Health and Human Services Executive Council
1. Welcome and Opening Remarks
Call to order. The meeting was called to order by the Executive Commissioner.
Roll call. Roll Call was conducted.
Explanation of proceedings using Microsoft Teams meeting. Staff from HHSC explained the procedures for using the Teams meeting platform.
Executive Commissioner’s welcome and remarks. The Commissioner commented on the reappointment of two members and the appointment of two new members.
SB8 implementation is a focus of HHSC that provides medical staffing across the state through federal COVID funds
HHSC is preparing for the end of the public health crisis developing comprehensive resources for the planning of transition out of the public health emergency
Department of State Health Services Commissioner’s remarks. Provided an update of the COVID 19 pandemic response for Texas. COVID-19 - Cases (arcgis.com)
The Omicron wave is coming down. He stated that as of January 31st they marked two years of operation of the S