Topic | Program | Contact | Phone |
---|
Abortion Facility Licensing | Facility Licensing Group | Health Facility Licensing and Compliance
| 512-834-6646 |
Abortion Reporting | Center for Health Statistics | Data Management Program
| 512-776-7509 |
Abortion Statistics | Center for Health Statistics | Data Management Program
| 512-776-7509 |
Abusable Volatile Chemicals | Abusable Volatile Chemicals Program | Gary Barg
| 512-834-6787, ext. 2183 |
Abusable Volatile Chemicals – Licensing | Abusable Volatile Chemicals Program | AVC Licensing
| 512-834-6603, ext. 2440 |
Academic Affairs, Office of | Academic Affairs | Wendy Andreades
| 512-776-3750 |
Adolescent Health | Title V Maternal and Child Health | Carol Harvey
| 512-776-6965 |
Adoption Records | Vital Statistics | Tricia Ziegler
| 512-776-7388 |
Adoption Registry | Vital Statistics | Tricia Zeigler
| 512-776-7388 |
Adoption Statistics | Vital Statistics | Rick Sacratini
| 512-776-7385 |
Adult Blood Lead Reporting (formerly Disease Reporting Occupational) | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Jennifer Karnik
| 512-776-6317 |
Adult Safety Net Program | Immunization Unit | Crystal Thomas | 800-252-9152 |
Advertising/Marketing | Communications Unit | Communications Unit
| 512-776-7404 / fax 512-458-7623 |
Air Quality (Indoor) | Indoor Air Quality Program | Peter Tadin
| 512-834-6787, ext. 2434 |
Air Quality (Mold) | PSQA Unit – Environmental Hazards Group | Peter Tadin
| 512-834-6787, ext. 2434 |
Air Quality (Outdoor) | Texas Commission on Environmental Quality | TCEQ
| 512-239-1000 |
Alzheimer's Disease | Alzheimer's Disease | Lynda Taylor
| 512-776-6618 800-242-3399 |
Ambulance Licensing | EMS Certification & Licensing | EMS Certification and Licensing
| 512-834-6734 |
Ambulatory Surgical Center Licensing | Facility Licensing Group | Health Facility Licensing and Compliance
| 512 834-6646 |
Amebiasis | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Venessa Cantu Wendy Albers Greg Leos | 512-776-6648 512-776-6326 512-776-3182 |
Americans with Disabilities (ADA) | HHSC Civil Rights Office | HHSC Civil Rights
| 888-388-6332 TTY 877-432-7232 |
Ancyclostomiasis | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Keeley Morris Eric Garza | 512-776-2847 512-776-6825 |
Animal Bites | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric Fonken
| 512-776-2155 |
Animal Control and Shelters | Zoonosis Control Branch | Pam Wilson
| 512-776-6622 |
Animal Control Officer Training | Zoonosis Control Branch | Pam Wilson
| 512-776-6622 |
Animal Diseases in Humans | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric Fonken
| 512-776-2155 |
Animal Import Requirements | Zoonosis Control Branch | Pam Wilson Eric Fonken
| 512-776-6622 512-776-2155 |
Anthrax (Disease) | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric Fonken
| 512-776-2155 |
Anthrax (Natural) | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric Fonken
| 512-776-2155 |
Anthrax (Preparedness) | Community Preparedness Section | Bruce Clements Jeff Hoogheem | 512-458-7219 |
Antibiotic Resistance (MRSA, VRE and VRSA) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Bobbiejean Garcia Shawn Tupy | 713-767-3404 512-776-6355 |
Architectural and Engineering Review for Health Facilities | Architectural Review Group | Health Facility Licensing and Compliance
| 512-834-6649 |
Asbestos - National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAP) & Texas Asbestos Health Protection Act (TAHPA) | Asbestos Program | Steven Uecker Andrea Dinieri Sydni Ligons | 512-834-6787, ext 2198 512-834-6787, ext 2316 512-834-6787, ext 2320 |
Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) | PSQA Unit – Environmental Hazards Group | Andrea Dinieri Steven Uecker Sydni Ligons | 512-834-6787, ext 2316 512-834-6787, ext 2198 512-834-6787, ext 2320 |
Asbestos in Public Buildings | PSQA Unit – Environmental Hazards Group | Steven Uecker Andrea Dinieri Sydni Ligons | 512-834-6787, ext 2198 512-834-6787, ext 2316 512-834-6787, ext 2320 |
Asbestos in Schools | PSQA Unit – Environmental Hazards Group | AHERA
| 512-834-6787 |
Asbestos Licensing | Asbestos Program | Environmental and Sanitation Licensing Group
| 512-834-6600, ext. 2174 |
Asbestos Notifications | Inspections Unit – Environmental Health Notifications Group | Asbestos Notifications
| 512-834-6747 |
Asbestos Toxicology | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Emily Hall Ketki Patel
| 512-776-2652 512-776-3723 |
Asbestosis/Silicosis Reporting | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Emily Hall Ketki Patel
| 512-776-2652 512-776-3723 |
Ascariasis | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Keeley Morris Eric Garza | 512-776-2847 512-776-6825 |
Assistance and Referral | STARS | Juanita Bullock
| 512-490-0558 |
Audio Visuals | Audiovisual Library | Audiovisual Library
| 512-776-7260 |
Austin State Hospital (Mental Health) | MH/SA - Hospital Services Section | Carl Schock
| 512-419-2100 |
Autism | Child and Adolescent Services | Michael Hastie
| 512-776-3186 |
Avian Flu (Bird Flu) | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric Fonken
| 512-776-2155 |
Bacteriology (Bacteria) - Laboratory Testing | Laboratory Services Section, Microbiological Services Branch | Tamara Baldwin Chun Wang Elizabeth Delamater | 512-776-6189 512-776-2552 512-776-7592 |
Bed Bugs | Public Health Sanitation Program | Public Health Sanitation Program
| 512-834-6753, ext. 2306 |
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) | Center for Health Statistics | BRFSS
| 512-776-7261 |
Big Spring State Hospital (Mental Health) | MH/SA - Hospital Services Section | Ed Moughon
| 432-268-7222 |
Biosecurity of Food and Drugs | Environmental and Consumer Safety Section | Kevin Veal
| 512-834-6660, ext. 2164 |
Biostatistics | Epidemiology and Disease Surveillance Unit | Emily Hall
| 512-776-2652 |
Biothreat - Laboratory Testing | Laboratory Services Section, Emergency Preparedness Branch | Rahsaan Drumgoole Erin Swaney
| 512-776-6171 512-776-7185 |
Bird Diseases Transmissible to Humans | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric Fonken
| 512-776-2155 |
Bird Flu (Avian Flu Strain, H5N1) | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric Fonken
| 512-776-2155 |
Birth Defects Surveillance/Tracking and Research | Birth Defects Epidemiology and Surveillance | Mark Canfield Peter Langlois
| 512-776-7232, ext. 6158 512-776-7232, ext. 6183 |
Birth Records | Vital Statistics | Registrar
| 512-776-7111 |
Birth Statistics | Center for Health Statistics | Data Management Program
| 512-776-7509 |
Birthing Center Data Reporting | Center for Health Statistics | Data Management Program | 512-776-7509 |
Birthing Center Licensing | Facility Licensing Group | Health Facility Licensing and Compliance
| 512 834-6646 |
Blood (Blood-borne Pathogens Regulations) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Bobbiejean Garcia | 713-767-3404 |
Blood (Needleless System) | Medical Device Bloodborne Pathogen Control | Drugs and Medical Devices Group
| 512-834-6755 |
Bloodborne Pathogen Control Device Registration | Medical Device Bloodborne Pathogen Control | Drugs and Medical Devices Group
| 512-834-6727, ext. 2413 |
Bloodborne Pathogens/Contaminated Sharps Injuries | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Vickie Gillespie Jessica Ross | 512-776-6878 512-776-6356 |
Body Piercing | Tattoo and Body Piercing Studios | Drugs and Medical Devices Group
| 512-834-6755 |
Body Piercing (Licensing) | Regulatory Licensing Unit –Drugs & Food Safety Licensing Group | Jody Randig | 512-834-6727 |
Booster Seats | Safe Riders Program | Frank Luera | 512-776-2207 |
Border Health Issues (Texas Mexico)-Governmental Relations | Border Health, Office of | R.J. Dutton
| 512-458-7675 |
Border Health Issues (Texas-Mexico) | Border Health, Office of | R.J. Dutton
| 512-458-7675 |
Border Health Issues (Texas-Mexico)-Binational Coordination | Border Health, Office of | R.J. dutton
| 512-458-7675 |
Border Health Issues (Texas-Mexico)-Border Data | Border Health, Office of | R.J. Dutton
| 512-458-7675 |
Bottled and Vended Water | Bottled and Vended Water Program | Foods Group
| 512-834-6670, ext. 2189 |
Bottled Water Operators Certificate of Exam (Food & Drug Licenses) | Regulatory Licensing Unit-Foods Licensing Group | Rosemary Saldiva | 512-834-6626, ext. 2646 |
Botulism (Foodborne) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Venessa Cantu Greg Leos | 512-776-6648 512-776-3182 |
Botulism (Infant) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Venessa Cantu Greg Leos | 512-776-6648 512-776-3182 |
Breast Cancer Screening | Breast and Cervical Cancer Services | BCCS Program
| 512-776-7796 |
Breastfeeding | WIC Nutrition Breastfeeding | Tracy Erickson Julie Stagg | 512-341-4521 512-776-6917 |
Brucellosis, Human | Zoonosis Control Branch | Inger Vilcins
| 512-776-3791 |
Budget Issues (DSHS) | Chief Financial Officer | Chief Financial Officer
| 512-458-7640 |
Camps for Youth (Health Inspections) | PSQA Unit – Public Health Sanitation & Consumer Products Safety Group | Youth Camp Program
| 512-834-6788, ext. 2305 |
Campylobacteriosis | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Vanessa Cantu Wendy Albers Greg Leos | 512-776-6648 512-776-6326 512-776-3182 |
Cancer Clusters (Excess Cancer) | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Emily Hall
| 512-776-2652 |
Cancer Statistics | Cancer Epidemiology & Surveillance Branch | TCR Epidemiology Group
| 512-776-3080 Fax: 512-776-7681 |
Cancer Studies Research | Cancer Epidemiology & Surveillance Branch | TCR Epidemiology Group
| 512-776-3080 Fax: 512-776-7681 |
Cancer Surveillance (Texas Cancer Registry) | Cancer Epidemiology & Surveillance Branch
| CancerData@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-776-3080 Fax: 512-776-7681 |
Car Safety | Safe Riders Program | Frank Luera | 512-776-2207 |
Car Seats | Safe Riders Program | Frank Luera
| 512-776-2207 800-252-8255 |
Cardiovascular Disease | Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Program | Nancy Eichner
| 512-776-3684 |
Carpapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Jennifer Vinyard | 512-776-3773 |
Case Management/Social Work | Case Management | Case Management
| 512-776-2168 |
Cemeteries | Vital Statistics | Field Services
| 512-776-3010 |
Central Adoption Registry | Vital Statistics | Tricia Zeigler
| 512-776-7388 |
