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Texas Home Care Startup Checklist

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Every step to get a Home and Community Support Services Agency license from Texas HHSC: the right category, the administrator and nurse requirements, the free presurvey training, the 28 policies 26 TAC Chapter 558 asks for, the TULIP application and fee, and the six month window for your initial survey. Checked against HHSC sources on October 26, 2026.

Word file and PDF with check boxes, English and Spanish

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$29

founding price until January 31, 2027 · then $47

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Texas Home Care Startup Checklist: Page 1, with EXAMPLE data
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Texas Home Care Startup Checklist: Page 3, with EXAMPLE data
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What you do, what the sheet does

YOUTHE SHEET
You answer four questionsYou know which license category to apply for
You check each step as you finish itYou see what is left before you apply in TULIP
You write each policy on the listYou have what the surveyor asks for
You note your license dateYou know your six month deadline for the initial survey request

What the full version has

  • A guide to pick PAS, licensed home health, Medicare certified home health or hospice
  • 30 numbered steps with check boxes and the rule behind each one
  • 28 required policies with their 26 TAC Chapter 558 sections
  • Current HHSC license fees and an EXAMPLE timeline
  • The Chapter 558 changes HHSC proposed in September 2026
  • Dated links to every HHSC source

Who it is for

People opening a personal assistance services, home health or hospice agency in Texas who need the HHSC license steps in order, in English or Spanish.

Have your attorney or compliance advisor review these forms before you use them.

Made by BuiltByEstrada in McAllen, Texas. In English and Spanish.