DSHS Legislative Information – 82nd Legislative Session Archive

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82nd Legislative Session Summary

• Legislation Affecting DSHS 

82nd Legislative Session Presentations

• October 18, 2012 – Legislative Quarterly Briefing
• Health and Human Services Agencies Briefing – DSHS Presentation 

• July 19, 2012 – Legislative Quarterly Briefing
• Health and Human Services Agencies Briefing – DSHS Presentation 

• July 12, 2012 – House Appropriations Committee
• Presentation to the Subcommittee on Article II – Mike Maples, Assistant Commissioner, Mental Health and Substance Abuse 

• May 22, 2012 – House of Representatives Committee on Public Health
• HHSC Hearing, Panel I (387 mb pdf) – Mike Montgomery, Section Director Nutrition Services, DSHS
• HHSC Hearing, Panel II (204 mb pdf) – Mike Montgomery, Section Director Nutrition Services, DSHS

• May 9, 2012 – Senate Committee on Health and Human Services
• Overview of the Mental Health System  – Michael Maples, Assistant Commissioner, DSHS; Lisa Kirsch, Medicaid and CHIP Division, Deputy Director for Healthcare, HHSC

• May 8, 2012 – Senate Committee on Health and Human Services
• Charge #9 – Dr. Mark Chassay, Deputy Executive Commissioner, HHSC; Dr. Ben Raimer, Chair, Institute for Healthcare Quality and Efficiency; Dr. David Lakey, Commissioner, DSHS

• April 19, 2012 – Legislative Quarterly Briefing
• DSHS Briefing
  

• April 11, 2012 – House Public Health Interim Hearing
• Interim Charge #2 – Health Registries – Adolfo M. Valadez, M.D., M.P.H., Assistant Commissioner for Prevention and Preparedness Services Division (PowerPoint)
  

• March 28, 2012 – Legislative Update
• Cancer’s Impact on Minorities in Texas (PowerPoint)
  

• March 20, 2012 – Senate Committee on Health and Human Services Hearing
• Presentation to the Senate Health and Human Services Committee (PowerPoint)

• February 28, 2012 – Joint Interim Committee on Alzheimer’s Disease
• Alzheimer’s Disease in Texas (PowerPoint)

• Jan. 24, 2012 – House of Representatives Committee on Public Health
• Presentation to the House Committee on Public Health (PowerPoint)

• Jan. 24, 2012 – Health and Human Services Briefing
• Department of State Health Services 

• Sept. 22, 2011 – Legislative Quarterly Briefing
• Federal Funding Reductions Summary
• Healthy Texas Babies Initiative
• Update on Selected Mental Health Initiatives 

• Mar. 15, 2011 – Senate Finance Committee
• Presentation to the Senate Finance Article II Workgroup

• Feb. 23, 2011 – House of Representatives Committee on Public Health
• Overview: Texas Department of State Health Services 

• Feb. 18, 2011 – House Appropriations Committee
• Presentation to the House Appropriations Committee, Article II Subcommittee  

• Jan. 31, 2011 – Senate Finance Committee
• Presentation to the Senate Finance Committee (PowerPoint)

• Sept. 13, 2010 – Governor’s Office of Budget, Policy and Planning Legislative Budget Board Joint Hearing
• Legislative Appropriations Request for Fiscal Years 2012-2013 (PowerPoint)

• Sept. 8, 2010 – Senate Committee on Health and Human Services
• Interim Charge #7: Obesity Initiatives (PowerPoint)

• June 14, 2010 – House Appropriations Sub-Committee Health and Human Services
• Spending Reduction Plan for the 2010-11 Biennium (PowerPoint)

• May 17, 2010 – House Committee on Public Health
• Texas’ Newborn Screening Program (PowerPoint)
• Attachment 1 – Newborn Screening Program Description 

• May 10, 2010 – Joint hearing of the Texas House of Representatives Committee on Public Health, and the Committee on Appropriations’ subcommittees on General Government and Health and Human Services
• Utilization of Procedures by Hospital Referral Region – Sylvia Cook of Texas Health Care Information Collection, Center for Health Statistics (PowerPoint)
• Adult Potentially Preventable Hospitalizations in Texas – Mike Gilliam, Jr. of the Centers for Program Coordination, Policy & Innovation (PowerPoint)

• Feb. 24, 2010 – Senate Committee on Health and Human Services
• Interim Charge #8: H1N1 and ImmTrac Registry – Panel 1: Vaccine Distribution (PowerPoint)
• Interim Charge #8: H1N1 and ImmTrac Registry – Panel 2: Standardized Protocols for School Districts (PowerPoint)
• Interim Charge #8: H1N1 and ImmTrac Registry – Panel 3: Use of ImmTrac (PowerPoint)

Reports for the Legislature

Reports for the 82nd Texas Legislature

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Archived Presentations for the 81st Texas Legislature
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