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23 Document(s) [ Subject: Health and Human Services Commission, Texas ]
| Supporting documents | ||
| Committee: | House Appropriations | |
| Title: | Subcommittee on Disaster Impact and Recovery, subcommittee meeting handouts and testimony, April 18, 2018 (Economic Stabilization Fund) | |
| Library Call Number: | ||
| Session: | 85th R.S. (2017) | |
| Online version: | View document [209 pages File size: 12,113 kb] | |
| Committee: | Senate Health and Human Services | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Subjects: | Child abuse | Child Protective Services | Emergency management | Employees Retirement System of Texas | Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of | Foster care | Health and Human Services Commission, Texas | Health care costs | Healthy Texas Women | Hurricane Harvey | Insurance, Texas Department of | Juvenile justice system | Managed care | Medicaid | Natural disasters | Opioids | Prescription drugs | Public health | State Health Services, Texas Department of | Substance abuse | Teacher Retirement System of Texas | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.85 H349 | |
| Session: | 85th R.S. (2017) | |
| Online version: | View report [98 pages] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Review the state's response to Hurricane Harvey with a focus on public health efforts at the local and state level. The review should include an analysis of the state and local response related to vector control, immunization needs, utilization of health-related volunteers, adequacy of an emergency medical network, evacuation of vulnerable populations from state operated or regulated facilities, and coordination between all levels of government. Recommend any legislative changes necessary to improve public health response and coordination during and after a disaster. | |
| 2. | Evaluate the impact of Hurricane Harvey on the capacity of out-of-home placements and care for youth involved with the juvenile justice and child welfare systems. Determine how the state can ensure support is available to provide appropriate care as close to home as possible as facilities and offices are rebuilt. | |
| 3. | Child Welfare: Review the efficacy and quality of services offered to ensure family preservation while in the Family Based Social Services (FESS) stage of service at the Department of Family and Protective Services. Make recommendations to better track quality of services and link payments to providers of these services to outcomes for families and children. Analyze the Department of Family and Protective Services' progress in meeting statutory requirements related to timely visits to children involved in a reported case of abuse or neglect. Make recommendations to further improve the timeliness of these visits. Review services and supports provided to children in Permanent Managing Conservatorship of the state, and the level of preparedness given to youth aging out of state care. Examine the impact of recent legislation related to these populations, and make recommendations to ensure youth in care are ready for adulthood and to reduce the likelihood of intergenerational perpetuation of child maltreatment. Assess the effectiveness of public and private agency efforts to recruit and retain foster parents. Identify barriers to entry and obstacles that prevent interested families from continuing to provide foster care. Recommend solutions to increase foster recruitment and address non-renewals, especially in first-time foster parents. | |
| 4. | Substance Abuse/Opioids: Review substance use prevention, intervention, and recovery programs operated or funded by the state and make recommendations to enhance services, outreach, and agency coordination. Examine the adequacy of substance use, services for pregnant and postpartum women enrolled in Medicaid or the Healthy Texas Women Program and recommend ways to improve substance use related health outcomes for these women and their newborns. Examine the impact of recent legislative efforts to curb overprescribing and doctor shopping via the prescription monitoring program and recommend ways to expand on current efforts. | |
| 5. | Medicaid Managed Care Quality and Compliance: Review the Health and Human Services Commission's efforts to improve quality and efficiency in the Medicaid program, including pay-for-quality initiatives in Medicaid managed care. Compare alternative payment models and value-based payment arrangements with providers in Medicaid managed care, the Employees Retirement System, and the Teachers Retirement System, and identify areas for cross-collaboration and coordination among these entities. Evaluate the commission's efforts to ensure Medicaid managed care organizations' compliance with contractual obligations and the use of incentives and sanctions to enforce compliance. Assess the commission's progress in implementing competitive bidding practices for Medicaid managed care contracts and other initiatives to ensure the best value for taxpayer dollars used in Medicaid managed care contracts. | |
| 6. | Health Care Cost Transparency: Study efforts by the Department of State Health Services and the Texas Department of Insurance to increase health care cost transparency, including a review of the Texas Health Care Information Collection (THCIC) system, and the Consumer Guide to Healthcare. Recommend ways to make provider and facility fees more accessible to consumers to improve health care cost transparency, increase quality of care, and create a more informed health care consumer base. | |
