T3C Interim Credential Application Process Update



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T3C Interim Credential Application Process Update



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*DFPS is excited to share that beginning on December 10th, 2024, the T3C Credentialing Platform will be open, and the Department will begin accepting Applications for the Interim Credential, for Child Placing Agencies and for General Residential Operations.*

DFPS has posted the Interim Credentialing Applications on the Interim Credentialing [ [link removed] ] page of the T3C Public Webpage.

To expedite the initiation of the Interim Credentialing Application process ahead of the January 2025 timeframe, DFPS has built the application as a Microsoft Word document, and offers the following list of tips for completion.


* Read all instructions and the Application in its entirety prior to beginning the process of completion.
* Ensure that *"only one"* check box is marked per question. The Interim Credential Application has been developed in a format that does not require a single “Yes”, “No”, or “NA” response per question, but rather allows a respondent to check more than one option.  Providers must pay special attention to ensure that there is *"only one"* response marked per question, unless it is a question that specifically allows multiple options to be selected with the inclusion of “and/or” language.  Marking multiple answers to a single question that does not permit multiple options will invalidate the response and require follow-up by the provider, which will unnecessarily delay processing of the Interim Credential Application.
* When possible complete the Interim Credential Application using a system that is compatible with Microsoft Office. Both the Application and the Credentialing Platform are built using Microsoft as the foundation.  If this is not possible, the provider must use a workaround as described in the “Helpful Tips” document found under the Interim Credentialing [ [link removed] ] page of the T3C Public Webpage.

As outlined in the "T3C System Blueprint-4th Edition" [ [link removed] ] which was released in November 2024, having an Interim or Full Credential is necessary to offer any one of the twenty-four Service Packages or three Add-On Services under the Texas Child-Centered Care (T3C) System.  The Full Credential Application process is anticipated to begin in January 2025.

DFPS will be hosting a webinar to walk through the process for using the T3C Credentialing Platform on Monday, December 16th from 1:30-3PM [ [link removed] ]. 

Additionally, T3C *"weekly"* Office Hours will begin in January 2025 which will focus on the transition to the T3C System, including the Interim Credential Application and process.

Links to the T3C Credentialing Platform webinar and the T3C Office Hours will be posted on the DFPS website under the T3C webpage.



*"If you have any questions or feedback related to the T3C, please contact us at "*[email protected]*"_._"*

 

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