The Weekly Insight: November 10, 2020

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Texas Insight provides timely reporting of healthcare issues and events as they occur within the legislative and regulatory branches of Texas state government.

HHSC: Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council. The Committee gathered to discuss the 2020 Legislative Report; review and approve the bylaws; discuss palliative skilled nursing care services; hear an update on the Continuing Education event; plan for 2021; and take public comment. Read the report.

HHSC: Early Childhood Intervention Advisory Committee. The Committee gathered to hear updates on the ECI program; discuss the Office of Special Education Programs Differentiated Monitoring and Support report; discuss the Child find assessment; hear member reports; and take public comment. Read the report.

HHSC: Aging Texas Well Advisory Committee. The Committee gathered to hear a special presentation on the Williamson County Emergency Medical Services Community Health Paramedic Program; hear updates from members on their respective organizations; and take public comment. Read the report.

HHSC: Intellectual and Developmental Disability System Redesign Advisory Committee. The Committee gathered to discuss the legislative appropriations requests for the 87th Texas Legislature (2021); hear Intellectual and Developmental Disability System Redesign Advisory Committee subcommittees’ recommendations for Texas Government Code Chapter 534, Subchapter C, as amended by House Bill 4533, 86th Legislature, Regular Session (2019), concerning STAR+PLUS pilot program; discuss the STAR+PLUS pilot program dental study; hear a STAR+PLUS pilot program update; and take public comment. Read the report.

HHSC: The Mental Health Condition and Substance Use Disorder Parity Workgroup. The Committee gathered to hear State agency updates; hear a presentation on the State of Parity; hear subcommittee reports and approve the Mental Health Condition and Substance Use Disorder Parity Workgroup Statewide Strategic Plan; and take public comment. Read the report.

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