| 7. | Monitoring Charge: Monitor the implementation of legislation addressed by the Senate Committee on Health and Human Services, 85th Legislature and make recommendations for any legislation needed to improve, enhance, and/or complete implementation, including but not limited to: • Initiatives to increase capacity and reduce waitlists in the mental health system, including the construction of state hospitals and new community grant programs; • Initiatives to better understand the causes of maternal mortality and morbidity, including the impact of legislation passed during the first special session of the 85th Legislature. Recommend ways to improve health outcomes for pregnant women and methods to better collect data related to maternal mortality and morbidity; • Initiatives intended to improve child safety, Child Protective Services workforce retention, and development of additional capacity in the foster care system. Make additional recommendations to ensure children with high levels of medical or mental health needs receive timely access to services in the least restrictive setting; • Efforts to transfer case management of foster children and families to Single Source Continuum Contractors (SSCCs). Monitor the progress of this transition and make recommendations to ensure the process provides continuity of services for children and families and ongoing community engagement; • Initiatives to strengthen oversight of long-term care facilities to ensure safety and improve quality for residents and clients of these entities; and • Abortion complications and other reporting legislation that was passed by the 85th Legislature. |
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| Committee: | Joint Health and Human Services Transition, Legislative Oversight | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Subjects: | Health and Human Services Commission, Texas | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.84 H349t | |
| Session: | 84th R.S. (2015) | |
| Online version: | View report [15 pages] | |
| Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
| 1. | Facilitate the transfer of health and human services functions, including the transfer of vocational rehabilitation services, with minimal negative effect on the delivery of services to which those functions relate; advise the executive commissioner on the transfer of functions and the reorganization of the commission's administrative structure. | |
| Supporting documents | ||
| Committee: | Joint Health and Human Services Transition, Legislative Oversight | |
| Title: | Committee Rules | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Minutes | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.84 H349TM | |
| Session: | 84th R.S. (2015) | |
| Online version: | View document [2 pages File size: 133 kb] | |
| Committee: | House Government Efficiency and Reform | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Subjects: | Attorney General Open Records Division | Cellular telephones | e-government | Health and Human Services Commission, Texas | Information Resources, Texas Department of | Library & Archives Commission, Texas State | Open government | Public information | Public Information Act, Texas | State agencies | State purchasing | Transportation planning | Transportation, Texas Department of | Water planning | Workforce Commission, Texas | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.83 G747r | |
| Session: | 83rd R.S. (2013) | |
| Online version: | View report [36 pages] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Examine current restrictions on state and local governmental entities relating to the construction of critical infrastructure, including transportation and water projects, and make recommendations for expediting and creating more cost-effective and efficient methods for the construction of such projects. | |
| 2. | Study the current laws, rules, and processes in place for the Department of Information Resources's Cooperative Contracts and recommend improvements to the 84th Legislature. (Joint charge with the House Committee on Technology) | |
| 3. | Review the application of the Public Information Act to requests for large amounts of electronic data. Examine whether the procedures and deadlines imposed by the Act give governmental bodies enough time to identify and protect confidential information in such requests. | |
| 4. | Examine the public's accessibility to government services and agencies through the use of mobile applications and online services. (Joint charge with the House Committee on Technology) | |
| 5. | Study the benefits of utilizing a Chief Innovation Officer for Texas and its agencies. | |
| 6. | Study the feasibility of having all state agencies use the Texas Workforce Commission's "Work in Texas" website for a more standardized applications process. Determine the interest of municipal, county, and other jurisdictions in boosting their utilization of the website. | |
| 7. | Conduct legislative oversight and monitoring of the agencies and programs under the committee’s jurisdiction and the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 83rd Legislature. In conducting this oversight, the committee should: a. consider any reforms to state agencies to make them more responsive to Texas taxpayers and citizens; b. identify issues regarding the agency or its governance that may be appropriate to investigate, improve, remedy, or eliminate; c. determine whether an agency is operating in a transparent and efficient manner; and d. identify opportunities to streamline programs and services while maintaining the mission of the agency and its programs. | |
