The Weekly Insight: March 18

Texas Insight Staff

March 18, 2019

Texas Insight’s Recent Reports

Texas State Senate. The Full Senate took up SB500 (Committee Report) by Nelson, relating to making supplemental appropriations and reductions in appropriations and giving direction, including direction regarding reimbursement, and adjustment authority regarding appropriations. Find the full report here.

Senate Health and Human Services. The Committee met to consider the following: SB 311 Perry | Relating to the frequency and location of certain meetings required by a prescriptive authority agreement; SB 384 Nelson | Relating to the reporting of health care-associated infections and preventable adverse events at health care facilities; SB 395 Zaffirini | Relating to certain notice requirements and filing requirements in court proceedings involving persons with mental illness; SB 436 Nelson | et al. Relating to statewide initiatives to improve maternal and newborn health for women with opioid use disorder; and more. Follow this link to read the full report.

House Human Services. The Committee gathered to consider the following: HB 288 Thompson, Senfronia | Relating to the personal needs allowance for certain Medicaid recipients who are residents of long-term care facilities; HB 342 Cortez et al. | Relating to the period of continuous eligibility for the medical assistance program; HB 459 Hernandez | Relating to the placement and use of video recording equipment in certain child-care facilities. (Not addressed by this report); HB 1386 Thompson, Senfronia | Relating to training and development activities for persons who may interact with an individual with autism or other pervasive developmental disorder; and more. Read TXI’s coverage of the meeting here.

Texas Perinatal Care. The Perinatal Advisory Council gathered to hear updates on Neonatal and Maternal Designation Programs, the Texas NICU project follow-up, Maternal Health and Safety Initiatives, and more. Follow this link to read the full report.

Texas Palliative Care. The Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council gathered to achieve the following objectives: 1) Nominations and election of Vice-Chair 2) Discuss recommendations from the Pontifical Academy 3) Discuss the 86th Texas Legislative session 4) Discuss advanced care planning data 5) Discuss palliative care website 6) Plan for 2019 and 7) Hear from stakeholders. Read TXI’s coverage here.

Texas Consumer Direction. The Council gathered to hear an update on Consumer Directed Services (CDS) Utilization, State agency representative reports, an Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) presentation, and more. Find the full report here.

Texas e-Health. The e-Health Advisory Committee gathered to hear updates on rule amendments, telemedicine and telehealth, subcommittee reports, etc. Find the full report here.