What is a Nursing Facility?
The Nursing Facility program provides institutional care to individuals whose medical condition regularly requires the skills of licensed nurses. Nursing facility services are available to individuals who are Medicaid recipients or who wish to private pay for their care. The nursing facility must provide for the needs of each client, including room and board, social services, over-the-counter medications, medical supplies and equipment, and personal needs items.
A skilled nursing facility is a special facility or part of a hospital that provides medically necessary professional services from nurses, physical and occupational therapists, speech pathologists and audiologists. Skilled nursing facilities provide round-the-clock assistance with healthcare and activities of daily living. Skilled nursing facilities are used for short-term rehabilitative stays after an individual is released from a hospital.
A Hospital-based SNF is located in a hospital and provides skilled nursing care and rehabilitation services for people who have been discharged from that hospital but who are unable to return home right away. They do not accept general admissions.
COVID-19 Resources
Rules
- Nursing Facility COVID-19 Expansion of Reopening Visitation Emergency Rule (PDF)
- Nursing Facility COVID-19 Response Emergency Rule (PDF)
- Nursing Facility COVID-19 Vaccination Data Reporting Emergency Rule (PDF)
FAQs
- Nursing Facility Frequently Asked Questions about COVID-19 (PDF)
- COVID-19 Vaccination Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
- COVID-19 Vaccine Billing Frequently Asked Questions (PDF)
- Nursing Facility CMS-Mandated COVID-19 Testing FAQs (PDF)
- Nursing Facility COVID-19 Testing Reimbursement FAQs (PDF)
- Nursing Facility COVID-19 Testing Frequently Asked Questions #2 (PDF)
- Nursing Facility COVID-19 Testing Frequently Asked Questions #1 (PDF)
- Omnicare POC Testing FAQs for Healthcare Professionals (PDF)
Guidance/Resources
- COVID-19 Updated Visitation Rules Summary (PDF)
- Nursing Facility COVID-19 Response Plan Guidance (PDF)
- Expanded Visitation in Nursing Homes HHSC and CMS Guidance Table (PDF)
- National Healthcare Safety Network Long Term Care Facility COVID-19 Module Enrollment (PDF)
- COVID-19 Vaccination Data Reporting Survey
- How to Request Monoclonal Antibodies (PDF)
- Long-term Care COVID-19 Vaccination Options (PDF)
- Infection Control Basics & PPE Training for Essential Caregivers (PDF)
- COVID-19 Vaccination-Pharmacy Partnership for Long-term Care (PDF)
- Proper N95 Respirator Use for Respiratory Protection Preparedness
- Helping Residents with Dementia Prevent the Spread of COVID-19 in LTC Communities (PDF)
- Strategies to Mitigate Healthcare Personnel Staffing Shortages
Joint Training
Webinars
- May 5, 2021 – NF COVID-19 Q&A Webinar (PDF)
- April 28, 2021 – NF COVID-19 Q&A Webinar (PDF)
- April 21, 2021 – NF COVID-19 Q&A Webinar (PDF)
- April 14, 2021 – NF COVID-19 Q&A Webinar (PDF)
- April 7, 2021 – NF COVID-19 Q&A Webinar (PDF)
- March 31, 2021 – NF COVID-19 Q&A Webinar (PDF)
- March 24, 2021 – NF COVID-19 Q&A Webinar (PDF)
- March 17, 2021 – NF COVID-19 Q&A Webinar (PDF)
- March 10, 2021 – NF COVID-19 Q&A Webinar (PDF)
- March 3, 2021 – NF COVID-19 Q&A Webinar (PDF)
- February 24, 2021 – NF COVID-19 Q&A Webinar (PDF)
- February 10, 2021 – NF COVID-19 Q&A Webinar (PDF)
- February 3, 2021 – NF COVID-19 Q&A Webinar (PDF)
- January 27, 2021 – NF COVID-19 Q&A Webinar (PDF)
- January 20, 2021 – NF COVID-19 Q&A Webinar (PDF)
- January 13, 2021 – NF COVID-19 Q&A Webinar (PDF)
- January 6, 2021 – NF COVID-19 Q&A Webinar (PDF)
- December 30, 2020 – NF COVID-19 Q&A Webinar (PDF)
- December 29, 2020 Monoclonal Antibody Infusions Webinar (PDF)
- December 16, 2020 – NF COVID-19 Q&A Webinar (PDF)
- December 9, 2020 – NF COVID-19 Q&A Webinar (PDF)
- December 2, 2020 – NF COVID-19 Q&A Webinar (PDF)
Directories and Licensure and Regulation Tags
- Directory of all Texas nursing facilities (Excel)
- Directory of all Texas nursing facilities (PDF)
- Directory of all Hospital-based Texas nursing facilities (Excel)
- Directory of all Hospital-based Texas nursing facilities (PDF)
- Federal Licensure Tags (PDF)
- Regulation Tags (PDF)