The Committee met to consider Article II agencies. This report addresses the Department of State Health Services. The Committee is chaired by Jane Nelson and the vice chair is Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa Members:
| Paul Bettencourt Brian Birdwell Donna Campbell Pete Flores Kelly Hancock Joan Huffman | Lois Kolkhorst Robert Nichols Charles Perry Larry Taylor Kirk Watson Royce West John Whitmire |
Texas Insight’s Recent Reports House and Senate Items of Appropriation. The following reports contain appropriations comparisons for the HHSC, the DSHS, and the DFPS drawn from H.B. 1 and S.B. 1.…
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Department of State Health Services
House/Senate Comparison, Items of Appropriation by Goal and Strategy, 86th Legislature.
Shaded items are items in disagreement.
The Committee gathered to consider Article I agencies (partial). This report addresses only the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (CPRIT).[1]
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Overview
DSHS works to improve the health, safety and well-being of Texans through good stewardship of public resources and a focus on core public health functions. Due to the agency’s shift under Transformation per Senate Bill 200 (84 R) to focus solely on public health functions and to move many programs and functions to other agencies, all funds spending in 2018-19 is considerably smaller (73% less) than that expended and budgeted in 2016-17.
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MEETING SUMMARY. On October 6, 2014, Governor Rick Perry created the Texas Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response through Executive Order RP-79. The Task Force was composed of…
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The Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force studies maternal mortality and morbidity by studying and reviewing cases of pregnancy-related deaths and trends in severe maternal morbidity, determining the feasibility of…
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Dr. John Hellerstedt introduced Donna Sheppard who, with the Commissioner, jointly presented the detail of the DSHS budget request. She stated that the State laboratory addresses more than 50% of…
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Summary. The mission of the Department of State Health Services is to improve the health, safety and well-being of Texans through good stewardship of public resources by efficiently and effectively carrying…
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Meeting Summary. The Newborn Screening Advisory Committee advises the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) on strategic planning, policy, rules and services related to newborn screening and additional newborn screening…
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