Certificates of Free Sale / Origin and Sanitation | Certificate of Free Sale Program | Foods Licensing Group
| 512-834-6626 |
Cervical Cancer Screening | Breast and Cervical Cancer Services | Anna Osborne
| 512-776-3500 |
Cervical Cancer Testing | Breast and Cervical Cancer Services | Anna Osborne
| 512-776-3500 |
Chagas Disease | Zoonosis Control Branch | Bonny Mayes
| 512-776-2888 |
Checkups | Safe Riders Program | Frank Luera | 512-776-2207 |
Cheeses | Milk and Dairy Group | Milk and Dairy Group | 512-834-6758 |
Chemical Contamination (Chemical Exposure) | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | epitox@dshs.state.tx.us
| |
Chemical Dependency Counselors | Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor Program Professional Licensing and Certification Unit | lcdc@dshs.state.tx.us | 512-834-6605 |
Chemical Threat - Laboratory Testing | Laboratory Services Section, Emergency Preparedness Branch | Rahsaan Drumgoole
| 512-776-6171 |
Chemicals (Hazardous Workplace) | Hazard Communication Worker Right-to-Know Program | Hazard Communication Program
| 512-834-6787, ext. 2572 |
Chempack | Community Preparedness Section | Bruce Clements Jeff Hoogheem
| 512-458-7219 Fax: 512-458-7472 |
Chicken Pox (Varicella) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Kelsey Sanders Allison Sierocki Lucille Palenapa | 512-776-6577 512-776-2722 512-776-2588 |
Child (Placing Agency Records) | Vital Statistics | Tricia Zeigler
| 512-776-7388 |
Child Fatality Review Program | Title V Maternal and Child Health | Amy Bailey
| 512-776-2311 |
Child Fatality Review Statistics | Center for Health Statistics | Data Management Program
| 512-776-7509 |
Child Health | Title V Maternal and Child Health | Ramah Leith | 512-776-2021 |
Child Lead Reporting (formerly Disease Reporting Occupational) | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Patrick Bloomingdale Leticia Nogueira
| 512-776-2919 512-776-6704 |
Child Passenger Safety | Safe Riders Program | Frank Luera
| 512-776-2207 |
Child Safety | Safe Riders Program | Frank Luera | 512-458-7111, ext. 2207 |
Child Seats | Safe Riders Program | Frank Luera | 512-458-7111, ext. 2207 |
Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Patrick Bloomingdale | 512-776-2919 |
Children with Special Health Care Needs (CSHCN) | Children with Special Health Care Needs Services Program | CSHCN
| 512-776-7355 800-252-8023 |
Chlamydia | HIV/STD Program | Mary Cullinane
| 512-533-3078 |
Chronic Disease Branch | Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention Section
| Carleigh Baudoin | 512-776-2209 |
Chronic Wasting Disease | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric Fonken
| 512-776-2155 |
Civil Commitment | Office of Violent Sex Offender Management | Marsha McLane
| 512-834-4590 fax: 512-834-4595 |
Civil Rights Issues | HHSC Civil Rights Office | HHSC Civil Rights
| 888-388-6332 TTY 877-432-7232 |
Clinical Laboratories (CLIA) | Health Facility Compliance | Health Facility Compliance
| 512-834-6650, ext. 2603 |
Closures (Fish/Oysters) | Seafood and Aquatic Life Group | Seafood and Aquatic Life Group
| 512-834-6757 |
Coccidiodomycosis-Valley/Desert Fever | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Michael Fischer Johnathan Ledbetter | 512-776-6338 512-776-6354 |
Cold/Flu Protection and Prevention | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Johnathan Ledbetter Hailey Rucas
| 512-776-6223 512-776-6358 |
Communications | Communications Unit | Communications Unit
| 512-776-7404 |
Community Health Worker | Promotor(a) or Community Health Worker Training and Certification Program
| Beatrice Smith Adriana Flores
| 512-776-2808 512-776-3860 |
Community Hospital Capital Improvement | Office of EMS/Trauma Systems Coordination | Jane Guerrero
| 512-834-6700, ext. 6745 |
Community Mental Health Centers | Health Facility Compliance | Health Facility Compliance
| 512-834-6650, ext. 2639 |
Community Preparedness | Community Preparedness Section | Bruce Clements | 512-458-7219 |
Comprehensive Cancer Control | Chronic Disease Branch | Rachel Coughlin | (512) 776-6569 |
Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Facilities | Health Facility Compliance | Health Facility Compliance
| 512-834-6650, ext. 2639 |
Confidentiality Issues | General Counsel | Lisa Hernandez
| 512-776-7236 |
Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH) | Newborn Screening | Newborn Screening Unit
| 512-776-3957 |
Congenital Hypothyroidism | Newborn Screening | Newborn Screening Unit
| 512-776-3957 |
Consumer Products (Hazardous) – Permits | Hazardous Consumer Products Registration Program (Licensing Unit) | Hazardous Products
| 512-834-6600, ext. 2174 |
Consumer Products (Hazardous) – Regulations | Hazardous Consumer Products Registration Program (Policy and Standards) | Hazardous Products
| 512-834-6787, ext 2301 |
Contaminated Sharps Injuries | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Vickie Gillespie | 512-776-6878 |
Contaminated Sharps Injury Reporting | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Vickie Gillespie | 512-776-6878 |
Continuing Education | Academic Affairs | Laura Wells
| 512-776-3566 |
Continuing Medical Education | Academic Affairs | Laura Wells
| 512-776-3566 |
Continuing Nursing Education | Academic Affairs | Laura Wells
| 512-776-3566 |
Contracts | Contract Oversight and Support Section | Jovita Salinas
| 512-458-7484 |
Controlled Substances Schedules | Drugs and Medical Devices Group | Drugs and Medical Devices Group
| 512-834-6755 |
Coronavirus | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Hailey Rucas David Bastis Johnathan Ledbetter | 512-776-6358 512-776-6335 512-776-6223 |
Cosmetics | Drugs and Medical Devices Group | Drugs and Medical Devices Group
| 512-834-6755 |
Council on Sex Offender Treatment | Professional Licensing and Certification Unit | Celeste Lunceford
| 512-834-4551 |
County Fact Sheets/Selected Health Facts | Center for Health Statistics | Data Dissemination Program
| 512-776-7261 |
County Indigent Health | County Indigent Health | Mary Kathryn Zambrano
| 512-776-6467 |
Crabmeat Safety | Seafood and Aquatic Life Group | Seafood and Aquatic Life Group
| 512-834-6757 |
Creutzfeld-Jacob Disease (CJD) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Michael Fischer | 512-776-6338 |
Crisis Stabilization Units (Hospital Licensing) | Facility Licensing Group | Health Facility Licensing and Compliance
| 512-834-6648 |
Cryptosporidiosis | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Wendy Albers Greg Leos Venessa Cantu | 512-776-6326 512-776-3182 512-776-6648 |
Cyclospora | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Wendy Albers Greg Leos Venessa Cantu | 512-776-6326 512-776-3182 512-776-6648 |
Cysticercosis | Zoonosis Control Branch | Inger Vilcins
| 512-776-3791 |
Dairy (Milk Safety) | Milk and Dairy Group | Milk and Dairy Group
| 512-834-6758 |
Dairy Licenses | Milk and Dairy Group | Drugs and Food Safety Licensing Group
| 512-834-6727 |
Death Records | Vital Statistics | Registrar
| 512-776-7111 |
Death Statistics | Center for Health Statistics | Data Management Program
| 512-776-7509 |
Deer Processing | Meat Safety Assurance Unit | Meat Safety
| 512-834-6753 |
Demographics | Center for Health Statistics | Data Dissemination Program
| 512-776-7261 |
Dengue Fever | Zoonosis Control Branch | Nicole Evert
| 512-776-2890 |
Designation/Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA)/Medically Underserved Area/Population (MUA/P) | Texas Primary Care Office | Connie Berry
| 512-776-2172 |
Diabetes (Health Promotion) | Texas Diabetes Program/Council | Texas Diabetes Council
| 512-776-7408 |
Diabetes (Legislation) | Texas Diabetes Program/Council | Texas Diabetes Council
| 512-776-7408 |
Diabetes (Program/Council) | Texas Diabetes Program/Council | Texas Diabetes Council
| 512-776-7408 |
Diabetes (State/National Programs) | Texas Diabetes Program/Council | Texas Diabetes Council
| 512-776-7408 |
Diabetes (Statistics) | Texas Diabetes Program/Council | Texas Diabetes Council
| 512-776-7408 |
Diet Pills (Prescription) | Drugs and Medical Devices Group | Drugs and Medical Devices Group
| 512-834-6755 |
Dietary Supplements | Foods Group | Foods Group
| 512-834-6670 |
Diphtheria | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Eric Garza | 512-776-6825 |
Disaster Response | Community Preparedness Section | Bruce Clements Jeff Hoogheem
| 512-458-7219 Fax: 512-458-7472 |
Disease Cluster Investigations | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Ketki Patel Emily Hall | 512-776-3723 512-776-2652 |
Disease Foodborne Illnesses | Environmental and Consumer Safety Section | Susan Tennyson
| 512-834-6687 |
Disease Foodborne Illnesses | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Vanessa Cantu Greg Leos Irina Cody | 512-776-6648 512-776-3182 512-776-6611 |
Disease Reporting | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Laura Tabony | 512-776-2663 |
Disease Reporting (Occupational)-Adult Lead | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Jennifer Karnik
| 512-776-6317 |
Disease Reporting (Occupational) – Pesticide Exposure | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Leticia Nogueira Jose Velez
| 512-776-6704 512-776-6216 |
Disease Reporting (Occupational)-Silicosis and Asbestos | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Emily Hall Ketki.Patel
| 512-776-2652 512-776-3723 |
Disinterment (Removing human remains) | Vital Statistics | Belinda Cochran
| 512-776-2668 |
Division for Public Health Regions | Division for Regional and Local Health Operations | David Gruber
| 512-776-7770 |
Division for Regulatory Licensing | Division for Regulatory Licensing | John Huss
| 512-834-6660 |
Divorce Statistics | Center for Health Statistics | Data Managment Program
| 512-776-7509 |
Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) | EMS/Trauma Systems | EMS/Trauma Systems
| 512-834-6700 |
Drinking Water, Chemical Contamination | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Tom Ellerbee Angela Kennedy | 512-776-6039 512-776-2855 |
Drinking Water Fluoridation | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Deba Dutta Larry Rice | 512-776-2855 512-776-2132 |
Drownings/Near Drownings | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Dan Dao Stacy Jorgensen
| 512-776-3575 512-776-2808 |
Drug Demand Reduction Advisory Committee | MH/SA | Natalie Furdek
| 512-206-4704 |
Drug Distribution Compliance | Drugs Manufacturers and Distributors | Drugs and Medical Devices
| 512-834-6755 |
Drug Distribution Wholesale | Drug Manufacturers and Distributors | Drugs and Medical Devices Group
| 512-834-6755 |
Drug Distributor/Manufacturer Enforcement Actions | Drug Manufacturers and Distributors | Alan Morris | 512-834-6665, ext. 6621 |
Drug Distributor/Manufacturer Licenses | Drug Manufacturers and Distributors | Drug & Food Safety Licensing Group
| 512-834-6727 |
Drug Information/Labeling | Drug Manufacturers and Distributors | Drugs and Medical Devices Group
| 512-834-6755 |
Drug Manufacturing | Drug Manufacturers and Distributors | Drugs and Medical Devices Group
| 512-834-6755 |
Drug Safety/Adverse Events | Drug Manufacturers and Distributors | Drugs and Medical Devices Group
| 512-834-6755 |
DSHS Council | DSHS Council | Carolyn Bivens
| 512-776-2370 |
Dual Diagnosis Services, Mental Health and Substance Abuse | MH/SA - Program Services | Tina Hosaka
| 512-206-5205 |
DWI/Drug Offender/Minor in Possession Education | Offender Education Program Professional Licensing and Certification Unit | Celeste Lunceford
| 512-834-4551 800-832-9623 800-832-9623 |
E. Coli (Foods) Manufactured Foods | Foods Group | Foods Group
| 512-834-6670 |
E. Coli (Foods) Meat Safety | Meat Safety Assurance | Meat Safety Assurance Unit
| 512-834-6760 |
E.Coli Infections | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Irina Cody Greg Leos Venessa Cantu | 512-776-6611 512-776-3182 512-776-6648 |
Ear Piercing | Tattoo and Body Piercing Studios | Drugs and Medical Devices Group
| 512-834-6755 |
Eastern Equine Encephalitis | Zoonosis Control Branch | Nicole Evert
| 512-776-2890 |
Eating Disorders (Weight Control Diets Nutrition for Teens) | WIC Program | Mary Van Eck
| 512-458-7111, ext. 3484 |
Ehrlichiosis | Zoonosis Control Branch | Bonny Mayes
| 512-776-2888 |
El Paso Psychiatric Center-Mental Health | MH/SA - Hospital Services Section | Zulema Carrillo
| 915-534-5412 |
Electric and Magnetic Fields | Inspection Unit – Radiation Branch Incident Investigation Program | Jo Turkette
| 512-834-6688, ext. 2247 512-834-6770 |
Electromagnetic Frequency | Texas Commission for Environmental Quality (TCEQ) | Gary Smith
| 512-239-6460 |
Electronic Benefits Transfers (EBT) WIC | WIC Program | Sandra Bass
| 512-341-4750 |
Emergency Medical Services (EMS) | EMS and Certification Licensing Group | EMS Certification Group
| 512-834-6734 |
Emergency Plans | Community Preparedness Section | Bruce Clements Jeff Hoogheem
| 512-458-7219 Fax: 512-458-7472 |
Emergency Preparedness | Community Preparedness Section | Bruce Clements Jeff Hoogheem
| 512-458-7219 Fax: 512-458-7472 |
EMS Certification for EMS Certification for Individuals, Emergency Care Attendant (ECA),Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Paramedic, and Providers (Licensing) | EMS and Certification Licensing Group | EMS Certification Group
| 512-834-6734 |
EMS Complaints Providers/Individuals EMS/Ambulance | EMS Compliance and QA Central | EMS/Trauma Systems
| 512-834-6700 |
EMS Continuing Education | EMS Compliance and QA Central | EMS/Trauma Systems
| 512-834-6700 |
EMS Criminal Investigations | EMS Compliance and QA Central | EMS/Trauma Systems
| 512-834-6700 |
EMS Disciplinary Actions | EMS/Trauma Systems | Ademola Olufemi Terri Vernon | 512-834-6665, ext. 2690 512-834-6665, ext. 4549 |
EMS for Children | EMS/Trauma Systems | EMS/Trauma Systems
| 512-834-6700 |
EMS Regional Issues | EMS/Trauma Systems | EMS/Trauma Systems
| 512-834-6700 |
EMS Rules | EMS/Trauma Systems | EMS/Trauma Systems
| 512-834-6700 |
EMS-Ambulance Providers Administrative Penalties | Enforcement Unit – Patient Quality Care Unit | Terri Vernon Ademola Olufemi | 512-834-6665, ext. 4549 512-834-6665, ext. 2690 |
EMS/Trauma Funding Programs/Grants | EMS/Trauma Systems | EMS/Trauma Systems
| 512-834-6700 |
EMS/Trauma Systems/Regional Advisory Council (RACs) | EMS/Trauma Systems | EMS/Trauma Systems
| 512-834-6700 |
Encephalitis (Arboviral) | Zoonosis Control Branch | Nicole Evert
| 512-776-2890 |
Encephalitis (Bacterial or Viral) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Amy Littman Johnathan Ledbetter | 512-776-6339 512-776-6223 |
Encephalitis (mosquito-borne) | Zoonosis Control Branch | Nicole Evert
| 512-776-2890 |
End Stage Renal Disease (ESRD) Facilities Licensing | Facility Licensing Group | Health Facility Licensing and Compliance
| 512-834-6646 |
Enforcement (Asbestos, Lead, Mold, AVC, THCA, Bedding, HazProducts, Pools, Tattoo & Body, Youth Camps, Pesticide) | Division for Regulatory Services – Enforcement Unit | Larry Raper
| 512-834-6665, ext. 2523 |
Enforcement (Food and Drug, Meat, Medical Devices, Retail Food, Salvage, Seafood, Radiation, Emergency Medical Services, Professional Licensing, Patient Quaility Care) | Division for Regulatory Services – Enforcement Unit | Ademola Olufemi | 512-834-6665, ext. 2690 |
Environmental Toxicology | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | epitox@dshs.state.tx.us
| |
Ephedrine | PSQA Unit –Drugs and Medical Devices Group | Karen Tannert
| 512-834-6755, ext. 2350 |
Ephedrine – Certificate of Authority (License Applications) | Regulatory Licensing Unit-Drugs & Food Safety Licensing Group | Jody Randig
| 512-834-6727, ext. 6727 |
Epi Case Criteria Guide | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Nadia Bekka Laura Tabony
| 512-776-6364 512-776-2663 |
EPI-1 Notifiable Conditions Reporting Form | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Laura Tabony
| 512-776-2663 |
Epidemiology (Noninfectious) | Environmental Epidemiology and Disease Registries Section | Heidi Bojes Leticia Nogueira Ketki Patel | 512-776-6351 512-776-6704 512-776-3723 |
Epilepsy | Epilepsy Services | Karen Gray
| 512-776-2752 |
Exotic Game (Slaughter/Process Inspection) (For Deer, see Deer Processing) | Meat Safety Assurance Unit | Meat Safety Assurance Unit
| 512-834-6760 |
Exposure from Chemical Releases and Waste Sites | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | epitox@dshs.state.tx.us
| |
Falls | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Dan Dao Jose Velez | 512-776-3575 512-776-6216 |
Family Planning | Family Planning | Claudia Himes-Crayton
| 512-776-3861 |
Farmworkers Pesticide Exposures | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Jose Velez Leticia Nogueira
| 512-776-6216 512-776-6704 |
FDA-ORA-U (Drugs & Food) | Foods Group/Drug & Medical Devices Group | Catherine Thibodaux | 512-834-6670, ext. 2152 |
Federally Qualified Health Centers in Texas | Texas Primary Care Office | Connie Berry
| 512-776-2172 |
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome | Birth Defects Epidemiology and Surveillance | Morgan Tarpey
| 512-776-7232, ext. 2814 |
Fetal Death Statistics | Center for Health Statistics | Data Management Program | 512-776-7509 |
Fires/Burns | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Dan Dao
| 512-776-3575 |
Fish Contamination | Seafood and Aquatic Life Group | Seafood and Aquatic Life Group
| 512-834-6757 |
Flu (Influenza) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Johnathan Ledbetter Bob Russin Hailey Rucas | 512-776-6223 512-776-6242 512-776-6358 |
Flu/Cold Protection and Prevention | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Johnathan Ledbetter Hailey Rucas | 512-776-6223 512-776-6358 |
Fluoridation | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Deba Dutta Larry Rice | 512-776-2855 512-776-2132 |
Folic Acid | Title V Maternal and Child Health | Julie Stagg
| 512-776-6917 |
Folic Acid | Birth Defects Epidemiology and Surveillance | Morgan Tarpey Mark Canfield
| 512-776-7232, ext. 2814 512-776-7232, ext. 6158 |
Food (Retail Food Training – Certified Food Manager) | Certified Food Manager Program | Food and Drug Safety
| 512-834-6753 |
Food (Retail Food Training – Food Handler Program) | Food Handler Program | Food and Drug Safety
| 512-834-6727 |
Food (Safety) | Foods Group | Foods Group
| 512-834-6670 |
Food Allergies | School Health Program | Anita Wheeler-Hill | 512-776-2909 |
Food Complaints | Foods Group | Foods Group Complaint Coordinator | 512-834-6670 |
Food Compliance Matters | Foods Group | Foods Group
| 512-834-6670 |
Food Enforcement Actions | Foods Group | Ademola Olufemi | 512-834-6665, ext. 2690 |
Food Establishments – Retail | Retail Food Establishments | Retail Food Establishments Program | 512-834-6753 |
Food Irradiation – Foods Group | Foods Group | Foods Group
| 512-834-6670 |
Food Irradiation – Meat Safety Assurance Unit | Meat Safety Assurance Unit | Meat Safety Assurance Unit | 512-834-6760 |
Food Irradiation – Radiation Control Program | Radiation Control Program | Radiation Control Program | 512-834-6770 |
Food Irradiation – Seafood and Aquatic Life Group | Seafood and Aquatic Life Group | Seafood and Aquatic Life Group | 512-834-6757 |
Food Irradiation Licensing | Regulatory Licensing Unit – Machine Source Group | Richard Ratliff
| 512-834-6679 |
Food Labeling | Foods Group | Foods Group | 512-834-6626 |
Food Licensing | Food and Drug Licensing Group | Foods Licensing Group | 512-834-6626 |
Food Handler Certification Program | Food Handler Program | Food Handler Program | 512-834-6727 |
Food Manager Certification Program | Food Manager Program | Food Manager Program
| 512-834-6753 |
Food Manufacturing and Wholesale Regulations | Foods Group | Foods Group
| 512-834-6670 |
Food Manufacturing and Wholesale Licenses | Foods Group | Foods Licensing Group | 512-834-6626 |
Food Meat, Poultry Inspection | Meat Safety Assurance Unit | Meat Safety Assurance Unit
| 512-834-6760 |
Food Salvage Establishments and Brokers | Salvage Establishments and Brokers | Foods Group
| 512-834-6670 |
Food Salvage Establishments and Brokers Licenses | Regulatory Licensing Unit – Foods Licensing Group & Food and Drug Safety Licensing Group | Rosemary Saldiva | 512-834-6626, ext. 2411 |
Food Service (Retail) Licenses | Retail Food Establishments | Food Licensing Group | 512-834-6626 |
Foodborne Illness Disease Outbreaks | Environmental and Consumer Safety Section | Kevin Veal
| 512-834-6660, ext. 2164 |
Foodborne Illness Disease Outbreaks | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Venessa Cantu Greg Leos Irina Cody | 512-776-6648 512-776-3182 512-776-6611 |
Foreign Medical Graduates - J-1 Visas | Texas Primary Care Office | Connie Berry
| 512-776-2172 |
