HHS Licensing via TULIP: Licensure Application/Renewals/Access/Payment Portal

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[3520] HHS Licensing via TULIP: Licensure Application/Renewals/Access/Payment Portal
In this rich-media training presentation Texas HHSC personnel provide useful information on TULIP to clarify use of this portal for TX HCSSAs.


Hello There! Are you a Nurse Aide or a Medication Aide looking for TULIP?

If so, you are NOT at the Texas HHS TULIP Portal; however here is some info for you!

  • Effective July 5, 2023, Nurse Aides (NAs) and Medication Aides (MAs) are now required to use the new credentialing system in the Texas Unified Licensure Information Portal (TULIP) for licensing certification or permitting activities. PL 2023-14
  • The original grace period was through October 31st, however, there was a significant backlog due to identified system issues which led to an extended grace period. All NAs certifications and MA permits active on June 16, 2023, will be considered active until April 30, 2024.
  • Nurse aides renewing their certification are required to complete 24 hours of inservice education every 2 years. NAR Approved In-Service Education Programs has a list of approved programs. Nurse aides may complete 12 of the required 24 hours of in-service education in a healthcare entity other than a facility licensed or certified by HHS, the Texas Department of State Health Services or the Texas Board of Nursing.
  • Effective July 5, 2023, HHSC will not accept or process paper forms that are emailed, mailed or faxed to HHSC.

So, click the following link to go to the Texas HHSC TULIP Online Licensure Application System

The official pages of the TX HHSC and TULIP portal display FAQs and TX HHSC contact info for your questions and inquiries.

Presentation Info:

  • TAHC&H Virtual Event | Spring Conference | Recorded for On-Demand Access
  • Presentation Date | May 12, 2021

Education-Training Credits:

  • TX HCSSA Administrator/Alternate Continuing Education
    • 1.0 Clock Hr(s)

CE Approval Statements:
· This program meets continuing education requirements for Administrators and Alternates under Texas HCSSA licensing regulations.

HCSSA Topic(s) Addressed:

  • §558.259[d][4]agency responsibilities
  • §558.260[a][3]basic principles of management in a licensed health-related setting
  • §558.260[a][7]financial management

Program Description: The web-based system for Health and Human Services Commission, Texas Unified Licensure Information Portal (TULIP), was designed for licensed long-term care providers. HHSC presents useful information to clarify use of this portal and provides information on the use of this system including but not limited to the following:

  • access to licensure information
  • licensure application and renewals
  • updates to the licensure information
  • user manual resource
  • payment portal use

TAHC&H Faculty/Presenter(s): Trent Banks, HHSC Regulatory Services

About the Presenter(s):
Trent Banks
is currently the Manager of Licensing and Certification with Long-term Care Regulatory Licensing and Credentialing for the Health and Human Services Commission. He has served as the Home Health (HCSSA) Manager, an Investigator VI (Team Lead) with Professional Credentialing Enforcement Unit, Regulatory Services Division with Health Human Service Commission. He previously served as an Investigator IV in the PCEU at the Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS). Prior to that, he was an investigator at the Texas Department of Juvenile Justice’s Office of Inspector General. Trent was previously a Youth Rights Specialist in the Office of General Counsel at the Texas Youth Commission where he worked to ensure the Rights and Safety of juvenile offenders. Trent has a bachelor’s degree in International Studies from Southwest Texas State University.


[3520] HHS Licensing via TULIP: Licensure Application/Renewals/Access/Payment Portal

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