Step 1 · Starting from zero
From Zero to Certification™
Form your business, enroll in Medicaid, prepare for the PAT, and file your HHSC application — done for you.
3, 6, or 9 months
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Signature bundles for Texas HCS providers
Your HCS agency, built right — from first application to annual review.
Lyceum Consulting helps Texas HCS providers open and run agencies that are professional, ethical, and ready for every review. Our Signature Bundles are Done-for-You: we draft, build, submit, and review the work with you, so you can focus on the people you will serve.
Where are you on the journey?
Choose the package that starts where you are today. Each one hands you off ready for the next step.
Step 2 · Open and serving
First-Year Operations
Run your home well every day — staffing and schedules, daily documentation, medication and incident routines, billing, and family communication — with Lyceum beside you until the routines run on their own.
3, 6, or 9 months
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Step 3 · Contract awarded
Provider Launch Accelerator™
Turn your awarded contract into an open, serving, billing agency ready for its initial certification survey.
3, 6, or 9 months
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Step 4 · Highest level of help
Accelerator Elite
Launch, stabilize, and grow with one team — including a certified staff core and leadership coaching.
6 or 9 months
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The four packages at a glance
Consultant hours are weekly averages across the term. Shorter terms deliver the same core work in fewer weeks.
| Package | Best for | Terms | Hours / week | End result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| From Zero to Certification™ | Candidates with no business or HHSC contract yet | 3, 6, 9 months | 5.5–9.0 | Application filed; up to a home, team, and files ready for the initial certification survey |
| First-Year Operations | Agencies serving, or about to serve, their first individuals | 3, 6, 9 months | 4.0 | Clean billing, growing census, consistent files for the annual review |
| Provider Launch Accelerator™ | New owners with an awarded contract | 3, 6, 9 months | 4.5–8.0 | An open, billing agency ready for its initial certification survey |
| Accelerator Elite | Owners who want launch plus first-year support | 6, 9 months | 5.3–6.2 | Launched agency with clean billing, a certified team, and steady referrals |
Step 1 · Before your contractDone-for-you
From Zero to Certification™
For candidates who want to become Texas HCS providers and are starting from nothing — no entity, no Medicaid enrollment, and no HHSC contract. Lyceum prepares, drafts, assembles, submits, and tracks the work. You review, sign, and complete only the steps Texas requires owners to do personally.
Contract-Ready
117 consultant hours (9.0/week)
Entity, NPI, Medicaid enrollment, PAT preparation, and a complete HHSC application packet submitted.
Award-Ready
169 consultant hours (6.5/week)
Everything in 3 months, plus HHSC follow-up, pre-award site visit preparation, and a full HCS policy and record system waiting for your award.
Certification-Ready
215 consultant hours (5.5/week)
Everything in 6 months, plus contract execution, group home setup, hiring and training, and initial certification survey readiness.
What we do for you
Business foundation & entity setup
Entity filing, EIN, NPI, registered agent, and banking and insurance checklists.
All termsMedicaid (TMHP) enrollment
Texas Medicaid provider enrollment prepared and submitted — required before you apply to HHSC.
All termsProvider Applicant Training prep
Learning Portal setup, a study plan, review sessions, and exam scheduling support.
All termsHHSC application packet
Form 3681 and every item on the Form 5873 checklist, assembled, checked, and submitted.
All termsHHSC correspondence
Application tracking and written responses to HHSC requests, drafted for your signature.
All termsPolicies, procedures & documents
The application set at 3 months; the full manual, 40+ forms, and record system at 6 and 9.
All termsPre-award site visit & contract
Site visit preparation, contract signing support, and post-award setup with your contract manager.
6 and 9 monthsGroup home setup (in person)
Planning at 6 months; on-site setup and a signed move-in readiness report at 9.
6 and 9 monthsHiring & staff training
A staffing plan at 6 months; the full hiring, handbook, and training system at 9.
6 and 9 monthsHow the work unfolds
Foundation
Entity, EIN, NPI, Medicaid enrollment, and PAT enrollment. Month 1 (3-mo) or months 1–2.
Apply
PAT exam and the application packet built and submitted. Months 2–3 on every term.
Await & Build
HHSC follow-up while we build your policy manual, forms, and record system. Months 4–5.
Award
Pre-award site visit preparation and contract execution. Month 6.
Launch & Certification Ready
Home setup, hiring, training, and a mock survey with gap plan. Months 7–9.
Step 2 · Open and servingDone-for-you
First-Year Operations
For agencies with an HHSC contract that are serving, or about to serve, their first individuals. Lyceum sets up and runs the systems that keep billing clean, referrals growing, and files ready for the annual review.
Stable Start
52 consultant hours (4.0/week)
Billing setup and first claims, outreach launch, compliance baseline audit, and a mock survey in month 3.
Steady Growth
104 consultant hours (4.0/week)
Adds referral follow-through, a first quarterly review, and a billing audit; mock survey in month 6.
Review-Ready
156 consultant hours (4.0/week)
Adds a second quarterly review, staff refreshers, cost report readiness, a mock survey, and a year-two plan.
What we do for you — included in every term
Billing & revenue cycle
Billing workflow, first claims, pre-billing checklist, denial management, and a billing audit tool.
Marketing & referral development
Family information packet, LIDDA relationship plan, outreach launch, and a 90-day referral plan.
Survey Ready
Monthly check-ins, file reviews, home walkthroughs, policy updates, quarterly reviews, and mock surveys.
Priority help desk
Same-week answers to day-to-day HCS questions between sessions.