Formaldehyde | Indoor Air Quality Program | Annabelle Dillard
| 512-834-6787, ext. 6608 |
Forms - Pinnacle System | Pinnacle Online Ordering | Noel Lashbrook
| 512-487-3498 |
Forms - Pinnacle System | General Reference | DSHS Library Services
| 512-776-7260 |
Forms - Pinnacle System | HHS Warehouse | Jensen Roberts
| 512-250-7116 |
Freestanding Emergency Medical Care Facilities | Facility Licensing Group | Health Facility Licensing and Compliance | 512-834-6648 |
Freon (Leaking) | Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) | TCEQ
| 512-239-1000 |
Frozen Desserts Licensing | Milk and Dairy Group | Drugs and Food Safety Licensing Group
| 512-834-6727 |
Frozen Desserts Regulations | PSQA Unit – Milk Group | Gene Wright
| 512-834-6758, ext. 2570 |
Funding Opportunities | Funding Information Center | Funding Information Center | 512-776-7684 |
Galactosemia | Newborn Screening | Newborn Screening Unit
| 512-776-3957 |
Gastroenteritis | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Venessa Cantu Greg Leos
| 512-776-6648 512-776-3182 |
General Sanitation | Public Health Sanitation Program | Public Health Sanitation Program
| 512-834-6753 x2306 |
Genetics | Genetic Screening and Clinical Care Coordination | Newborn Screening Unit
| 512-776-3957 |
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) | Center for Health Statistics | GIS Program
| 512-776-7261 |
German Measles (Rubella) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Chip Cohlmia | 512-776-2632 |
Glues and Paints (Abusable) – Permits | Abusable Volatile Chemicals Program (AVC)
| AVC Permitting
| 512-834-6603, ext. 2440 |
Glues and Paints (Abusable) – Regulations | Abusable Volatile Chemicals (AVC) Program | Gary Barg
| 512-834-6787, ext. 2183 |
Gonorrhea | HIV/STD Program | Mary Cullinane
| 512-533-3078 |
Governor's EMS and Trauma Advisory Council (GETAC) | EMS/Trauma Systems | EMS/Trauma Systems
| 512-834-6700 |
Grand Rounds | Academic Affairs | Mary Soto
| 512-776-6559 |
Grants (Funding Opportunities) | Funding Information Center | Funding Information Center
| 512-776-7684 |
Grants-DSHS seeking funds: *Tobacco Settlement Distribution | | Janne Livermore
| 512-458-7111, ext. 6564 |
Grocery Stores | Retail Food Establishments | Retail Food Establishments Program
| 512-834-6753 |
Group A Streptococcal | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Amy Littman | 512-776-6339 |
Group B Streptococcal | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Amy Littman | 512-776-6339 |
Guillain-Barre Syndrome | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch |
| |
Guns/Firearms | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Dan Dao
| 512-776-3575 |
Hansens Disease (Leprosy) | Hansen's Disease Program |
| 512-533-3000 |
Hantavirus | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric Fonken Inger Vilcins | 512-776-2155 512-776-3791 |
Hazardous Consumer Products | PSQA Unit – Environmental Hazards Group | Catherine Mustoe
| 512-834-6787, ext. 2301 |
Health Care-Associated Infections (HAI) Outbreaks | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Bobbiejean Garcia | 713-767-3404 |
Health Care-Associated Infections (HAI) Reporting | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Emily Engelhardt Jennifer Vinyard Shawn Tupy
| 512-776-3110 512-776-3773 512-776-6355 |
Health Facility Compliants | Health Facility Compliants | Health Facility Complaints | 888-973-0022 |
Health Facility Licensing and Compliance | Health Facility Licensing and Compliance | Health Facility Compliance Health Facility Licensing
| 512-834-6650 512-834-6648 |
Health Professional Recruiting | Texas Primary Care Office | Cindy Ellis
| 512-776-7518 ext. 2127 |
Health Professional Shortage Areas and Medically Underserved Areas/Populations | Texas Primary Care Office | Amanda Maedgen
| 512-776-2179 |
Health Professions Resources Center | Center for Health Statistics |
| |
Health Statistics | Center for Health Statistics | Data Dissemination Program
| 512-776-7261 |
Health Status Indicators | Center for Health Statistics | Data Dissemination Program
| 512-776-7261 |
Health, Social, Education and Genetic History Reports (HSEGH) | Central Adoption Registry | Tricia Zeigler
| 512-776-7388 |
Health/Safety Code | General Counsel | Lisa Hernandez
| 512-776-7236 |
Healthy Texas Babies | Office of Title V and Family Health | Aisling McGuckin | 512-776-2746 |
Hearing Services (Pediatric) | Pediatric Audiology | TEHDI Program | 512-776-7726 |
Heart Disease | Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Program | Nancy Eichner
| 512-776-3684 |
Heirloom Birth Certificates | Vital Statistics | Sandra Cooper
| 512-776-6337 |
Hemophilia Services | Hemophilia Assistance Program | Hemophilia
| 512-776-7150 800-222-3986 |
Hemorrhagic Fevers | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Eric Garza | 512-776-6825 |
Hepatitis A | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Chip Cohlmia | 512-776-2632 |
Hepatitis B | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Chip Cohlmia | 512-776-2632 |
Hepatitis B (Perinatal) | Immunization Unit | Rachel Wiseman
| 800-252-9152 |
Hepatitis C | TB/HIV/STD Epidemiology and Surveillance Branch | Sainabou Katende
| 512-533-3098 |
Hepatitis-Others | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Chip Cohlmia
| 512-776-2632 |
Herbs (Dietary Supplements) | PSQA Unit – Foods Group | Julie Luman
| 512-834-6670, ext. 2189 |
Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV) | HIV/STD Program | Mary Cullinane
| 512-533-3078 |
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) | HIPAA | HIPAA Privacy Officer
| 512-776-7111 |
Historically Underutilized Business | Historically Underutilized Business | HUB-Contact
| 512-458-7394 |
HIT Policy | HIT Policy | Steve Eichner | 512-776-7180 |
HIV and STD | HIV/STD Program | Greg Beets | 512-206-5546 |
HIV Medications | Texas HIV Medication Program
| Rachel Sanor
| 512-533-3002 |
HIV/STD Clinical Activities | HIV/STD Program | Janina Vazquez
| 512-533-3095 |
HIV/STD Disease Statistics and Trends | HIV/STD Program | Jonathon Poe | 512-533-3032 |
HIV/STD Prevention and Care Services Activities | HIV/STD Program | Shelley Lucas
| 512-533-3109 |
HIV/STD Public Information | HIV/STD Program | Greg Beets
| 512-206-5546 |
HIV/STD Training | HIV/STD Program | Mary McIntosh
| 512-533-3000 |
Homeopathic Medicine | PSQA Unit – Drugs and Medical Devices Group | Karen Tannert
| 512-834-6755, ext. 2350 |
Hospital (Annual Survey) | Center for Health Statistics | Dwayne Collins
| 512-776-3312 |
Hospital Data - Community Benefits | Center for Health Statistics | Dwayne Collins
| 512-776-3312 |
Hospital Designation (Trauma) | Office of EMS/Trauma Systems Coordination – EMS/Trauma Systems Group | Elizabeth Stevenson
| 512-834-6600 |
Hospital Discharge Data | Center for Health Statistics | Bruce Burns
| 512-776-7261 |
Hospital Leasing | Leasing Office | Tim Horn
| 512-458-7780 |
Hospital Licensing | Facility Licensing Group | Health Facility Licensing and Compliance
| 512-834-6646 |
Hospital Non-Profit Charity Care Reporting | Center for Health Statistics | Dwayne Collins
| 512-776-3312 |
Hospital Preparedness Program Cooperative Agreement (ASPR) | Community Preparedness Section | Jeff Hoogheem Lisette Osborne | 512-776-7219 512-776-7228 |
Hotel/Motel/RV Park | Public Health Sanitation Program | Katie Moore
| 512-834-6753, ext. 2306 |
Human Papilloma Virus (HPV) | HIV/STD Program | Mary Cullinane
| 512-533-3078 |
Human Resources | CAPPS |
| 512-424-6849 |
Hyperthermia | Safe Riders Program | Frank Luera | 512-776-2207 |
Hypothyroidism - Laboratory Testing | Laboratory Services Section, Biochemistry and Genetics Branch | Rachel Lee
| 512-776-7430 |
ICD-10 | ICD-10 | ICD10@dshs.texas.gov | |
ImmTrac, the Texas Immunization Registry | Immunization Unit | ImmTrac Group
| 800-348-9152 |
Immunization General Information | Immunization Unit | Immunizations Info
| 800-252-9152 |
Immunization Partnerships (Texas Immunization Stakeholder Working Group, Immunization Coalitions, Community Outreach) | Immunizations Unit | Linc Allen
| 800-252-9152 |
Imported Crab Meat | Seafood and Aquatic Life Group | Seafood and Aquatic Life Group
| 512-834-6757 |
Imported Foods | Foods Group | Foods Group Foods Licensing Group | 512-834-6670 |
Indigent Health Care | County Indigent Health Care | Connie Berry
| 512-776-2172 |
Industrial Hygiene Chemical and Physical Workplace Hazards | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Emily Hall Ketki Patel
| 512-776-2652 |
Infant Mortality | Office of Title V and Family Health | Amy Bailey Aisling McGuckin
| 512-776-2311 512-776-2746 |
Infant Mortality Statistics | Center for Health Statistics | Data Management Program
| 512-776-7509 |
Influenza (Flu) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Johnathan Ledbetter Bob Russin Hailey Rucas | 512-776-6223 512-776-6242 512-776-6358 |
Influenza Vaccine | Immunization Unit | Kayla Boykins | 800-252-9152 |
Information | Medical and Research Library |
| |
Informed Consent (Texas Medical Disclosure Panel) | Facility Licensing Group | Health Facility Licensing and Compliance | 512-834-6648 |
Inhalant Abuse | Abusable Volatile Chemicals Program | Gary Barg
| 512-834-6787, ext. 2183 |
Inhalant Abuse Products, Licensing | Abusable Volatile Chemicals Program | AVC Permits
| 512-834-6603, ext. 2440 |
Injuries | Environmental Epi and Injury Surveillance Group | Dan Dao Stacy Jorgensen
| 512-776-3575 512-776-2808 |
Inspection Stations | Safe Riders Program | Frank Luera | 512-776-2207 |
Inspections-Health Facility Program Inspections/Surveys/Investigations | Health Facility Program | Health Facility Licensing and Compliance Architectural
| 512-834-6650 512-834-6649 |
Institutional Review Board #1 for DSHS-affiliated social, behavioral, educational, and health science research | Institutional Review Board #1 (reviews DSHS-affiliated social, behavioral, educational, and health science research)
| Sandra Borucki
| 1-888-777-5037 |
Institutional Review Board #2 for DSHS-affiliated mental health, mental retardation, and substance abuse research | Institutional Review Board #2
(reviews DSHS-affiliated mental health, mental retardation, and substance abuse research) | Institutional Review Board #2 | |
Integrated Health Care Delivery (Service Delivery Integration) | Title V and Health Resources Development Office | Marjorie Doubleday