| Committee: | House Government Efficiency and Reform | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Subjects: | Accenture LLP | Administrative Hearings, State Office of | Competitive bidding | Design/build process | Government transparency | Health and Human Services Commission, Texas | IBM | Identity requirements | Information Resources, Texas Department of | Local government contracts | Occupational licenses | Privatization | Roofing | Rules and regulations | Social media | State agencies | State government contracts | State purchasing | Texas State Data Center | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.82 G747r | |
| Session: | 82nd R.S. (2011) | |
| Online version: | View report [161 pages] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Examine and make recommendations on purchasing cooperatives created under Chapter 791 of the Texas Government Code, including the bid process and the role of inter-local contracts. Clarify for consistency the following terms: purchasing cooperatives, inter-local contracts, and inter-local agreements. | |
| 2. | Examine the utilization of alternative project delivery methods, such as design-build and construction-manager-at-risk, by municipalities, water districts, and authorities, and other local governmental entities since the passage of HB 1886, 80th Legislature. | |
| 3. | Examine interagency agreements and charges for providing information or personal identification documents at the request of a state agency to fulfill day-to-day operations at the expense of the requesting state agency. | |
| 4. | Examine areas of potential privatization of state services in an effort to achieve a higher level of service and greater efficiency for Texas taxpayers. (Joint with the House Committee on State Affairs) | |
| 5. | Examine state agency rulemaking and consider ways to improve procedural efficiencies and public transparency, and to better inform policymakers as to their use, purpose, and cost-effectiveness, including an examination of the financial and other impacts such regulations have on both the license holder and the public. (Joint with the House Committee on State Affairs) | |
| 6. | Monitor the agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction and the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 82nd Legislature. | |
| 7. | Find ways to increase transparency, accountability and efficiency in state government. | |
| Supporting documents | ||
| Committee: | House Government Efficiency and Reform | |
| Title: | Hearing materials, July 11, 2012, House Committee on State Affairs and Government Efficiency and Reform, Testimony on interim charge 4 (privatize services) | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Minutes | |
| Library Call Number: | L1801.9 ST29H 2012: JUL 11 | |
| Session: | 82nd R.S. (2011) | |
| Online version: | View document [108 pages File size: 14,630 kb] | |
| Committee: | House State Affairs | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Subjects: | Broadband infrastructure | Cable telecommunications providers | Comptroller of Public Accounts campaigns and elections | Computer networks | Computers | Council on Competitive Government | Electric Reliability Council of Texas | Electric utilities | Electricity supplies | Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. | Facilities Commission, Texas | Health and Human Services Commission, Texas | Information Resources, Texas Department of | Mercury | Occupational licenses | Privatization | Public Utility Commission of Texas | Railroad Commission of Texas | Rules and regulations | State agencies | State government contracts | State land | State purchasing | Transboundary pollution | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.82 St29h | |
| Session: | 82nd R.S. (2011) | |
| Online version: | View report [78 pages] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Examine the issue of resource adequacy in the Texas electricity market, federal and state interventions in the marketplace that may be negatively impacting future adequacy, and the best way to maintain resource adequacy. | |
| 2. | Examine whether current law ensures broadband provider access to an electric cooperative's utility poles and facilities pursuant to reasonable, cost-based, and nondiscriminatory rates, terms, and conditions. Study methods for improving access to electric cooperative utility poles to reduce unnecessary costs and delays for the delivery of broadband service to Texas consumers. | |
| 3. | Examine areas of potential privatization of state services in an effort to achieve a higher level of service and greater efficiency for Texas taxpayers. (Joint with the House Committee on Government Efficiency & Reform) | |
| 4. | Identify inefficiencies in the regulation of public utilities in order to minimize the cost of regulation to consumers. | |
| 5. | Examine methods of cloud computing technology to streamline agency operations and generate greater efficiencies for more cost-effective operations. (Joint with the House Committee on Technology) | |
| 6. | Examine state agency rulemaking and consider ways to improve procedural efficiencies and public transparency, and to better inform policymakers as to their use, purpose, and cost-effectiveness, including an examination of the financial and other impacts such regulations have on both the license holder and the public. (Joint with the House Committee on Government Efficiency & Reform) | |
