Medical Care Advisory Committee
Medical Care Advisory Committee is a federally mandated committee that reviews and makes recommendations to the state Medicaid director on proposed rules that involve Medicaid policy or affect Medicaid-funded programs. Members include:
Voting Members
Mary Helen Tieken, RN, BSN, Vice Chair
Registered Nurse
Floresville
Salil Deshpande, M.D.
Managed Care Organization Representative
Houston
Lou Driver
Nursing Home Administrator
Houston
Lisa Wright
Community Health Choice
President/CEO
Robert Hilliard, Jr., M.D.
Physician, Ob/Gyn
Houston
Sandy Crisp
LPC Private Practice
Licensed Professional Mental Health Therapist
Donna S. Smith
Physical Therapist
Austin
Christina Paz
Centro San Vicente
Doctor of Nurse Practice/NP-CEO
Diana Strupp, HPAC Chair
Hospital Representative
Dallas
Doug Svien
Provider
Stephenville
Joseph Modesto
Dream Therapy Center
President and CEO
Carol Daulton
Texas Health Resources
Senior Director Su
