Health and Human Services IDD SRAC) | Meaningful Skills Development and Employment Services (MSDES) Subcommittee

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Members of the Subcommittee:

Jordan Drake
Representative of LTSS providers, including direct service workers (Medicaid managed care and non-managed care health care providers)
Lewisville, TX

Carla Hughes, Chair
Representative of Medicaid non-managed care LTSS providers
Amarillo, TX

Mark Olson
Advocate for individuals with IDD receiving waiver or ICF services
Boerne, TX

Allan Turner
Advocate for individuals with IDD receiving services
Mansfield, TX

  1. Welcome, call to order, introductions, and roll call. The meeting was convened by Carla Hughes. Members present included Carla Hughes, Jordan Drake, Mark Olson, Allen Turner. A quorum was present.
  2. Consideration of January 26, 2026, subcommittee draft meeting minutes. The minutes were approved as drafted.
  3. IDD SRAC MSDES discussion on data needed from HHSC to support the recommendations and focus on system redesign

The subcommittee had requested information to support the benchmark discussion.  HHSC presented the results of their effort to address the request.  HHSC could only provide one portion of the requested information; much of what was requested is not currently tracked in HHSC systems.

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