The Health and Human Services Commission Executive Council is established by Government Code, Section 531.0051, to receive public input and advise the HHSC Executive Commissioner regarding the operation of the commission. The Executive Council reviews policies related to the operation of the Health and Human Services system and its programs.
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The meeting was convened by the Acting Executive Director, Cecile Young.
Hurricane season preparedness. Dr. Hellerstedt stated that DSHS is conducting preparedness activities to prepare for the next hurricane. Operation Lone Star was conducted involving all levels of state, federal and local governments to test hurricane preparedness. Lessons-learned continue to inform DSHS preparedness activities. The after-action report confirmed the need for training exercises and identified success from the learning from previous hurricanes. Mutual Aid operations continue to work together from all over the state. Shelter operations worked smoothly. An improvement plan is being developed and the initial recommendations are already being implemented.
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Welcome and opening remarks. The meeting was convened by Executive Commissioner Charles Smith on Thursday, May 31, 2018. The Executive Commissioner announced that this was his last meeting as the…
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The executive Commissioner convened the meeting providing an update on: