HHSC: Texas HIV Medication Advisory Committee

Texas began distributing HIV medications in late 1987 as temporary pilot program; the THMP was officially established in 1989 in Senate Bill 959. The statute that created the HIV Medication Advisory Committee is found in Texas Health & Safety Code, Chapter 85, Sections 85.044 and 85.271-85.282. Rules related to this Committee may be found in Texas Administrative Code, Title 25, Part 1, Chapter 98, Subchapter C, Division 2, Rule 98.121. Committee members are appointed by the Commissioner of the Texas Department of State Health Services. Call to Order and Welcome. Dr. Natalie Vanek, M.D., Acting Committee Chair called the meeting to order. Logistical Announcement and Roll Call. Sallie Allen, Advisory Committee Coordination Office, HHSC, provided the logistics for the committee meeting. The members then introduced themselves. Adoption of Election Procedures and Election of Presiding Officers (Vote Required). John Chacon, Advisory Committee Coordination Office, HHSC. M