The Early Childhood Intervention Advisory Committee, which is required by Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, advises the Texas Health and Human Services Commission Division for Early…
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The Aging Texas Well Advisory Committee advises HHSC and makes recommendations to state leadership on implementation of the Aging Texas Well Initiative.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry issued an executive order creating the Aging Texas Well Advisory Committee and Action Plan. The order, which was issued in April 2005, formalizes the Aging Texas Well Initiative and asks the department to continue its work to identify and discuss aging policy issues, guide state government readiness, and promote increased community preparedness for an aging Texas population.
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The Perinatal Advisory Council, created by House Bill 15 of the 83rd Texas Legislature (Regular Session), develops and recommends criteria for designating levels of neonatal and maternal care, including specifying the minimum requirements to qualify for each level designation and a process for the assignment of levels of care to a hospital, makes recommendations for dividing the state into neonatal and maternal care regions, examines utilization trends in neonatal and maternal care, and recommends ways to improve neonatal and maternal outcomes.
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The Hospital Payment Advisory Committee, a sub-committee of the Medical Care Advisory Committee (MCAC), advises MCAC and HHS about hospital reimbursement methodologies for inpatient hospital prospective payment and on adjustments for disproportionate share hospitals. The committee advises HHSC to ensure reasonable, adequate, and equitable payments to hospital providers and to address the essential role of rural hospitals.
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S.B. 1507, 84th Legislature, Regular Session, 2015, directed DSHS to reconvene the advisory panel established by H.B. 3793, 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013. The charge of the advisory panel is to…
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The Texas Diabetes Council addresses issues affecting people with diabetes in Texas and advises the Texas Legislature on legislation that is needed to develop and maintain a statewide system of…
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The Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD) System Redesign Advisory Committee, created by Government Code, Chapter 534 advises HHSC on the implementation of the acute care services and long-term services and…
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The Texas Brain Injury Advisory Council addresses strategic planning, policy, rules, and services related to the prevention of brain injury, rehabilitation and the provision of long term services and supports…
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An Advisory Panel was created in 2007 to help guide the state’s Healthcare Safety public reporting program. This program requires certain hospitals and day surgery centers to report harmful events…
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Hearing [here]. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) conducted a public hearing to receive public comment on the proposed Medicaid payment rates for the Medical Policy Review of Peer Support Specialist.
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