| 512-458-7111, ext. 3028 |
Internet/Intranet | Web Services | Webmaster
| 512-776-2243 |
Internship | Academic Affairs | Wendy Andreades
| 512-776-3750 |
Investigation and Surveillance Forms | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Laura Tabony
| 512-776-2663 |
J-1 Visa Waiver Program (Eligibility) | Texas Primary Care Office | Clay Daniel
| 512-776-7518 ext. 3862 |
J-1 Visa Waiver Program (Placement Assistance) | Texas Primary Care Office | Clay Daniel
| 512-776-7518 ext. 3862 |
Kawasaki Syndrome | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch |
| |
Kerrville State Hospital (Mental Health) | MH/SA - Hospital Services Section | Stephen Anfinson
| 830-896-2211 |
KI (Potassium Iodide) | Division for Regulatory Services | Richard Ratliff
| 512-834-6679 |
Kidney (End Stage Renal Disease Facility Licensing) | Facility Licensing Group | Health Facility Licensing and Compliance
| 512 834-6646 |
Kidney Health Care Program Training | Kidney Health Care | Kidneynet
| 512-776-7150 800-222-3986 |
Kidney Health Services | Kidney Health Care | Kidneynet
| 512-776-7150 800-222-3986 |
Laboratory | Laboratory Services Section | Grace Kubin
| 512-776-7318 Fax: 512-776-7294 |
Laboratory (Chemical and Radiological Analysis) | Laboratory Services Section, Environmental Sciences Branch | Virginia Kammerdiener Carl Hogberg | 512-776-3827 512-776-3368 |
Laboratory (Lab Building Issues) | Laboratory Services Section | Sherry Clay
| 512-776-7318 Fax: 512-776-7294 |
Laboratory Reporting | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Laura Tabony | 512-776-2663 |
Laboratory Supplies for Newborn Screening | Laboratory Services Section, Quality Assurance Unit | Dorothy Breeden
| 512-776-2674 |
Lasers and Laser Hair Removal Registration | Regulatory Licensing Unit – Radiation and Safety Licensing Branch, Machine Source Group | Shannon Dove-Edson Tarre Calloway | 512-834-6688, ext. 2243 512-834-6688, ext. 2228 |
Lead (Consumer Products) | PSQA Unit – Environmental Hazards Group | Catherine Mustoe
| 512-834-6787, ext. 2301 |
Lead (Exposure and Health Effects) | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Jennifer Karnik
| 512-776-6317 |
Lead (Food) | PSQA Unit – Foods Group | Julie Luman
| 512-834-6670, ext. 2189 |
Lead (Paint) | PSQA Unit – Environmental Hazards Group | Peter Tadin
| 512-834-6787, ext. 2434 |
Lead (Poisoning Toxicology) | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Laura Morse
| 512-776-3004 |
Lead Licensing | Regulatory Licensing Unit - Environmental and Sanitation Licensing Group | Mary Ann Paredes
| 512-834-6600 |
Leasing | Leasing Office | Tim Horn
| 512-458-7780 |
Legionnaire's Disease/Legionellosis | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Johnathan Ledbetter | 512-776-6223 |
Legislation | Government Affairs Unit | Nick Dauster
| 512-776-3880 |
Leishmaniasis | Zoonosis Control Branch | Inger Vilcins
| 512-776-3791 |
Leprosy | Hansen's Disease Program | Sergio Noyola | 512-533-3147 |
Leprosy (Hansens Disease) | TB/HIV/STD Unit | Sergio Noyola | 512-533-3147 |
Leptospirosis | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric Fonken Nicole Evert
| 512-776-2155 512-776-2890 |
Library Services (Audiovisual Library) | Audiovisual Library | Audiovisual Library
| 512-776-7260 |
Library Services (Early Childhood Intervention/Rehabilitation Collection) | Audiovisual Library | Audiovisual Library
| 512-776-7260 |
Library Services (Funding Information Center) | Funding Information Center | Funding Information Center
| 512-776-7684 |
Library Services (Medical and Research Library) | Medical and Research Library | Medical and Research Library
| 512-776-7559 |
Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselors | Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor Program Professional Licensing and Certification Unit | lcdc@dshs.state.tx.us | 512-834-6605 |
Limestone County Community Health Assessment | Center for Program Coordination, Policy and Innovation | Mike Gilliam
| 512-458-7111, ext. 2708 |
Listeriosis | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Irina Cody Greg Leos Venessa Cantu | 512-776-6611 512-776-3182 512-776-6648 |
Literature and Publications - Pinnacle System | Pinnacle Online Ordering | Noel Lashbrook
| 512-487-3498 |
Literature and Publications - Pinnacle System | General Reference | DSHS Library Services
| 512-776-7260 |
Literature and Publications - Pinnacle System | HHS Warehouse | Jensen Roberts
| 512-250-7116 |
Local Health Authority | Regional and Local Services | David Gruber Beverly Pritchett
| 512-776-7770 512-776-7770 800-248-4083 |
Low Level Radioactive Waste | Regulatory Licensing Unit – Radioactive Material Group | Richard Ratliff
| 512-834-6679 |
Lyme Disease | Zoonosis Control Branch | Bonny Mayes
| 512-776-2888 |
Lymphogranuloma Venereum (LGV) | HIV/STD Program | Mary Cullinane
| 512-533-3078 |
Mad Cow Disease, See also Bovine spongioform encephalitis (BSE) and Crutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Michael Fischer
| 512-776-6338 |
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) | PSQA Unit – Drugs and Medical Devices Group | Jeff Mansell
| 512-834-6755, ext. 2326 |
Malaria | Zoonosis Control Branch | Inger Vilcins
| 512-776-3791 |
Mammography - Compliance/Inspections | Inspection Unit – Mammography Group | Jerry Cogburn
| 512-834-6747, ext. 2037 |
Mammography Regulation (Certification & Accreditation) | Regulatory Licensing Unit – Radiation Safety Licensing Branch - Radiation Machine Source Group | Jo Turkette
| 512-834-6688, ext. 2247 |
Marketing/Advertising | Communications Unit | Communications Unit
| 512-776-7404 |
Marriage and Family Therapist Licensing | Texas State Board of Examiners of Marriage and Family Therapists Professional Licensing and Certification Unit | Marriage and Family Therapist Licensing | 512-834-6657 |
Marriage Statistics | Center for Health Statistics | Data Management Program
| 512-776-7509 |
Maternal and Child Health Epidemiology | Family and Community Health Services (FCHS) Division | Natalie Archer Karen Ruggiero
| 512-776-2870 512-776-2749 |
Maternal Care Designation | EMS/Trauma Systems | EMS/Trauma Systems | 512-834-6700 |
Maternal Health | Title V Maternal and Child Health | Evelyn Interis Julie Stagg | 512-776-2942 512-776-6917 |
Meaningful Use | Meaningful Use | Meaningful Use | 512-776-2972 |
Measles (Rubeola) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Eric Garza Chip Cohlmia | 512-776-6825 512-776-2632 |
Meat and Poultry | Meat Safety Assurance Unit | Meat Safety Assurance Unit
| 512-834-6760 |
Medical Advisory Board (MAB) (Reviews Driver's Licenses for Medical Reasons) | Medical Advisory Board | EMS/Trauma Systems
| 512-834-6700 |
Medical Council | Center for Program Coordination | Mike Messinger
| 512-458-7111, ext. 3745 |
Medical Device Distributor and Manufacturers Licenses | Medical Device Manufacturers and Distributors | Drugs and Food Safety Licensing Group
| 512-834-6727 |
Medical Devices | Medical Device Manufacturers and Distributors | Drugs and Medical Devices Group
| 512-834-6755 |
Medical Gas Regulations | Drugs Manufacturers and Distributors | Drugs and Medical Devices Group
| 512-834-6755 |
Medical Serology – Laboratory Testing | Laboratory Services Section, Microbiological Sciences Branch | Elizabeth Delamater Pushker Raj Elizabeth Delamater | 512-776-7592 512-776-7760 512-776-7592 |
Medical Waste | PSQA Unit – Public Health Sanitation & Consumer Products Safety Group | Michael Minoia
| 512-834-6788, ext. 2305 |
Meningitis | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Amy Littman | 512-776-6339 |
Meningococcal Infections | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Chip Cohlmia | 512-776-2632 |
Meningococcal Meningitis Vaccine | Immunization Unit | Margaret Horton | 800-292-9152 |
Mental Health - General Information | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | Robyn Strickland
| 512-838-4335 |
Mental Health - Texas Resilience & Recovery | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | Robyn Strickland
| 512-838-4335 |
Mental Health - Training and Technical Assistance | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | Robyn Strickland
| 512-838-4335 |
Mental Health Community Centers | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | Robyn Strickland
| 512-838-4335 |
Mental Health Services, Disaster | Texas P.R.I.D.E. | Chance Freeman
| 512-206-5516 |
Mercury Poisoning | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | epitox@dshs.state.tx.us
| |
Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Bobbiejean Garcia | 713-767-3404 |
Microbiology | Laboratory Services Section, Microbiological Sciences Branch | Elizabeth Delamater
| 512-776-7592 Fax: 512-776-7452 |
Microwaves | Inspection Unit – X-Ray Group | Helen Watkins
| 512-834-6747, ext. 2006 |
Migration for Birth Data | Center for Health Statistics | Data Dissemination Program | 512-776-7261 |
Milk & Dairy Licenses | Milk and Dairy Group | Drugs and Food Safety Licensing Group
| 512-834-6727 |
Milk and Dairy Regulations | Milk and Dairy Group | Milk and Dairy Group
| 512-834-6758 |
Mosquito identification and testing | Zoonosis Control Branch | Bethany Bolling Mary D'Anton
| 512-776-6920 512-776-2454 |
Motor Vehicle Injury Data | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Dan Dao
| 512-776-3575 |
Motor Vehicle Safety | Safe Riders Program | Frank Luera
| 512-776-2207 800-252-8255 |
Multidrug Resistant Acinetobacter | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Jennifer Vinyard | 512-776-3773 |
Mumps | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Kelsey Sanders Allison Sierocki Lucille Palenapa | 512-776-6577 512-776-2722 512-776-2588 |
Naegleria | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Amy Littman
| 512-776-6339 |
Narcotics (Schedule of Controlled Substances) | PSQA Unit – Drugs and Medical Devices Group | Karen Tannert
| 512-834-6755, ext. 2350 |
Narcotics Treatment Program Licensing | Facility Licensing Group | Health Facility Licensing and Compliance
| 512-834-6648 |
National Health Service Corps (NHSC) | Texas Primary Care Office | Cindy Ellis
| 512-776-7518 ext. 2127 |
National Interest Waivers (NIW) | Texas Primary Care Office | Clay Daniel
| 512-776-7518 ext. 3862 |
NBS (NEDSS Base System) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch |
| |
Neonatal Designation | EMS/Trauma Systems | EMS/Trauma Systems | 512-834-6700 |
