Texas’ teaching hospitals support making the Hospital at Home program permanent.
Authority for such programs originally was granted as a COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE) waiver. With the end of the PHE in 2023, Hospital at Home authority has been extended multiple times through Continuing Resolutions, most recently in March 2025 to extend authority through the end of September 2025.
With Hospital at Home programs, hospitals can deliver inpatient-level care in patients’ homes. Three THOT members — University Health, Parkland Health, and Harris Health — are among the 400 hospitals and health systems nationwide that operate these innovative, patient-centered programs.
THOT supports making permanent the authority to operate hospital at home programs.
2023 Legislative Outcome
House Bill 1890 – Passed
Innovative hospital-at-home programs that flourished during the public health emergency received a boost from the Legislature with passage of HB 1890, by Rep. Jacey Jetton (R-Katy). Federal law extends authorization for hospital-at-home programs, currently implemented by two THOT members and in process with a third, through Dec. 31, 2024, but state legislation was also needed to allow the programs to continue in Texas. The bill was effective with the Governor’s signature on May 27. Read more.