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Committee:	Senate Health and Human Services
Title:	Interim Report
Subjects:	Assisted living facilities \| At-risk youth \| Cancer \| Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas \| Child welfare \| Children without placement \| Children's mental health \| Coronavirus \| Emergency management \| Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 \| Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of \| Foster care \| Health and Human Services Commission, Texas \| Health care \| Health insurance \| Hurricane Beryl \| Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with Mental Disabilities \| Juvenile detention facilities \| Long-term care \| Medicaid \| Medicaid fraud \| Medical licensing \| Medical screening \| Mental health services \| Nursing education \| Nursing homes \| Nursing shortages \| Occupational licenses \| Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act \| Physician shortages \| Power outages \| Thriving Texas Families \| Vaccine mandates \| Workforce Commission, Texas \|
Library Call Number:	L1836.88 H349
Session:	88th R.S. (2023)
Online version:	View report [94 pages File size: 3,997 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Children’s Mental Health: Review care and services currently available to the growing population of Texas children with high acuity mental and behavioral health needs. Make recommendations to improve access to care and services for these children that will support family preservation and prevent them from entering the child welfare system.
2.	Access to Health Care: Evaluate current access to primary and mental health care. Examine whether regulatory and licensing flexibilities could improve access to care, particularly in medically underserved areas of Texas. Make recommendations, if any, to improve access to care while maintaining patient safety.
3.	Health Insurance: Examine the Texas health insurance market and alternatives to employer-based insurance. Identify barriers Texans face when navigating a complex health insurance market. Make recommendations that help individuals obtain health care coverage.
4.	Cancer Prevention: Identify and recommend ways to address the growing impact of cancer on Texans by evaluating state investments in cancer prevention and screenings including, but not limited to, "CT," "MRI," and "PET" scans. Study and make recommendations on funding adequacy for prevention efforts at the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT).
5.	Monitoring: Monitor the implementation of legislation addressed by the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services passed by the 88th Legislature, as well as relevant agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction. Specifically, make recommendations for any legislation needed to improve, enhance, or complete implementation of the following: SB 7, 88th 3rd C.S., relating to prohibiting a private employer from adopting or enforcing certain COVID-19 vaccine mandates; authorizing an administrative penalty; SB 24, 88th R.S., relating to the powers and duties of the Health and Human Services Commission and the transfer to the commission of certain powers and duties from the Department of Family and Protective Services; SB 25, 88th R.S., relating to support for nursing-related postsecondary education, including scholarships to nursing students, loan repayment assistance to nurses and nursing faculty, and grants to nursing education programs; SB 26, 88th R.S., relating to local mental health authority and local behavioral health authority audits and mental and behavioral health reporting, services, and programs; SB 1849, 88th R.S., relating to an interagency reportable conduct search engine, standards for a person's removal from the employee misconduct registry and eligibility for certification as certain Texas Juvenile Justice Department officers and employees, and the use of certain information by certain state agencies to conduct background checks; Initiatives to reduce Medicaid fraud, waste, and abuse, as well as other cost containment strategies; and Medicaid managed care oversight and accountability.
6.	Protecting Vulnerable Texans in Emergencies: Examine commercial residential settings for the elderly and individuals with intellectual disabilities, including assisted living facilities, boarding homes, group homes, and independent living communities. Identify emergency preparedness and response protocols required during severe weather for these populations. Make recommendations, if necessary, for the establishment and enforcement of emergency protocols to ensure vulnerable populations are protected.
Committee:	Senate Health and Human Services
Title:	Interim Report
Subjects:	Child care \| Coronavirus \| Disease preparedness \| Emergency management \| Immunizations \| Long-term care \| Medical licensing \| Mental health services \| Nursing shortages \| Physician shortages \| Public health \| State Health Services, Texas Department of \| Vaccine mandates \|
Library Call Number:	L1836.87 H349
Session:	87th R.S. (2021)
Online version:	View report [38 pages File size: 1,285 kb]
Charges:	This report should address the charges below.
1.	Public Health Data: Review the processes for public health data collection and coordination by local and state entities as well as regional trauma centers. Identify any continuing barriers to the real-time dissemination of data concerning health care facility capacity—including data that can expedite timely care—and mortality rates, as well as other information that can assist in public policy decisions.
2.	Health Care Workforce: Study the impact of the global pandemic on the health care workforce in acute and long-term care. Identify health care staffing challenges and examine how staffing services and payment models changed the economics of the health care workforce. Identify and recommend ways to increase the health care workforce pipeline.
3.	Pandemic Response: Examine the impact of state and federal pandemic policies—including agency guidance, licensing and regulatory actions, and health care industry policies—on patient care and treatment delivery. Examine how regulatory guidance impacts the patient-doctor relationship. Recommend any changes needed to ensure Texas can develop its own data-driven guidance during public health emergencies.
4.	Monitoring: Monitor the agencies and programs under the Committee's jurisdiction and oversee the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 87th Legislature. Conduct active oversight of all associated rulemaking and other governmental actions taken to ensure intended legislative outcome of all legislation.

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