| 7. | Monitor the agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction, including the implementation of SB 1048 regarding public-private partnerships on state-owned property. | |
| 8. | Study how businesses seeking to provide goods or services to the state interact with state agencies. Consider whether additional procedures are needed to ensure that goods and services obtained by the state are the best value. Determine whether additional disclosure and reporting requirements are necessary to ensure transparency, accountability, and to promote ethical business practices. | |
| Supporting documents | ||
| Committee: | House State Affairs | |
| Title: | Hearing materials, July 11, 2012, House Committee on State Affairs and Government Efficiency and Reform, Testimony on interim charge 4 (privatize services) | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Minutes | |
| Library Call Number: | L1801.9 ST29H 2012: JUL 11 | |
| Session: | 82nd R.S. (2011) | |
| Online version: | View document [108 pages File size: 14,630 kb] | |
| Committee: | Senate Finance | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Interim report | |
| Subjects: | Aging and Disability Services, Texas Department of | Criminal Justice, Texas Department of | Employees Retirement System of Texas | Employers | Financial investments | Frew lawsuits | Health and Human Services Commission, Texas | Health insurance | Health insurance premium subsidies | Higher Education Coordinating Board, Texas | Highway finance | Investment of public funds | Iran | Medicaid | Medical reimbursements | Parks and Wildlife, Texas Department of | Permanent School Fund | Permanent University Fund | State agency budgets | State government debt | State Health Services, Texas Department of | State supported living centers | Sudan | Tax incentives | Teacher Retirement System of Texas | Texas Southern University | Transportation, Texas Department of | Youth Commission, Texas | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.80 F49 | |
| Session: | 80th R.S. (2007) | |
| Online version: | View report [46 pages File size: 698 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Provide effective budget oversight of state agencies to ensure that monies appropriated are spent wisely. Particular areas of focus will include the Texas Department of Transportation, Department of State Health Services coordination of Mental Health Services, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department revitalization of State Parks, Health and Human Services Commission management of Frew settlement agreement and waiting list slots, Department of Aging and Disability Services improvement of State Schools, Texas Department of Criminal Justice roll out of treatment programs and review of the salary career ladder for employees for retention purposes, Texas Youth Commission achievement of reform, Texas Southern University rehabilitation, Higher Education Coordinating Board implementation of incentive programs and the creation of the Texas Cancer Research and Prevention Institute. | |
| 2. | Evaluate the effectiveness of existing state tax incentives that encourage employers to provide health coverage to their employees, including tax incentives under the revised state business tax, and make recommendations for additional deductions or credits that increase the number of employees covered by health care insurance. | |
| 3. | Study the feasibility and the advisability of establishing an investment policy that is consistent across all state trust funds, including the trust funds of the Employees Retirement System, the Teachers Retirement System, the Permanent University Fund, and the Permanent School Fund. Identify best investment policies for state trust funds. Examine recent portfolio diversification strategies and the effect they have on long-term fund performance. The recommendations should consider what is an acceptable rate of return, an acceptable degree of risk, the appropriateness of certain investments. (Joint charge with Senate State Affairs Committee) | |
| 4. | Review Medicaid provider reimbursement rate methodologies, including the impact of factors such as infrastructure concerns, federal minimum wage changes, and cost reports. Study the impact on access to care, quality of care, and value, and make recommendations for legislative changes, taking into account rate increases contained in the current budget. (Joint charge with Senate Health and Human Services Committee) | |
| 5. | Study and review state and local options for expanding transportation funding and explore options to reduce diversions of Fund 6 revenue. (Joint charge with Senate Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security) | |
| 6. | Study and make recommendations relating to whether the Texas Department of Transportation is in compliance with Transportation Code §201.109, Revenue Enhancement, and whether the Texas Department of Transportation is using the funding sources provided by the Legislature, including, but not limited to, General Obligation, Fund 6 and Mobility Fund bonds, to build new roads. (Joint charge with Senate Committee on Transportation and Homeland Security) | |
| 7. | Monitor and provide a brief update on the implementation of legislation addressed by the Finance Committee, 80th R.S., and make recommendations for any legislation needed to improve or enhance and complete implementation.
