Regulatory Resource Library

These are the primary sources we work from every day. They are organized by who regulates you rather than by topic, because the first question in almost every compliance problem is which body has jurisdiction.

Texas licensing boards by discipline

• Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation — Speech-Language Pathologists and Audiologists — licensure, assistant licensure, rules and continuing education for SLP.
• Texas Board of Physical Therapy Examiners — PT and PTA licensure, practice rules and jurisprudence requirements.
• Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners — OT and OTA licensure, supervision rules and practice acts.
• Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation — Behavior Analysts — LBA and LaBA licensure, supervision and rules for behavior analysis.
• Texas Medical Board — physician, physician assistant and delegation rules.
• Texas Board of Nursing — RN, LVN and advanced practice registered nurse licensure and scope.
• Texas State Board of Dental Examiners — dental licensure and practice rules.

Texas agencies and programs

• Texas Health and Human Services — Laws and Regulations — the licensing rules for HCSSAs and other state-licensed provider types.
• Texas Health and Human Services — Provider Portal — licensure applications, provider letters and survey guidance.
• Texas Medicaid & Healthcare Partnership (TMHP) — Texas Medicaid provider manuals, enrollment through PEMS, and bulletins.
• Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice — industry guidance and advocacy for Texas home care providers.

Federal — Medicare, Medicaid and compliance

• Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services — conditions of participation, manuals, transmittals and enrollment.
• CMS Internet-Only Manuals — the Medicare Benefit Policy, Claims Processing and State Operations manuals.
• Medicare Provider Enrollment (PECOS) — electronic submission of CMS-855 enrollment applications.
• NPPES — National Provider Identifier registry — NPI application and maintenance.
• HHS Office of Inspector General — Compliance Guidance — the seven elements of an effective compliance program and exclusion checks.
• HHS Office for Civil Rights — HIPAA — privacy, security and breach notification rules.

Emergency preparedness and public health

• CMS Emergency Preparedness Rule — the all-hazards requirements applicable to certified provider and supplier types.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention — infection control and public health guidance.
• Texas Division of Emergency Management — state emergency management planning and coordination.

Accreditation

• NORFA — accreditation for outpatient therapy providers, general therapy providers and therapy-only home health agencies in Texas.
• Behavior Analyst Certification Board — BCBA and BCaBA certification standards and ethics code.

Guides and downloads

Practical checklists and worksheets our clients use most. These require an email address so we can send you the updated version when rules change.

(1) Texas HCSSA licensure application checklist,

(2) Medicare revalidation readiness worksheet,

(3) Emergency preparedness training-and-testing evidence log