How the work unfolds
Set Up
Billing workflow, first claims, and a compliance baseline audit. Months 1–2.
Grow
Family packet, LIDDA plan, outreach launch, and 90-day referral plan. Months 1–3.
Strengthen
Referral follow-through, billing audit, and first quarterly review. Months 4–6.
Prove
Second quarterly review, staff refreshers, cost report readiness, and a year-two plan. Months 7–9.
End result: clean billing, a growing census, and consistent files for the annual review.
Step 3 · Contract awardedDone-for-you
Provider Launch Accelerator™
For new owners going from an awarded HHSC contract to an open, serving, billing agency. Lyceum builds your policies, sets up your home with you on site, prepares your team, and coaches you one-on-one through every stage.
Fast Track
104 consultant hours (8.0/week)
Apply, Prepare, and Open on an accelerated schedule for owners ready to move quickly.
Standard Launch
130 consultant hours (5.0/week)
All stages, with more time for home setup, hiring, and HHSC review.
Full Launch
175 consultant hours (4.5/week)
Apply, Prepare, and Open through your first individual served and first payment received.
What we do for you — included in every term
Policies, procedures & documents
HCS policy manual, 40+ forms, and an individual record system.
Group home setup (in person)
On-site walkthroughs and a signed move-in readiness report.
Hiring & staff training
Staffing plan, screening, employee handbook, and initial training.
Initial certification survey readiness
Mock survey, gap plan, interview coaching, and survey binder.
Billing & revenue cycle
Billing setup and your first claim, reviewed together.
Marketing & referral development
LIDDA relationships and a referral plan.
Provider Mentorship Intensive
12 weeks of one-on-one owner coaching, 1.5 hours a week.
Progress check-ins & HHSC coordination
A launch tracker and support with contract manager communication.
How the work unfolds
Apply
Post-award setup, contract manager coordination, policy manual and forms. Month 1 · months 1–2 · months 1–3.
Prepare
Home setup on site, hiring, handbook, training, and record system. Months 1–2 · 2–4 · 3–5.
Open
Move-in readiness, billing setup, first claim, LIDDA and referral plan. Months 2–3 · 4–5 · 6–9.
Mock survey
With a written gap plan in the final month of your term.
End result: an open, billing agency ready for its initial certification survey.
Step 4 · Highest level of helpDone-for-you
Accelerator Elite
Everything in the Provider Launch Accelerator™, plus the ongoing support of First-Year Operations and services offered only at this level. One team stays with you from awarded contract to a launched agency with clean billing, a certified team, and steady referrals.
Elite Launch
160 consultant hours (6.2/week)
Launch, Stabilize, and Grow, with a mock survey in month 6.
Elite Launch & Prove
205 consultant hours (5.3/week)
Adds Strengthen and Prove: a third quarterly review, staff refreshers, continued leadership coaching, and a final mock survey.
A certified team
DSP certification for up to four direct support professionals, so the people closest to your individuals are prepared and confident.
A billing audit
Written findings and corrections, so you get paid correctly from the start.
Referral follow-through
We review your referral pipeline with you and adjust outreach each month.
A coached leader
Priority scheduling and leadership coaching on culture, supervision, and growth.
All ten services, in both terms
Policies, procedures & documents
Manual, 40+ forms, record system.
Group home setup (in person)
Walkthroughs, move-in readiness report.
Hiring & staff training
Staffing plan, handbook, training, refreshers.
Initial certification survey readiness
Mock survey, gap plan, coaching, binder.
Billing & revenue cycle
Setup, first claim, and billing audit.
Marketing & referral development
LIDDA, referral plan, follow-through.
Provider Mentorship Intensive
12 weeks one-on-one, 1.5 hours a week.
Survey Ready
Monthly check-ins and quarterly reviews.
DSP certification
Up to four direct support professionals.
Priority support & leadership coaching
Priority scheduling and help desk.
How the work unfolds
Launch · months 1–2
Policies and record system, home setup on site, hiring underway, mentorship begins, billing set up.
Stabilize · months 3–4
Move-in readiness, staff training, DSP certification, first claim, LIDDA outreach, first quarterly review.
Grow · months 5–6
Referral follow-through, billing audit, second quarterly review, mock survey in month 6.
Strengthen and Prove · months 7–9
9-month term: staff refreshers, leadership coaching, third quarterly review, final mock survey, year-two plan.
End result: a launched agency with clean billing, a certified team, and steady referrals.
Why no 3-month term? The added certification, audit, and leadership work needs at least six months to deliver well.
Add-ons
Individual services, available on their own.
Policy and procedure manual
A complete written manual built for your agency, your services, and how you actually operate.
Group home setup
Property review, accessibility and life safety assessment, renovation scope, and furnishing to readiness.
Staff training
Orientation and ongoing training for direct support staff, supervisors, and administrators.
Documentation audit
A hard look at your records against what the standards require, with a written repair list.
Compliance retainer
Ongoing monthly support: questions answered, records reviewed, changes tracked.
Expansion planning
Adding your second, third, or fourth home without outgrowing your systems.
How we work
What counts as an hour
Live sessions by video, phone, or on site, plus Lyceum prep, document drafting, and review of your work. Your own task time is not included.
Not included
State and filing fees, insurance, rent, furnishings, staff wages, and other startup or operating costs, paid by the agency directly.
Our promise
Every deliverable listed for your term is completed and organized. HHSC review, enrollment, and survey dates are set by the state; milestones are targets, not guarantees.
Not sure where to start?
Book a discovery call. We will talk through where you are today and help you choose the package that fits — so the people you serve get a home they can trust.
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