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| Committee: | House Human Services Subcommittee on Integrated Eligibility and TIERS Implementation | |
| Title: | Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Integrated Eligibility and TIERS Implementation Subcommittee report | |
| Subjects: | Health and Human Services Commission, Texas | Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.80 H88II | |
| Session: | 80th R.S. (2007) | |
| Online version: | View report [6 pages] | |
| Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
| 1. | The Subcommittee is charged with forumulating recommendations with respect to the actions that occured in the TIERS rollout in conjunction with Integrated Eligibility. | |
| Supporting documents | ||
| Committee: | House Human Services Subcommittee on Integrated Eligibility and TIERS Implementation | |
| Title: | Draft Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Integrated Eligibility and TIERS Implementation Subcommittee report | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.80 HIID | |
| Session: | 80th R.S. (2007) | |
| Online version: | View document [6 pages] | |
| Committee: | House Human Services Subcommittee on Integrated Eligibility and TIERS Implementation | |
| Title: | Recommendations, April 18, 2007 | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Minutes | |
| Library Call Number: | L1801.9 H88 80 | |
| Session: | 80th R.S. (2007) | |
| Online version: | View document [5 pages File size: 243 kb] | |
| Committee: | House Human Services Subcommittee on Integrated Eligibility and TIERS Implementation | |
| Title: | Press release, Subcommittee releases recommendation on TIERS and integrated eligibility and enrollment, April 19, 2007 | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Minutes | |
| Library Call Number: | L1801.9 H88 80 2008: APR 19 | |
| Session: | 80th R.S. (2007) | |
| Online version: | View document [1 pages File size: 54 kb] | |
| Committee: | House Human Services | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | House Committee on Human Services, Texas House of Representatives interim report, 2006 : a report to the House of Representatives, 80th Texas Legislature | |
| Subjects: | Aging and Disability Services, Texas Department of | Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Texas Department of | Call centers | Family and Protective Services, Texas Department of | Food stamps | Foster care | Health and Human Services Commission, Texas | Mental health services | Privatization | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.79 H88 | |
| Session: | 79th R.S. (2005) | |
| Online version: | View report [59 pages File size: 6,948 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Examine ways foster care provides, or does not provide, preparation for adult living to foster children. Review programs other states have adopted to enhance the likelihood that foster care alumni will complete a secondary education or maintain trade skills learned while in foster care. Examine the correlation between the school drop-out pattern, job maintenance and poverty, and foster care preparation programs for adult living. | |
| 2. | Study the effectiveness, efficiency and funding mechanisms of mental health and mental retardation services. Identify and study best practices in crisis intervention, residential treatment and aftercare. Identify and study successful mental health services delivery models established by other states. | |
| 3. | Monitor how changes in the Food Stamp Program at the federal level affect participation in Texas, including proposed changes in the 2006 Federal Farm Bill. | |
| 4. | Monitor the agencies and programs under the committee's jurisdiction. | |
| Committee: | Senate Finance | |
| Title: | Interim Report - Health and Human Services | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Interim report of the Senate Finance Committee : recommendations to the 79th Legislature. | |
| Subjects: | Health and Human Services Commission, Texas | Homeland security | State agency budgets | State government reorganization | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.78 F49 v. 4 | |
| Session: | 78th R.S. (2003) | |
| Online version: | View report [361 pages File size: 20,986 kb] | |
| Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
| 1. | Health & Human Services Major Health-related Caseload and Cost Estimates. Study the sources of and means by which state agencies track and report on budget-driving caseload and health care cost increases submitted to the Legislature. Make recommendations for improvement, as needed. Monitor Implementation of Article II Reorganization. Monitor the budget elements of the Health and Human Services Commission reorganization. Coordinate work with the Legislative Oversight Committee and the Senate Committee on Health & Human Services. Conduct Comprehensive Data Review of All Programs in Article II. Develop comprehensive tables of information on programs at each agency that convey historical information about method of finance, appropriations, program description, performance highlights, number of FTEs, and date of last audit in a manner that is conducive to the Legislature's decision-making. Funding for Homeland Security. Monitor and report on the amount and uses of federal homeland security dollars in Texas appropriated through the Governor's Office and directly to local governments. | |
