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Private Providers Association of Texas (PPAT) is a professional non-profit organization representing both for-profit & non-profit providers of community-based services to approximately 8,700 Texans with mental retardation & other developmental disabilities. The services, which are available to children & adults, are offered via the following programs:

Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded (ICF/MR)
Home & Community-Based Waiver Services (HCS),
Texas Home Living Waiver Services (TxHmL), &
Other community residential & non-residential programs.

The Association has been in operation since 1984 &, under the direction of a 17-member Board & an Executive Director, strongly advocates for a service delivery system which:

Supports consumer choice,
Assures access to those it is intended to serve,
Promotes flexibility, creativity, & quality in the provision of services, &
Fosters collaborative working relationships among those who provide the services, those who administer the services, & those who receive the services.

If you are unfamiliar with PPAT we hope that you take this opportunity to familiarize yourself with our organization by browsing our site to find out who we are and what services we provide. If you are veteran of this organization we hope you use this site as an information source. This site will be updated periodically, so keep looking here for updated information.