MEETING SUMMARY. The Early Childhood Intervention Advisory Committee (ECI), which is required by Part C of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, advises the Texas Health and Human Services Commission… Read more
Meeting Summary. The Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force was created by Senate Bill 495, 83rd Legislature, Regular Session, 2013. The multidisciplinary task force within the Department of State Health Services… Read more
The Policy Council for Children and Families (PCCF) gathered on April 2, 2018. The Council works to improve the coordination, quality, efficiency and outcomes of services provided to children with disabilities and their families through the state's health, education and human services systems. Additionally, it produces a biennial report with recommendations to the executive Commissioner of HHSC and the Texas Legislature. The council includes family members of children with special health care needs and representatives of community, faith, business and other organizations.
Introduction
The meeting was convened by the Chair, Chris Masey. The minutes from the meeting on February 23, 2018, were approved as written.
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Meeting Summary. The subcommittee took up Interim Charge 10: Examine the Early Childhood Intervention Program (ECI) in Texas, including a review of historical funding levels, programmatic changes, challenges providers face within the… Read more
“When exposed to coercion, cruelty, violence, neglect, or rejection, a child may cope with indifference, defiance of rules and authority, or aggression as a self-protective counter-reaction. These defensive attempts to… Read more
The subcommittee took up specific aspects of Interim Charge 4, including: When reviewing the Health and Human Services Commission’s (HHSC) managed care contracts, determine if HHSC has adequate data, staff,… Read more
Texas Insight’s Recent Reports Texas Senate: Senate Health and Human Services Part III: The Senate Health and Human Services Committee met to address several charges. This report covers the following: Study efforts… Read more
The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) is the nation’s largest domestic food assistance program, serving about 42.2 million in an average month at a federal cost over $68 billion in… Read more
The Select Committee on Opioids and Substance Abuse met to consider Charge #1: Study the prevalence and impact of substance use and substance use disorders in Texas, including co-occurring mental… Read more
The Select Committee on Opioids and Substance Abuse met to consider Charge #1:
Study the prevalence and impact of substance use and substance use disorders in Texas, including co-occurring mental illness. Invited testimony only. Study the prevalence and impact of opioids and synthetic drugs in Texas. Review the history of overdoses and deaths due to overdoses. Also review other health-related impacts due to substance abuse. Identify substances that are contributing to overdoses, related deaths and health impacts, and compare the data to other states. During the review, identify effective and efficient prevention and treatment responses by health care systems, including hospital districts and coordination across state and local governments. Recommend solutions to prevent overdoses and related health impacts and deaths in Texas.(Invited testimony only.)
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