey Procedures

Post-Survey Procedures

Enforcement Actions

Administrative Penalties

Court Action

Surrender or Expiration of a License

Home Health Aides

Review

Summary

Section 5: Conclusion

Course Summary

Course Contributor

Resources

References

 

Instructor: Edward Bartels, RN, BSN, MICN

Ed has 30 plus years of nursing experience with clinical roles in trauma, emergency, critical care, skilled nursing, behavioral health, occupational health, home care, and is a certified clinical nursing instructor in North Carolina. Ed served as Director of Nursing for rural emergency services and physician practices. Ed earned his Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. Ed retired from the U.S. Coast Guard with 34 years served.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Administrators; Nurses; in the following settings: Home Health, Hospice.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.