| Committee: | Joint Health and Human Services Transition, Legislative Oversight | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Report to the 79th Legislature | |
| Subjects: | Health and Human Services Commission, Texas | State government reorganization | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.78 H349t | |
| Session: | 78th R.S. (2003) | |
| Online version: | View report [38 pages File size: 2,508 kb] | |
| Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
| 1. | The committee shall: (1) facilitate the transfer of powers, duties, functions, programs, and activities between the state's health and human services agencies and the Health and Human Services Commission as provided by this article with a minimal negative effect on the delivery of those services in this state; (2) with assistance from the Health and Human Services Commission and the health and human services agencies, advise the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission concerning: (A) the powers, duties functions, programs, and activities transferred under this article and the funds and obligations that are related to the powers, duties, functions, programs or activities; and (B) the transfer of the powers, duties, functions, programs, activities, records, property, funds, obligations, and employees by the entities as required by Sections 1.18, 1.19, 1.20, 1.21 of this article. | |
| Committee: | Joint Health Services, Interim | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Interim report / Joint Legislative Interim Committee on Health Services. | |
| Subjects: | Children's Health Insurance Program | Health and Human Services Commission, Texas | Medicaid | Medicaid application process | Medicaid eligibility | Medical reimbursements | Prescription drug costs | Prescription drugs | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.77 h35 | |
| Session: | 77th R.S. (2001) | |
| Online version: | View report [140 pages File size: 6,984 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Monitor Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP) cost issues, including: a)Medicaid cost containment activities, including implementation of Article II Special Provisions contained in Sec. 33 of SB 1, 77th R.S.; b)Implementation of SB 43, 77th R.S., regarding Medicaid simplification; c)Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) reorganization of Medicaid and CHIP administration; d)CHIP and Medicaid acute health reimbursement rates, including implementation of legislation passed by the 77th Legislature, SB 1053, 77th R.S., SB 1299, 77th R.S., and SB 1, 77th R.S., HHSC, Sec. 54 and Art. II Special Provisions, Secs. 29 and 30; e)Medicaid and CHIP caseload and cost projections; f)federal actions affecting Medicaid and CHIP costs; and g)any other items deemed pertinent by the Joint Committee. | |
| 2. | Study the cost effectiveness of twelve month continuous eligibility for Medicaid and CHIP and make recommendations to the 78th Legislature. | |
| 3. | Monitor the implementation legislation passed by the 77th Legislature regarding interagency bulk purchasing of pharmaceuticals, HB 915, 77th R.S., and SB 1, 77th R.S., Art. IX, Sec. 6.47. | |
| Committee: | Senate Human Services | |
| Title: | Interim Report | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Senate Committee on Human Services interim report. | |
| Subjects: | Abortion | Aging and Disability Services, Texas Department of | Americans with Disabilities Act | Children with disabilities | Community care | Health and Human Services Commission, Texas | Human Services, Texas Department of | Long-term care | Long-term care insurance | Medicaid | Nursing homes | Parental notification of abortion | Persons with disabilities | Protective and Regulatory Services, Texas Department of | Senior citizens | Services for persons with disabilities | Supreme Court, U.S. | Welfare | Welfare reform | Welfare-to-work | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.76 h89 | |
| Session: | 76th R.S. (1999) | |
| Online version: | View report [303 pages File size: 882 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Examine the continuum of care and support options available to Texans in need of long-term care. The Committee shall evaluate the effectiveness of state regulatory efforts to ensure quality services as well as analyze the long-term care business climate. | |