Neural Tube Defects | Birth Defects Epidemiology and Surveillance | Mark Canfield
| 512-776-7232, ext. 6158 |
Newborn Hearing Screening | TEHDI Program | TEHDI Program
| 512-776-7726 |
Newborn Screening | Health Screening | Newborn Screening Unit
| 512-776-3957 |
Newborn Screening - Laboratory Testing | Laboratory Services Section, Biochemistry and Genetics Branch | Rachel Lee
| 512-776-7158 |
Newborn Screening Genetic Consulting | Genetic Screening and Clinical Care Coordination | Newborn Screening Unit
| 512-776-3957 |
News Media Relations | Press Office | Chris Van Deusen
| 512-776-7119 |
Noise Levels Workplace | PSQA Unit – Public Health Sanitation & Consumer Products Safety Group | Michael Minoia
| 512-834-6788, ext. 2305 |
North Texas State Hospital Mental Health | Hospital Services Section | James Smith
| 940-552-4000 |
NorthSTAR | NorthSTAR | Mary Sowder
| 512-206-5470 |
Norwalk and Norwalk-Like | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Venessa Cantu Irina Cody Greg Leos | 512-776-7676 512-776-6611 512-776-3182 |
Notifiable Conditions (Disease Reporting) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Laura Tabony Nadia Bekka
| 512-776-2663 512-776-6364 |
Nuclear Power Plants/Emergency Response | Inspection Unit – Environmental Monitoring Group | Bob Free
| 512-834-6770, ext. 2022 |
Nutrition | WIC Program | Rachel Edwards Shirley Ellis
| 512-341-4763 512-341-4570 |
Obesity Prevention Program | Primary Prevention Branch | Brett Spencer Melissa Cammack | 512-776-6161 512-776-3053 |
Occupational Diseases: Asbestos, Silicosis, Pesticide, Occupational Lead Poisoning | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Emily Hall Jose Velez Ketki Patel | 512-776-7269 512-776-7269 |
Occupational Health | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Ketki Patel Leticia Nogueira | 512-776-3723 512-776-6704 |
Office of General Counsel | Office of General Counsel | Lisa Hernandez
| 512-776-7236 |
Open Records - Public Information Requests | Office of General Counsel | Open Records
| 512-776-6966 |
Oral/Dental Health/Texas Health Steps Dental | Oral Health Branch | Oral Health Program
| 512-776-3001 |
Out of Hospital - Do Not Resuscitate | EMS/Trauma Systems Coordination | EMS/Trauma Systems
| 512-834-6700 |
Outpatient Physical Therapy or Speech Pathology Services – Medicare Certification | Health Facility Compliance | Health Facility Licensing and Compliance
| 512-834-6650, ext. 2639 |
Oxygen | Drug Manufacturers and Distributors | Drugs and Medical Devices Group
| 512-834-6755 |
Oysters | PSQA Unit – Seafood and Aquatic Life Group | Kirk Wiles
| 512-834-6757, ext. 2500 |
Parasitology (Parasites) – Laboratory Testing | Laboratory Services Section, Microbiological Services Branch | Elizabeth Delamater Chun Wang Cathy Snider | 512-776-7592 512-776-2552 512-776-7560 |
Parish Nurse Connection | Regional and Local Services | Rita Carlson Dorothy Chesley
| 512-834-4555, Ext. 2055 512-834-4555, Ext. 2079 |
Passenger Safety | Safe Riders Program | Frank Luera | 512-776-2207 |
Paternity Records | Vital Statistics | Jan Burks
| 512-776-7399 |
PATH (Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness) | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | Nicole Bower
| 512-838-4341 |
Patient Bill of Rights | Facility Licensing Group | Health Facility Licensing and Compliance
| 512 834-6648 |
Perinatal Health Program | Office of Title V and Family Health | Evelyn Interis
| 512-776-2942 |
Pertussis (Whooping Cough) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Eric Garza Chip Cohlmia | 512-776-6825 512-776-2632 |
Pesticide Applicators Regulations | PSQA Unit – Public Health Sanitation & Consumer Products Safety Group | Roy Burton
| 512-834-6773, ext. 2302 |
Pesticide Exposure Reporting (Occupational) | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Jose Velez Leticia Nogueira
| 512-776-6216 512-776-6704 |
Pesticide Exposure, Health Impact and Toxicology | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Ketki Patel Leticia Nogueira | 512-776-6216 512-776-6704 |
Pesticides in Food | Foods Group | Foods Group
| 512-834-6670 |
Pests/Unsanitary Conditions (Public Nuisance Complaints) | PSQA Unit – Public Health Sanitation & Consumer Products Safety Group | Katie Moore
| 512-834-6788, ext. 2306 |
Pet Entry/Import Requirements | Zoonosis Control Branch | Pam Wilson | 512-776-6622 |
Pharmacy | Pharmacy Branch | James Abshier | 512-776-2494 |
Phenylketonuria (PKU) | Newborn Screening | Newborn Screening Unit
| 512-776-3957 |
Phenylketonuria (PKU) - Laboratory Testing | Laboratory Services Section, Biochemistry and Genetics Branch | Rachel Lee
| 512-776-7430 |
Physical Activity | Obesity Prevention Program | Brett Spencer
| 512-776-6161 |
Physical Activity and Wellness | Obesity Prevention Program | Brett Spencer Kristy Hansen
| 512-776-6161 512-776-3053 |
Physician Education Loan Repayment Program (PELRP) State Loan Repayment Program | Texas Primary Care Office | Cindy Ellis
| 512-458-2127 |
Pinworms | Laboratory | Cathy Snider
| 512-776-7560 |
Plague In Humans and Animals | Zoonosis Control Branch | Kathy Parker
| 512-776-2886 |
Pneumococcal Disease | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Amy Littman Chip Cohlmas | 512-776-6339 512-776-2632 |
Polio | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Eric Garza Chip Cohlmia | 512-776-6825 512-776-2632 |
Population | Center for Health Statistics | Data Dissemination Program
| 512-776-7261 |
Portable X-ray Services | Health Facility Compliance | Health Facility LIcensing and Compliance
| 512-834-6650, ext. 2639 |
Potassium Iodide (KI) | Division for Regulatory Services | Richard Ratliff Robert Free
| 512-834-6679 512-834-6679, ext. 2022 |
Poultry and Meat | Meat Safety Assurance Unit | Meat Safety Assurance Unit | 512-834-6760 |
PRAMS (Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System) | Health Data Assessment and Reporting | Tanya Guthrie
| 512-776-2935 |
Pregnancy High Risk | Case Management | Case Management
| 512-776-2168 |
Pregnancy Statistics | Center for Health Statistics | Data Management Program
| 512-776-7509 |
Pregnancy, Parenting and Depression | Title V Maternal and Child Health | Julie Stagg
| 512-776-6917 |
Prenatal Services | Title V Maternal and Child Health | Julie Stagg
| 512-776-6917 |
Press Office | Press Office | Chris Van Deusen
| 512-776-7119 |
Preventive Medicine Residency | Academic Linkages | Anita Buck
| 512-776-7276 |
Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Amy Littman Hailey Rucas Johnathan Ledbetter | 512-776-6339 512-776-6354 512-776-6223 |
Primary Health Care | Primary Health Care | Karen Gray
| 512-776-2752 |
Privacy (HIPAA) | HIPAA | HIPAA Privacy Officer
| 512-458-7313 |
Procurement of Client Services (Family and Community Health Contracts) | Client Services Contract Unit | Bill Walk
| 512-458-7470 |
Procurement of Client Services (Mental Health and Substance Abuse Contracts) | Client Services Contract Unit | Blanca Flores
| 512-458-7470 |
Procurement of Client Services (Preparedness Contracts) | Client Services Contract Unit | Janet Childers
| 512-458-7470 |
Procurement of Client Services (Prevention Contracts) | Client Services Contract Unit | Vonda White
| 512-458-7470 |
Procurement of Client Services (Regulatory Contracts or Contracts for Special Projects) | Client Services Contract Unit | Melissa Anderson
| 512-458-7470 |
Product Safety Licensing | Regulatory Licensing Unit - Chemical and Product Safety Licensing Group | Hoyt Henry
| 512-834-6603, ext. 2432 |
Product Safety Regulations | PSQA Unit – Environmental Hazards Group | Dana Shuler
| 512-834-6787, ext. 2301 |
Professional Counselor Licensing | Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors Professional Licensing and Certification Unit | Bobbe Alexander | 512-834-6628, ext. 6791 |
Professional Licensing Complaints & Investigations | Professional Licensing and Certification Unit – Investigations & Quality Assurance Group | Anthony Luna
| 512-834-6628, ext. 4547 |
Promotor(a) Program | Promotor(a) or Community Health Worker Training and Certification Program | Beatrice Smith Adriana Flores
| 512-776-2808 512-776-3860 |
Provider Education-Texas Health Steps | Texas Health Steps-Online Provider Education | THSteps Online Education | 512-776-3045 |
Pseudoephedrine Sales – Certificate of Authority (Licenses) | Regulatory Licensing Unit - Drugs & Food Safety Licensing Group | Jody Randig | 512-834-6727, ext. 2492 |
Psittacosis | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric Fonken Nicole Evert
| 512-776-2155 512-776-2890 |
Psychiatric Hospital Licensing | Facility Licensing Group | Health Facility Licensing and Compliance | 512-834-6648 |
Public Health Emergency Preparedness Cooperative Agreement (CDC) | Community Preparedness Section | Jeff Hoogheem | 512-776-7219 |
Public Health Funding & Policy Committee | Regional & Local Health Services | David Gruber | 512-776-7770 |
Public Health Nuisances | PSQA Unit – Public Health Sanitation & Consumer Product Safety Group | Katie Moore
| 512-834-6788, ext. 2306 |
Public Health Nursing | Divisions for Regional and Local Health Services | David Gruber Beverly Pritchett
| 512-776-7770 512-776-7770 |
Public Health Regions | Regional and Local Health Operations | David Gruber
| 512-776-7770 |
Public Information - Media | Press Office | Chris Van Deusen
| 512-776-7119 |
Public Information - Open Records Requests | Office of General Counsel | Open Records
| 512-776-6966 |
Public Lodging (Hotel/Motel) | PSQA Unit – Public Health Sanitation & Consumer Product Safety Group | Katie Moore
| 512-834-6753, ext. 2306 |
Public Restrooms | PSQA Unit – Public Health Sanitation & Consumer Products Safety Group | Katie Moore
| 512-834-6753 x2306 |
Public Swimming Pools | PSQA Unit – Public Health Sanitation & Consumer Products Safety Group | Katie Moore
| 512-834-6788, ext. 2306 |
Public Swimming Pools and Spas | Public Swimming Pools and Spas | Katie Moore
| 512-834-6788, ext. 2305 |
Publications - Pinnacle System | General Reference | DSHS Library Services
| 512-776-7260 |
Publications - Pinnacle System | HHS Warehouse | Jensen Roberts
| 512-250-7116 |
Publications - Pinnacle System | Pinnacle Online Ordering | Noel Lashbrook
| 512-487-3498 |
Purchasing Issues | Central Procurement Services | Bob Burnette
| 512-458-7744 |
Q Fever | Zoonosis Control Branch | Bonny Mayes
| 512-776-2888 |
