| Topic | Program | Contact | Phone |
|---|
| Dairy (Milk Safety) | PSQA Unit – Milk Group | Dan McCreary
| 512-834-6758, ext. 2570 |
| Dairy Licenses | Regulatory Licensing Unit – Food & Drug Licensing Group | Luanne Marshall Cook Keith Waterman
| 512-834-6626, ext. 2413 512-834-6727, ext. 2492 |
| Day Care Center Environmental Health Inspections | PSQA Unit – Public Health Sanitation & Consumer Products Safety Group | Dora Fogle
| 512-834-6788, ext. 2302 |
| Death Records | Vital Statistics | Registrar
| 512-776-7111 |
| Death Statistics | Center for Health Statistics | Marc Montrose Gene Willard
| 512-458-7509 512-458-7261 |
| Deer Processing | Food Establishment Group | Ruth Henry Cheryl Wilson
| 512-834-6753, ext. 2050 512-834-6753, ext. 2053 |
| Demographics | Center for Health Statistics | Chris Webb John Hugg | 512-458-7111, ext. 2517 512-458-7261 |
| Dengue Fever | Zoonosis Control Branch | Jim Schuermann Eric Fonken
| 512-458-7255 512-458-7255 |
| Designation/Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA)/Medically Underserved Area/Population (MUA/P) | Texas Primary Care Office | Clay Daniel Cathy Gleasman
| 512-458-7518 |
| Diabetes (Health Promotion) | Texas Diabetes Program/Council | Roger Faske Richard Kropp Susan Young | 512-458-7111, ext. 3549 512-458-7111, ext. 3580 512-458-7111, ext. 6122 |
| Diabetes (Legislation) | Texas Diabetes Program/Council | Roger Faske Richard Kropp Susan Young | 512-458-7111, ext. 3549 512-458-7111, ext. 3580 512-458-7111, ext. 6122 |
| Diabetes (Program/Council) | Texas Diabetes Program/Council | Roger Faske
| 512-458-7111, ext. 3549 |
| Diabetes (State/National Programs) | Texas Diabetes Program/Council | Roger Faske Richard Kropp Susan Young | 512-458-7111, ext. 3549 512-458-7111, ext. 3580 512-458-7111, ext. 6122 |
| Diabetes (Statistics) | Texas Diabetes Program/Council | Roger Faske Richard Kropp Susan Young | 512-458-7111, ext. 3549 512-458-7111, ext. 3580 512-458-7111, ext. 6122 |
| Diet Pills (Prescription) | PSQA Unit –Drugs and Medical Devices Group | Karen Tannert
| 512-834-6755, ext. 2350 |
| Dietary Supplements | PSQA Unit –Foods Group | Julie Luman
| 512-834-6670, ext. 2189 |
| Dietitian Licensing | Texas State Board of Examiners of Dietitians Professional Licensing and Certification Unit | Bobbe Alexander | 512-834-6628, ext. 2770 |
| Diphtheria | Infectious Disease Control Unit | Rachel Wiseman
| 512-776-2632 |
| Disaster Response | Community Preparedness Section | Rick Bays
| 512-458-7219 Fax: 512-458-7472 |
| Disease Cluster Investigations | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Natalie Archer Brenda Mokry | 512-776-7269 800-588-1248 |
| Disease Foodborne Illnesses | Infectious Disease Control Unit | Linda Gaul Vanessa Cantu
| 512-458-7676 |
| Disease Foodborne Illnesses | Environmental and Consumer Safety Section | Susan Tennyson
| 512-834-6687 |
| Disease Reporting | Infectious Disease Control Unit | Laura Tabony Marilyn Felkner
| 512-776-2663 512-776-6393 |
| Disease Reporting (Occupational)-Adult Lead | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Teresa Willis Jennifer Karnik
| 512-776-7269 800-588-1248 |
| Disease Reporting (Occupational Pesticide Exposure) | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Leo Larios Jose Velez
| 512-776-7269 1-800-588-1248 |
| Disease Reporting (Occupational)-Silicosis and Asbestos | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Brenda Mokry Natalie Archer
| 512-776-7269 800-588-1248 |
| Disinterment (Removing human remains) | Vital Statistics | Belinda Cochran
| 512-458-2668 |
| Division for Regulatory Licensing | DRS | Kathy Perkins Vicki Cowling
| 512-834-6660 512-834-6660, ext. 4532 |
| Divorce Statistics | Center for Health Statistics | Marc Montrose Gene Willard
| 512-458-7509 512-458-7261 |
| Do-Not Resuscitate (DNR) | Office of EMS/Trauma Systems Coordination –Stakeholder Info Group | Kelly Harrell Jane Guerrero
| 512-834-6743 512-834-6745 |
| Drinking Water, Chemical Contamination | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Tom Ellerbee Amanda Kindt | 800-588-1248 800-588-1248 |
| Drinking Water Fluoridation | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Larry Rice Beth Patterson | 800-588-1248 512-776-7349 |
| Drownings/Near Drownings | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Tammy Sajak John Hellsten
| 512-776-7220 800-588-1248 |
| Drug Demand Reduction Advisory Committee | MH/SA | Mimi McKay
| 512-206-5804 |
| Drug Distribution Compliance | PSQA Unit –Drugs and Medical Devices Group | Brad O’Donnell
| 512-834-6755, ext. 2331 |
| Drug Distribution Wholesale | PSQA Unit–Drugs and Medical Devices Group | Brad O’Donnell
| 512-834-6755, ext. 2331 |
| Drug Distributor/Manufacturer Licenses | Regulatory Licensing Unit – Drug & Food Safety Licensing Group | Keith Waterman Jody Randig
| 512-834-6727, ext. 2492 512-834-6727, ext. 2489 |
| Drug Information/Labeling | PSQA Unit–Drugs and Medical Devices Group | Karen Tannert
| 512-834-6755, ext. 2350 |
| Drug Manufacturing | PSQA Unit–Drugs and Medical Devices Group | Brad O’Donnell
| 512-834-6755, ext. 2331 |
| Drug Marketing Prescription | PSQA Unit –Drugs and Medical Devices Group | Karen Tannert
| 512-834-6755, ext. 2350 |
| Drug Safety/Adverse Events | PSQA Unit –Drugs and Medical Devices Group | Karen Tannert
| 512-834-6755, ext. 2350 |
Drugs and Food Safety Licensing Group
(Licenses/Certificates/Permits/Registrations for:Drug Distribution & Manufacturing; Medical Device Distribution & Manufacturing; Drug & Device Salvage Establishments & Brokers; Bloodborne Pathogen Control Devices; Tanning Facilities; Tattoo & Body Piercing Studios; Food Managers and Food Handler Training/Testing Programs; Milk & Dairy; Meat Rendering and Certificate of Authority/Sale of Pseudoephedrine. | Regulatory Licensing Unit –Drugs and Food Safety Licensing Group | Keith Waterman
| 512-834-6727, ext. 2492 |
| DSHS Council | DSHS Council | Carolyn Bivens
| 512-776-2370 |
| Dual Diagnosis Services , Mental Health and Substance Abuse | MH/SA - Program Services | Kwame Bruce
| 512-419-2240 |
| DWI/Drug Offender/Minor in Possession Education | Offender Education Program Professional Licensing and Certification Unit | Celeste Lunceford Cindy Bourland
| 512-834-4551 512-834-6628 800-832-9623 |
| Dyslexia Therapist and Dyslexia Practioner Licensing | Dyslexia Licensing Program Professional Licensing and Certification Unit | Crystal Beard | 512-834-6628, ext. 2772 |