| 2. | Evaluate services provided to hardest-to-serve adult welfare recipients and services provided to children receiving welfare. The Committee shall assess the state's ability to avoid long-term dependency on welfare for both of these populations and develop additional strategies to encourage self-sufficiency and movement from welfare to work. | |
| 3. | Monitor federal developments related to long-term care and welfare issues. In the event that significant developments occur, the Committee shall evaluate their impact on Texas. | |
| 4. | Monitor the implementation of the following bills enacted during the 76th R.S.: SB 30, 76th R.S., relating to parental notification before an abortion may be performed on certain minors; SB 374, 76th R.S., relating to the provision of certain long-term care services, to the continuation and functions of the Texas Department on Aging, and to the eventual consolidation of the Texas Department of Human Services and the Texas Department on Aging into a new agency on aging and disability services; and HB 2641, 76th R.S., relating to the continuation and functions of the Health and Human Services Commission. The Committee shall also monitor the effects of the additional resources provided to the Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services. | |
| Supporting documents | ||
| Committee: | Senate Human Services | |
| Title: | Interim Committee Rules | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Minutes | |
| Library Call Number: | L1803.9 H89 76 | |
| Session: | 76th R.S. (1999) | |
| Online version: | View document [5 pages File size: 169 kb] | |
| Committee: | Senate Health and Human Services | |
| Title: | Interim report - Children and Adult Care Food Program | |
| Library Catalog Title: | The Texas Health and Human Services Commission : compliance with HB7 and a review of the Children and Adult Care Food Program in Texas interim report. | |
| Subjects: | Health and Human Services Commission, Texas | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.73 h349c | |
| Session: | 73rd R.S. (1993) | |
| Online version: | View report [23 pages File size: 1,042 kb] | |
| Charge: | This report should address the charge below. | |
| 1. | Review compliance by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission with the requirements of HB 7, 72nd Legislature, 1st Called Session and subsequent amendments thereto. | |
| Committee: | Senate Health and Human Services | |
| Title: | Interim report - Reforming Medicaid | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Reforming Medicaid in Texas : interim report. | |
| Subjects: | Child nutrition programs | Fraud | Health and Human Services Commission, Texas | Human Services, Texas Department of | Managed care | Medicaid | Medicaid eligibility | State budgets | Welfare fraud | | |
| Library Call Number: | L1836.73 m468 | |
| Session: | 73rd R.S. (1993) | |
| Online version: | View report [137 pages File size: 7,824 kb] | |
| Charges: | This report should address the charges below. | |
| 1. | Review and evaluate the options provided by the State Medicaid Director and make recommendations for state or federal administrative action that could be taken in the short term under current law, if any, with the goal of fundamentally changing the Medicaid delivery system to achieve significant savings in the Texas Medicaid Program in FY '96-'97. | |
| 2. | Review Medicaid and other related programs in Texas and other states, such as Tennessee and Oregon, to identify cost-saving methods that have proven successful or have the potential to prove successful. | |
| 3. | Identify barriers at the federal level, whether statutory or administrative, that restrict or limit Texas' ability to achieve substantial Medicaid cost-savings. | |
| 4. | Make recommendations for state legislation, if necessary, to substantially reduce the growth in demand for spending in the 1996-97 Medicaid budget and following budget periods. | |
| 5. | Review compliance by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission with the requirements of HB 7, 72nd Legislature, 1st Called Session and subsequent amendments thereto. | |
| 6. | At the direction of the Lieutenant Governor, investigate allegations of fraud, mismanagement or waste in any health and human services program or agency involving substantial loss or risk of future loss to the state. | |
| Supporting documents | ||
| Committee: | Senate Health and Human Services | |
| Title: | Committee documentation: daily minutes record, draft minutes, testimony of Richard C. Ladd, HHSC Commissioner (HHSC accomplishments, reorganization, LBB budget recommendations, DHS summary of impact of legislative budget estimates), guardianship | |
| Library Catalog Title: | Minutes | |
| Library Call Number: | L1803.9 H88 73 | |
| Session: | 73rd R.S. (1993) | |
| Online version: | View document [30 pages File size: 529 kb] | |
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