Texas Health and Human Services Commission

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health and human services agency state government agency

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission is the state agency responsible for overseeing and administering Texas’s major health, Medicaid, and social services programs for residents in need.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Texas Health and Human Services Commission canonical	2
HHSC	1
Texas Health and Human Services system	1

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	health and human services agency ⓘ state government agency ⓘ
aimsTo	improve health and well-being of Texans in need ⓘ provide access to health care coverage and support services ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Texas Health and Human Services Commission ⓘ surface form: HHSC
budgetType	state-funded agency budget ⓘ
coordinatesWith	Texas Department of State Health Services ⓘ Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ⓘ surface form: federal Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
country	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
employerType	public sector ⓘ
formedBy	reorganization of Texas health and human services agencies ⓘ
governedBy	Texas state law ⓘ
hasPart	Access and Eligibility Services division ⓘ Health, Developmental and Independence Services divisions ⓘ Medicaid and CHIP Services division ⓘ Regulatory Services divisions ⓘ
hasWebsite	https://www.hhs.texas.gov ⓘ
headquartersLocation	Austin ⓘ surface form: Austin, Texas
jurisdiction	Texas ⓘ surface form: State of Texas
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
legalForm	Texas state agency ⓘ
locatedIn	Austin ⓘ surface form: Austin, Texas
oversees	Children's Health Insurance Program ⓘ surface form: Children’s Health Insurance Program in Texas Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program ⓘ surface form: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program in Texas Temporary Assistance for Needy Families ⓘ surface form: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families in Texas Medicaid ⓘ surface form: Texas Medicaid program behavioral health services programs in Texas ⓘ long-term services and supports programs in Texas ⓘ public health-related eligibility and support services in Texas ⓘ
parentAgency	Texas Health and Human Services Commission self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Texas Health and Human Services system
policyArea	Medicaid and public insurance ⓘ public health ⓘ social services ⓘ
responsibleFor	Medicaid policy and administration in Texas ⓘ administering major health and human services programs for Texans in need ⓘ eligibility determination for many Texas public assistance programs ⓘ
sector	health and human services ⓘ
serves	children and families in Texas ⓘ low-income residents of Texas ⓘ older adults in Texas ⓘ people with disabilities in Texas ⓘ
serviceArea	Texas ⓘ
state	Texas ⓘ
subordinateTo	Texas state agencies ⓘ surface form: Texas state government executive branch

Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Government of Texas → hasAgency → Texas Health and Human Services Commission ⓘ

Texas state agencies → includes → Texas Health and Human Services Commission ⓘ

Texas Health and Human Services Commission → parentAgency → Texas Health and Human Services Commission self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: Texas Health and Human Services system

Texas Health and Human Services Commission → alsoKnownAs → Texas Health and Human Services Commission ⓘ

this entity surface form: HHSC