Texas Medical Child Abuse Resources and Education System (MEDCARES)
Senate Bill 2080, 81st Legislative Session, amended sections of the applicable code, Health and Safety Code, Chapter 1001, Subchapter F (§1001.151 - §1001.157) to establish MEDCARES. The goal is to improve services related to the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of child abuse and neglect in hospital or academic health care settings through funding, collaboration, and outcome reporting.
MEDCARES Grant Program
The purpose of the grant program is to provide funds for developing and supporting regional programs to improve the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of child abuse and neglect. The funds are slated for hospitals or academic health centers with expertise in pediatric health care with a demonstrated commitment to developing basic programs in the same field for the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of child abuse and neglect.
MEDCARES Advisory Committee
The Committee is composed of nine appointed members. The role of the Committee is to advise DSHS and the HHSC Executive Commissioner in establishing rules and priorities for the use of the MEDCARES grant funds awarded through the program. Members are as follows:
Member Name
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City
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Profession/Occupation
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Jamye Coffman, MD
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Fort Worth
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CARE Team Medical Director,
Cook Children’s Physician Network
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Matthew Cox, MD
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Dallas
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Assistant Professor of Pediatrics,
UT Southwestern Medical Center
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Joy Rauls
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Austin
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Executive Director,
Children’s Advocacy Centers of Texas , Inc
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Sonja Eddleman, RN
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Corpus Christi
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CARE Team Clinical Coordinator,
Driscoll Children’s Hospital
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George Edwards, MD
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Austin
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Pediatrics Program Director,
UT Medical Branch Austin
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William Glomb, MD
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Austin
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Medicaid Director,
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
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Nancy Kellogg, MD
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San Antonio
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Professor,
UT Health Science Center at San Antonio-Pediatrics
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Jim Rogers, MD
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Austin
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Medical Director,
Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
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Joan Shook, MD
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Houston
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Professor of Pediatrics,
Baylor College of Medicine at Texas Children’s Hospital
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Meeting Minutes
November 2009
(89kb, DOC)
March 2010
(69kb, DOC)
Reports, Protocols, and Guidelines
MEDCARES Grant Report 2012
(487kb, pdf)
MEDCARES Grant Report 2010
(467kb, PDF)
Health & Safety Code, Chapter 1001, Section 1001.151
(52kb, DOC)
Pediatric Centers of Excellence Report
(2,192kb, PDF)
For more information on MEDCARES contact:
Kim Wilson
State Child Health Coordinator & Project Lead
Texas Department of State Health Services
1100 W. 49th Street MC1922
Austin, TX 78756
512.458.7111 ext 2021
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