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What is HHSC doing to help communities overcome client confidentiality barriers?

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What is HHSC doing to help communities overcome client confidentiality barriers?

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• What is the purpose of TLC Access? The purpose of the Texas Long-Term Care (TLC) Access Project is to support Texas communities in developing easy to use, effective systems of access to long-term services and supports for older persons and persons with disabilities of all ages. back to top • Why is TLC Access specific to improving access to “long-term care”? SB 374, enacted by the 76th Texas Legislature, directs HHSC and several HHS agencies to assist communities in improving access to services with a focus on assisting consumers who need long-term services and supports. Legislators defined long-term care as services and supports that are: given episodically, or over a sustained time, to assist people of all ages and their families to achieve the highest level of functioning possible, regardless of the setting in which care is given. -Human Resources Code, Chapter 22, Sec. 22.0011 Persons in need of long-term services and supports are the consumers most likely to experience confusion