DSHS Legislative Reports – 2017

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• Promotor(a) or Community Health Worker (CHW) Training and Certification Advisory Committee April 2017
• Public Health Service Delivery in Texas-A System for Categorizing Local Health Entities March 30, 2017
• Chronic Respiratory Disease Strategic Plan, January 2017 
• Report to the Legislature from the Interagency Obesity Council, January 2017 
• Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response, January 2017 
• Reducing Vaccine-Preventable Disease in Texas: Strategies to Increase Vaccine Coverage Levels 
• 2017-2022 Texas State Health Plan 
  • Appendix: Trends, Distribution, and Demographics of Selected Health Professions in Texas 
• Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems(E-Cigarette) Report 
• Drug Donation Pilot Program 
• 2015 Non Profit Hospital and Hospital System Charity Care and Community Benefits Report
  • Letter to the Attorney General of Texas 
  • ContinueCare Hospital at Hendrick Medical Center in Abilene 
  • Devereux Texas Treatment Network in League City 
  • CHI St Luke’s Health Memorial Specialty Hospital in Lufkin 
  • The Menninger Clinic in Houston 
  • TIRR Memorial Hermann in Houston 
  • ContinueCare Hospital of Midland in Midland 
  • Palacios Community Medical Center in Palacios 
  • Unreimbursed Costs of Charity Care (Excel)
• July 2017 Community Benefits Charity Care Report 
  • CHI St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital in Madisonville
  • Devereux Texas Treatment Network in League City
  • Grimes St. Joseph Health Center in Navasota
  • Nonprofit Hospitals That Did Not Meet Any Standard on 2016 Annual Statement of Community Benefits Standard (ASCBS) Form (Excel)
• Cancer in Texas 2017 Report 
• Assessment of Programs to Prevent and Treat Diabetes
• State Plan to Prevent and Treat Diabetes
• 2016 Texas HIV Annual Report 
• RPC Hospital Emergency Room Data Collection 2016
• 2016-17 Vaccine Conscientious Exemption Report
• Sickle Cell Advisory Committee
• Title V MCH Block Grant
• Report on Emergency Medical Services Complaints and Investigations
• The Public Health Funding and Policy Committee 2017 Annual Report 
• Response to the Public Health Funding and Policy Committee 2017 Report Recommendations
• Report on Charity Care Costs, Government-Sponsored Indigent Health (GSIH) Care and Community Benefits Provided by Nonprofit Hospitals in Texas - 2016 (Excel)
• CHI St. Joseph Madison Hospital
• Liberty Dayton Regional Medical Center
• CHI St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital
• Fee Schedule Review – Fiscal Year 2017
• FY 2017 Fee Resource Manual: Appendix A to Fee Schedule Review – FY 2017