Ongoing Development of the Credentialing Process
The step-by-step process for Interim Credentialing was defined in the July 2024 edition of the T3C System Blueprint.
Beginning on December 10th, 2024, the T3C Credentialing Platform will be open for accepting Applications for the Interim Credential, for Child Placing Agencies and General Residential Operations. Please visit the Interim Credentialing page on the T3C Public Website. All Providers are strongly encouraged to read through the instructions carefully, particularly regarding incorrectly marking multiple answers to questions, which can invalidate an answer and result in the application being deemed non-responsive and returned to the Provider.
As outlined in the November 2024, T3C System Blueprint, 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. A draft version of the Full Credential Applications for Child Placing Agencies and General Residential Operations is expected to be released by January 2025. The T3C Credentialing Platform will open for accepting applications for the Full Credential by February 2025.
Based on the current T3C roll-out schedule, all providers will have to become credentialed before September 1, 2027, to provide services to children and youth in DFPS conservatorship or young adults in Extended Foster Care (except for providers only offering Supervised Independent Living Services).
For more information on the Credentialing Process, please see the most recent version of the T3C System Blueprint.