Quality Assurance of Health Care Services | Quality Management Branch, Performance Mgmt. Unit | Nancy Taylor
| 512-458-7111, ext. 3153 |
Rabies - Laboratory Testing | Laboratory Services Section, Microbiological Sciences Branch | Letha Zuckero Martha Thompson Elizabeth Delamater | 512-776-7491 512-776-7515 512-776-7592 |
Rabies In Animals | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric Fonken Laura Robinson
| 512-776-2155 512-776-3306 |
Rabies In Humans | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric Fonken Laura Robinson | 512-776-2155 512-776-3306 |
Rabies Laws | Zoonosis Control Branch | Pam Wilson Debbie Speicher
| 512-776-6622 512-776-2279 |
Rabies Oral Rabies Vaccination Program (Bait Drop) | Zoonosis Control Branch | Laura Robinson
| 512-776-3306 |
Rabies Statewide Quarantine | Zoonosis Control Branch | Pam Wilson
| 512-776-6622 |
Radiation (Low-Level Waste) | Regulatory Licensing Unit – Radioactive Material Group | RAMlicensing@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6688 ext. 2861 |
Radiation (Nonionizing) Inpections | Inspection Unit – X-Ray Group | Helen Watkins
| 512-834-6770, ext. 2006 |
Radiation (Nuclear Emergency Planning) | Inspection Unit – Environmental Monitoring Group | Glen Corbin
| 512-834-6770, ext. 2028 |
Radiation (Pantex, Nuclear Weapons) | Inspection Unit – Environmental Monitoring Group | Chris Moore
| 512-834-6770, ext. 2014 |
Radiation Accidents | Inspection Unit – Environmental Monitoring Group | Art Tucker
| 512-834-6770, ext. 2359 |
Radiation Licensing | Regulatory Licensing Unit | RAMlicensing@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6688 ext. 2861 |
Radiation Policy/Standards & Quality Assurance Regulations | PSQA Unit – Radiation Group | Chuck Flynn
| 512-834-6770, ext. 2821 |
Radioactive Material | Regulatory Licensing Unit – Radioactive Materials Group | RAMlicensing@dshs.texas.gov
| 512-834-6688, ext. 2861 |
Radon | Inspection Unit – Environmental Monitoring Group | Ruben Cortez
| 512-834-6770 x2004 |
Rapid Needs Assessment | Community Preparedness Section | Bruce Clements Jeff Hoogheem
| 512-458-7219 |
Ratite (Ostrich, Emu Slaughter Process Inspection) | Meat Safety Assurance Unit | Meat Safety Assurance Unit
| 512-834-6760 |
Records Retention | Records Management Office | Records Management Office
| 512-776-7635 |
Red Tide | Seafood and Aquatic Life Group | Seafood and Aquatic Life Group
| 512-834-6757 |
Regional Advisory Councils (RACs)/Trauma Systems | EMS/Trauma Systems | EMS/Trauma Systems
| 512-834-6700 |
Business Filing and Verification | Consumer Safety Division | Charlotte Sullivan
| 512-834-6730 |
Remote Inspectors (Dental, Veterinary, Podiatry, Minimal Threat) | Inspections Unit - Radiation - Mammography Group | Yvette Stewart
| 512-834-6770, ext. 2030 |
Rendering | Meat Safety Assurance Unit | Meat Safety Assurance Unit
| 512-834-6760 |
Reportable Diseases | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Laura Tabony | 512-776-2663 |
Residency | Academic Linkages | Rick Danko
| 512-776-7375 |
Restaurant (Yellow Grease) | PSQA Unit – Meat Group | Meat Safety Assurance Unit
| 512-834-6760 |
Restaurant Sanitation Regulations | PSQA Unit – Foods Establishment Group | Cheryl Wilson
| 512-834-6753 x2053 |
Restrooms | PSQA Unit – Public Health Sanitation & Consumer Product Safety Group | Dora Fogle
| 512-834-6788, ext. 2306 |
Retail Food Establishment Inspections (Non-Profit and Government Organizations) | Retail Food Establishments | Food Licensing Group | 512-834-6626 |
Retail Food Establishments, Inspection Officer Standardization/Training | Retail Food Establishments | Retail Food Service Establishments Program
| 512-834-6753 |
Retail Food Establishments Complaints | Retail Foods Establishments | Cheryl Wilson
| 512-834-6753, ext. 2053 |
Retail Food Establishments Inspections | Retail Food Establishments | Retail Food Establishments Program
| 512-834-6753 |
Retail Food Establishments Licenses | Retail Food Establishments | Foods Licensing Group | 512-834-6626 |
Retail Food Establishments Manager Certification | Certified Food Manager Program | Certified Food Manager Program
| 512-834-6753 |
Rheumatic Fever | Infectious Disease Control Unit | Lesley Brannan Amy Littman
| 512-776-6354 512-776-6339 |
Rio Grande State Center (Mental Health) | Hospital Services Section | Sonia Hernandez-Keeble
| 956-430-2401 |
Risk Assessment and Environmental Contamination | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Tom Ellerbee
| 512-776-6039 |
Rubella (German Measles) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Chip Cohlmia Eric Garza | 512-776-2632 512-776-6825 |
Rural Health Clinics | Health Facility Compliance | Health Facility Liensing and Compliance
| 512-834-6650, ext. 2639 |
Rural Health Issues | Center for Rural Health Initiatives | Sam Tessen
| 512-479-8891 |
Rusk State Hospital (Mental Health) | Hospital Services Section | Ted Debbs
| 903-683-3421 |
Safe Riders | Safe Riders Program | Frank Luera | 512-776-2207 |
Safety Workplace | PSQA Unit – Environmental Hazards Group | Ann Adams
| 512-834-6787, ext. 2572 |
Salmonellosis | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Greg Leos Raymond Dinnan Venessa Cantu | 512-776-3182 512-776-6176 512-776-6648 |
Salmonellosis in reptiles and amphibians | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric Fonken
| 512-776-2155 |
Salvage Cosmetics | Salvage Brokers and Establishments | Drugs and Medical Devices Group
| 512-834-6755 |
Salvage Drug | Salvage Brokers and Establishments | Drugs and Medical Devices Group
| 512-834-6755 |
Salvage Food Regulations | Salvage Brokers and Establishments | Foods Group
| 512-834-6770 |
Salvage Medical Devices | Salvage Brokers and Establishments | Drugs and Medical Devices Group
| 512-834-6755 |
San Antonio State Hospital (Mental Health) | Hospital Services Section | Robert Arizpe
| 210-531-7710 |
Scarlet Fever/Rheumatic Fever | Infectious Disease Control Unit | Amy Littman
| 512-776-6339 |
School Cafeteria Inspection Payment/Applications | Retail Foods Establishments | Foods Licensing Group | 512-834-6626 |
School Health | School Health Program | School Health Program
| 512-776-7279 |
School Health – Texas School Health Advisory Committee | School Health Program | School Health Program
| 512-776-7279 |
School Immunization Requirements | Immunization Unit | Margaret Horton
| 800-252-9152 |
School Nurses | School Health Program | Anita Wheeler
| 512-776-2909 |
School-Based Health Centers | School-Based Health Centers | School Health Program
| 512-776-7279 |
Schools (Head Lice) | School Health Program | School Health Program
| 512-776-7279 |
Schools/Child Care Facilities (Vision/Hearing Screening) | School Vision and Hearing Screening Program | Vision and Hearing Screening Program
| 512-776-6442 |
Seafood and Shellfish Licenses | Foods Group | Foods Licensing Group
| 512-834-6626, ext. 2646 512-834-6757, ext. 2500 |
Seafood Contamination | Seafood and Aquatic Life Group | Seafood and Aquatic Life Group
| 512-834-6757 |
Seafood Safety (other than shellfish and crab meat) | Foods Group | Seafood and Aquatic Life Group
| 512-834-6670 |
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS Laboratory Issues) | Laboratory Services Section, Microbiological Services Branch | Elizabeth Delamater Crystal Van Cleave
| 512-776-7592 512-776-7594 |
Sex Offender Treatment Provider Licensing | Professional Licensing and Certification Unit | Celeste Lunceford
| 512-834-4551 512-834-4530 |
Sexual Violence Prevention | Title V Maternal and Child Health | Carol Harvey
| 512-776-6965 |
Shellfish | Seafood and Aquatic Life Group | Seafood and Aquatic Life Group
| 512-834-6757 |
Shigellosis | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Irina Cody Wendy Albers Venessa Cantu | 512-776-6611 512-776-6326 512-776-6648 |
Sickle Cell | Newborn Screening | Newborn Screening Unit
| 512-776-3957 |
Silicosis Reporting | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Emily Hall Ketki Patel
| 512-776-2652 512-776-3723 |
Small pox | Community Preparedness Section | Bruce Clements Jeff Hoogheem
| 512-458-7219 |
Smallpox (Variola) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Laura Tabony | 512-776-2663 |
Snakes-Poisonous | Environmental Epi and Disease Registry Section | Matt Forrester
| 512-659-3627 |
Social Worker Licensing | Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners Professional Licensing and Certification Unit | Board of Social Worker Examiners | 512-719-3521 |
South Texas Health Care System | MH/SA - Hospital Services Section | Benjamin Perez
| 956-364-8487 |
South Texas Laboratory - Harlingen, TX | Laboratory Services Section | Aurora Martinez
| 956-364-8748 |
Special Care Facility Licensing | Facility Licensing Group | Health Facility Licensing and Compliance
| 512-834-6648 |
Special Projects-YES Waiver, HCBS-AMH | MHSA Special Projects | Carmen Bliss | 512-206-4510 |
Spinal Cord Injuries | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Stacy Jorgensen | 512-776-2808 |
Spinal Screening | School Spinal Screening Program | Spinal Screening Program | 512-776-6442 |
Rocky Mountain Spotted Fever | Zoonosis Control Branch | Bony Mayes
| 512-776-2888 |
St. Louis Encephalitis | Zoonosis Control Branch | Nicole Evert
| 512-776-2890 |
Staphylococcal | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Bobbiejean Garcia | 713-767-3404 |
State Epidemiologist | State Epidemiologist | Linda Gaul
| 512-776-7198 Fax: 512-458-7472 |
State Health Plan | Center for Health Statistics | Matt Turner
| 512-776-6541 |
State Mental Health Facilities | Hospital Services Section | Peggy Perry
| 512-206-5184 |
Statewide Health Coordinating Council | Center for Health Statistics | Matt Turner
| 512-776-6541 |
Statistics (Demographic Trends, Income, Poverty Rate) | Center for Health Statistics | Data Dissemination Program
| 512-776-7261 |
Strategic National Stockpile | Community Preparedness Section
| Bruce Clements Jeff Hoogheem
| 512-458-7219 |
Streptococcal Disease, Group A & B | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Amy Littman | 512-776-6339 |
Stroke | Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Program | Nancy Eichner
| 512-776-3684 |
Stroke Designation | EMS/Trauma Systems | EMS/Trauma Systems | 512-834-6700 |
Substance Abuse - General Information | Substance Abuse Services | Philander Moore
| 512-206-5828 |
