HHSC: Behavioral Health Advisory Committee
The Behavioral Health Advisory Committee provides customer/consumer and stakeholder input by making recommendations regarding the allocation and adequacy of behavioral health services and programs within the state of Texas. Members appear below.
1. Welcome, opening remarks, and introductions. The 20th meeting was convened by the Chair, Wayne Young, on August 7th,2020. A quorum was not established. Three terms were carried forward to balance the turnover rate of members. A quorum was established later in the meeting.
2. Approval of minutes for June 23, 2020. Tabled for the next meeting.
3. Peer Services
a. Response to Behavioral Health Advisory Committee peer services letter
Wayne Young, MBA, LPC, FACHE JUL2 1 2020
Chair, Behavioral Health Advisory Committee
9704 Southwest Freeway
Houston, Texas 77074
Dear Mr. Young:
Thank you for your letter regarding Medicaid reimbursement rates for peer support services. We identified recently that the