IDDSRAC Meaningful Skills Development and Employment Services (MSDES) Subcommittee

    Welcome, call to order, introductions, and roll call. The meeting was convened by Carla Hughes, Co-Chair. The following members were present: Patricia Allen Advocate for people with IDD who receive Medicaid waiver or ICF services Vidor, TX Susan Garnett Representative, Community Mental Health and Intellectual Disability Centers Fort Worth, TX Gilda Gil Advocate for individuals with IDD receiving services El Paso, TX Carole Smith, Chair LTSS provider, managed care Austin, TX Allen Turner Advocate for individuals with IDD receiving services Mansfield, TX A quorum was present. Consideration of January 18, 2024, subcommittee draft meeting minutes. The minutes were approved as drafted. House Bill 4169, 88th Legislature, HB04169F.pdf (state.tx.us) Regular Session (2023) update. Concerns had been raised that recent changes to certain Medicaid waiver program services prohibit billing for prevocational services for which the