This dataset includes information related to network adequacy waiver requests filed by vision plans. Related datasets are available for major medical PPO and EPO plans:

Major medical
•Network Adequacy Waiver Request - Facility based Physicians & Providers. This dataset relates to waiver requests for networks used for major medical PPO and EPO plans and includes data on facility-based physicians and providers.
• Network Adequacy Waiver Request - Major Medical. This dataset relates to waiver requests for networks used for major medical PPO and EPO plans and includes data on physicians, providers, and facilities, other than facility-based physicians and providers.

Insurers offering vision benefits through a preferred or exclusive provider benefit plan (also called PPO and EPO plans) are required to demonstrate that the health insurance network meets Texas network adequacy standards. When a network does not meet these requirements and has a deficiency in a county for a specific physician or provider specialty type, an insurer may apply for a waiver to continue operating within its service area. The commissioner of the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) may grant the waiver following a public hearing and consideration of relevant testimony and information.

Anyone may attend the public hearing and offer testimony. Learn more about how to submit information related to a waiver request or participate in a hearing here: Network Adequacy Standards Waivers.

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This dashboard contains information about abuse or neglect investigations that were closed by Residential Child Care Investigations staff during the specified timeframe. If at least one allegation in an investigation is validated, the overall disposition for the investigation is validated.

To see a count of specific allegations, as opposed to investigations as shown here, see the RCCI Types of Abuse dashboard in this section.

1. Child Care Investigations (CCI), which is a part of CPI and includes Day Care Investigations (DCI) and Residential Child Care Investigations (RCCI), conduct investigations of abuse and neglect. After the investigation is complete, the investigation is assigned to Child Care Regulation (CCR) with HHSC, where the investigation is assessed for deficiencies of minimum standards.

2. Exemption requests are submitted to CCR to determine if their operation is subject to regulation.

3. The General Residential Operations (GROs) counts exclude Residential Treatment Centers (RTCs). Though RTCs are a “care type” of GRO, they are counted separately.

4. Agency Homes are excluded from these counts. They were included in some past printed Data Books.

5. This dashboard addresses Texas Family Code Section. 264.017.(c).

Contains information about abuse/neglect related investigations that were closed by Day Care Investigations staff during the specified timeframe.

1. Child Care Investigations (CCI), which is a part of CPI and includes Day Care Investigations (DCI) and Residential Child Care Investigations (RCCI), conduct investigations of abuse and neglect. After the investigation is complete, the investigation is assigned to Child Care Regulation (CCR) with HHSC, where the investigation is assessed for deficiencies of minimum standards.

2. The number of unregulated operation investigations is calculated using the operations application date that is after the date of the intake.

3. Exemption requests are submitted to CCR to determine if their operation is subject to regulation.

4. In Fiscal Year 2011, all Licensed Child Care Centers (LCCCs) were divided into one of the following “care types”: Before and After School Program (BAP), School-Age Program (SAP), or Child Care Program (CCL). Any LCCCs with “No Care Type” after Fiscal Year 2010 are operations that were placed on adverse action prior to 09/01/2010, and a new permit was not issued for the specified care type.

5. Abuse and neglect investigations cannot be closed until they have been reviewed and approved by the appropriate CCI staff.

6. The dashboard addresses Texas Family Code Section 264.017(c ).

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