Texas HIV Medication Program

Texas began distributing HIV medications in late 1987 as temporary pilot program; the THMP was officially established in 1989 in Senate Bill 959. The statute that created the HIV Medication Advisory Committee is found in Texas Health & Safety Code, Chapter 85, Subchapter K, Sections 85.271 through 85.282. Rules related to this Committee may be found in Texas Administrative Code, Title 25, Part 1, Chapter 98, Subchapter C, Division 2, Rule 98.121. Committee members are appointed by the executive commissioner of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. Current THMP Medication Advisory Committee Members Frank Rosas – Acting Committee Chair San Antonio, Texas Term expires 2022 Ogechika Alozie El Paso, Texas Term expires 2022 Susana Lazarte, M.D. Dallas, Texas Term expires 2026 Dora A. Martinez, M.D., FAAFP, AAHIVS Harlingen, Texas Term expires 2026 Gloria Heresi, M.D. Houston, Texas Term expires 2024 Nancy P. Miertschin, M.P.H. Houst