Substance Abuse - Research and Data | Substance Abuse Services | Suzanne Alston
| 512-206-5114 |
Substance Abuse - Offender Education | Offender Education Program | Celeste Lunceford
| 800-832-9623 512-834-4551 |
Substance Abuse - Training and Technical Assistance | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | Philander Moore
| 512-206-5828 |
Substance Abuse (Facility Compliance) | Substance Abuse Compliance Group | Health Facility Licensing and Compliance
| 512-834-6700 ext. 2126 800-832-9623 |
Substance Abuse (Facility Licensing) | Facility Licensing Group | Health Facility Licensing and Compliance
| 512-834-6600, ext. 2118 |
Substance Abuse Co-Occurring Psychiatric and Substance Abuse Disorders | Substance Abuse Services | Tina Hosaka
| 512-206-5205 |
Substance Abuse Prevention Services | Substance Abuse Services | Mary Sowder
| 512-206-5247 |
Substance Abuse Program Services | Substance Abuse Services | Mary Sowder
| 512-206-5247 |
Substance Abuse Treatment | Substance Abuse Services | Mary Sowder
| 512-206-5247 |
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) | Office of Title V and Family Health | Amy Bailey
| 512-776-2311 |
Suffocations/Obstructions | Environmental Epi and Injury Surveillance Group | Dan Dao
| 512-458-3575 |
Suicide Prevention | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Division | Jenna Heise
| 512-206-5954 National Suicide Prevention Hotline: 1-800-273-TALK(8255) |
Suicides | Environmental Epi and Injury Surveillance Group | Dan Dao Adrian Conder
| 512-776-3575 512-776-6379 |
Survey of Organizational Excellence | Division of Organization Development | Robin Scott
| 512-458-7111, ext. 6114 |
Syndromic Surveillance | Syndromic Surveillance | Syndromic Surveillance | 512-776-7770 |
Syndromic Surveillance Governance Council | Syndromic Surveillance Governance Council | Syndromic Surveillance | 512-776-7770 |
Syphilis | HIV/STD Program | Mary Cullinane | 512-533-3078 |
Taeniasis | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Eric Fonken Nicole Evert
| 512-776-2155 512-776-2890 |
Tanning Devices, Facilities, & Salons | Tanning Facilities | Drugs and Medical Devices Group
| 512-834-6755 |
Tanning Facilities Licensure | Tanning Facilities | Drugs and Foods Safety Licensing Group
| 512-834-6727 |
Tattoo & Body Piercing Studio Licenses | Tattoo & Body Piercing Studios | Drugs & Food Safety Licensing Group | 512-834-6727 |
Tattoo Studios | Tattoo and Body Piercing Studios | Drugs and Medical Devices Group
| 512-834-6727 |
Teen Pregnancy (Prevention) | Title V Maternal and Child Health | Carol Harvey | 512-776-6965 |
Terrell State Hospital (Mental Health) | Hospital Services Section | Fred Hale
| 972-551-8561 |
Tetanus | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Chip Cohlmia | 512-776-2632 |
Texas Center for Infectious Disease (TCID) (Health Facility) | Hospital Services Section | David Gruber Beverly Pritchett
| 512-776-7770 512-776-7770 |
Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies (TCNWS) | Center for Health Statistics | Pamela Lauer | 512-776-6723 |
Texas Council on Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke | Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Program | Tom Stephan Rick Schwertfeger
| 512-458-7111, ext. 2739 512-458-7111, ext. 2209 |
Texas Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (TEHDI) | Texas Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (TEHDI) | TEHDI Program | 512-776-7726 |
Texas EMS Trauma News | EMS/Trauma Systems | EMS/Trauma Systems
| 512-834-6700 |
Texas Environmental Health Institute | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Heidi Bojes
| 512-776-6704 |
Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 81, Communicable Diseases, Communicable Disease Prevention and Control Act | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Laura Tabony | 512-776-2663 |
Texas Health Steps (EPSDT) | Texas Health Steps (EPSDT) | THSteps Program
| 512-776-7745 |
Texas Medical Disclosure Panel | Facility Licensing Group | Health Facility Licensing and Compliance
| 512-834-6648 |
Texas Mold Assessment and Remediation Rules | PSQA Unit – Environmental Hazards Group | Peter Tadin
| 512-834-6787, ext. 2434 |
Texas Poison Center Network | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Judy Whitfield Mathias Forrester
| 512-776-6328 512-659-3627 |
Texas Primary Care Office | Texas Primary Care Office | Texas Primary Care Office
| 512-776-7518 |
Texas Vaccines for Children | Immunization Unit | Immunizations Info
| 800-252-9152 |
Text4Baby | Healthy Texas Babies | Title V Maternal and Child Health
| 512-776-7373 |
Tick Borne Diseases | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric Fonken
| 512-776-2155 |
Tick identification and testing | Zoonosis Control Branch | Bonny Mayes
| 512-776-2888 |
Title V | Title V Maternal and Child Health | Title V Maternal and Child Health
| 512-776-7373 |
Tobacco Prevention and Control | Tobacco Prevention and Control | Barry Sharp
| 512-776-3307 |
Toxic Substances Coordinating Committee | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Laura Morse Heidi Bojes | 512-776-3004 512-776-6351 |
Toxicology | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | epitox@dshs.state.tx.us
| |
Toxoplasmosis | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric Fonken
| 512-776-2155 |
Toy Safety | Hazardous Consumer Products Registration Program | Hazpro Help
| 512-834-6787, ext. 2301 |
Traffic Safety | Safe Riders Program | Frank Luera
| 512-776-2207 800-252-8255 |
Trauma Designation | EMS/Trauma Systems | EMS/Trauma Systems
| 512-834-6700 |
Trauma Registry | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Dan Dao
| 512-776-3575 |
Trauma Rules | EMS/Trauma Systems | EMS/Trauma Systems
| 512-834-6700 |
Trauma Systems/Regional Advisory Councils (RACs)/EMS | EMS/Trauma Systems | EMS/Trauma Systems
| 512-834-6700 |
Travel Information (immunization required) | Immunization Unit |
| 512-776-2514 |
Trichinosis | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric Fonken Nicole Evert
| 512-776-2155 512-776-2890 |
Tuberculosis | TB Services Branch | Sandra Morris | 512-533-3128 |
Tuberculosis / Mycology (Fungi) - Laboratory Testing | Laboratory Services Section, Microbiological Sciences Branch | Jan Owen Denise Dunbar Elizabeth Delamater | 512-776-2687 512-776-7342 512-776-7592 |
Tuberculosis Reporting | TB/HIV/STD Unit | MariaG Rodriguez
| 512-533-3000 |
Tularemia | Zoonosis Control | Eric Fonken Nicole Evert
| 512-776-2155 512-776-2890 |
Typhoid Fever | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Venessa Cantu Greg Leos Irina Cody | 512-776-6648 512-776-3182 512-776-6611 |
Typhus | Zoonosis Control | Eric Fonken Nicole Evert
| 512-776-2155 512-776-2890 |
Uranium (Licensing Issues) | Texas Commission for Environmental Quality (TCEQ) | Phil Shaver Gary Smith
| 512-239-6460 |
Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci (VRE) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Bobbiejean Garcia | 713-767-3404 |
Vancomycin Intermediate Stapylococcus aureus (VISA)/Vancomycin Resistant | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Bobbiejean Garcia | 713-767-3404 |
Varicella (Chickenpox) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Chip Cohlmia Eric Garza | 512-776-2632 512-776-6825 |
Variola (Smallpox) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Laura Tabony
| 512-776-2663 |
Vehicle Safety | Safe Riders Program | Frank Luera | 512-776-2207 |
Venezuelan Equine Encephalomyelitis | Zoonosis Control | Eric Fonken Nicole Evert
| 512-776-2155 512-776-2890 |
Veterinary Reporting | Zoonosis Control | Eric Fonken Nicole Evert
| 512-776-2155 512-776-2890 |
Vibrio Infections | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Irina Cody Venessa Cantu Greg Leos | 512-776-6611 512-776-6648 512-776-3182 |
Violence/Murders | Environmental Epi and Injury Surveillance Group | Dan Dao
| 512-776-3575 |
Violent Sex Offender Management, Office of | Office of Violent Sex Offender Management | Marsha McLane | 512-874-4590 |
Virology (Viruses) - Laboratory Testing | Laboratory Services Section, Microbiological Sciences Branch | Crystal Van Cleave Martha Thompson Elizabeth Delamater | 512-776-7594 512-776-7515 512-776-7592 |
Vision and Hearing Screening | School Vision and Hearing Screening Program | Vision and Hearing Screening Program
| 512-776-6442 |
Vital Records Fraud | Inspector General, Office of the | Andy Abrams
| 512-458-7431 |
Vital Records Statistics | Vital Statistics | Field Services
| 512-776-3010 |
Volunteers | Center for Consumer and External Affairs | Rob Lallier Annette Brown (State Hospitals)
| 512-776-7688 512-206-5161 |
Waste Isolation Pilot Project (WIPP) | Radiation Control | Mike Rutherford
| 512-834-6770, ext. 2021 |
Waterborne Diseases and Outbreaks | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Irina Cody Venessa Cantu Greg Leos | 512-776-6611 512-776-7676 512-776-6648 |
Water-Bottled Water | Foods Group | Foods Group
| 512-834-6670 |
Water-Laboratory Testing for Bacteria | Laboratory Services Section, Microbiological Sciences Branch | Monica Kingsley Chris Malota Elizabeth Delamater | 512-776-7562 512-7767611 512-776-7592 |
West Nile | Zoonosis Control | Tom Sidwa Eric Fonken
| 512-776-6628 512-776-2155 |
Western Equine Encephalitis | Zoonosis Control | Eric Fonken
| 512-776-2155 |
Whooping Cough (Pertussis) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Chip Cohlmia Eric Garza | 512-776-2632 512-776-6825 |
Worksite Wellness | Obesity Prevention Program | Rocky Payne
| 512-776-3672 |
X-Ray Compliance and Inspections | Inspection Unit – X-Ray Group | Helen Watkins
| 512-834-6770, ext. 2006 |
X-Ray Registration – Medical and Industrial X-Ray Programs | Regulatory Licensing Unit – Radiation Safety Branch - Machine Source Group | Jo Turkette
| 512-834-6688, ext. 2247 |
Yersinia | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Greg Leos Wendy Albers | 512-776-3182 512-776-6648 |
Youth Camp Licensing | Youth Camp Program | Environmental and Santitation Licensing Group
| 512-834-6660, ext. 2174 |
Youth Risk Behavioral Surveillance System (YRBSS) | Center for Health Statistics | YRBSS | 512-776-7261 |
Zika Virus | Infectious Disease Control Unit | Zoonosis Control Branch | 512-776-7255 |
Zoonosis (General) | Zoonosis Control | Eric Fonken
| 512-776-2155 |
Zoonotic Health Topics | Zoonosis Control | Eric Fonken Tom Sidwa
| 512-776-2155 512-776-6628 |