DADS helpful numbers
- Aging programs and services — 512-438-3200
- Aging Texas Well — 512-438-5471
- Area agencies on aging — 1-800-252-9240 (includes benefits counseling services)
- Complaints against nursing home administrators — 512-438-5495
- Consumer Rights and Services — 1-800-458-9858
- DADS local intake offices
- Long-term Care Regulatory facility/agency information — 1-800-458-9858
- Medicaid Estate Recovery Program — 1-800-458-9858
- Local authorities
- Provider Claims Services — 512-438-2200
- Regulatory Services credentialing
(Texas only)
- Employee Misconduct Registry: 512-438-5495
- Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation: 512-438-2017
- Nursing Facility Administrator Licensing: 512-438-2015
- Nurse Aide Registry: 512-438-2050
- Medication Aide Registry: 512-438-2025
- State Long-term Care Ombudsman — 1-800-252-2412 (Advocates on behalf of nursing home and assisted living residents)
- News media inquiries — 512-438-3056
Other numbers
- Adult Protective Services — 1-800-252-5400 or 512-834-3784
- Medicaid Hotline — 1-800-252-8263
- Medicare — 1-800-442-2620
- Texas Health and Human Services Commission Office of Ombudsman — 1-877-787-8999 or 1-888-425-6889 (TDD)
Updated: March 4, 2013