DSHS Legislative Reports – 2018

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• Hospital Emergency Department Data Collection 2016-2017
• Electronic Nicotine Delivery Systems (E-Cigarette) Report
• State Plan for Streptococcus Pneumoniae
• Transmittal Letters on the 2018 Schedules of Controlled Substances
• Public Health Funding and Policy Committee 2018 Annual Report 
• Response to the Public Health Funding and Policy Committee 2018 Report Recommendations 
• 2018 Texas Cancer Registry Annual Report
• Report on Occupational Licensing Eligibility Requirements Related to Criminal History
• 2019 Congenital Syphilis Report
• 2017-18 Vaccine Conscientious Exemption Report
• 2019-2020 Update to the Texas State Health Plan
• Implementation and Participation in State Agency Worksite Wellness
• Rider 37: Newborn Screening Billing
• Rider 36: Improving the Quality of Cause of Death Information on Texas Death Certificates
• 2018 Response to the Texas Diabetes Council
• Reducing Vaccine-Preventable Disease in Texas: Strategies to Increase Vaccine Coverage Levels
• Texas Council on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Biennial Report 2018
• Rider 38: Evaluation of Immunization Programs
• Rider 33: High Priority Performance Measures for Local Health Departments
• Border Health Task Force Legislative Report
• Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Task Force and DSHS Joint Biennial Report
• Community Health Worker 2017 Annual Report
• Texas Child Fatality Data and Recommendations - April 2018
• Texas School Health Advisory Committee Report - May 2018
• July 2018 Community Benefits Charity Care Report
  • Letters to the Attorney General and Comptroller of Texas 
  • Nonprofit Hospitals That Did Not meet Any Standard on 2017 Annual Statement of Community Benefits (Excel)
  • CHI St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital 
  • CHI St. Joseph Health Grimes Hospital 
• Texas Projections of Supply and Demand for Primary Care Physicians and Psychiatrists, 2017-2030 
• Drug Donation Pilot Program Report 
• An Update on the Implementation of the Workplace Violence Against Nurses Prevention Grant Program - July 2018 
• Diabetes Mellitus Registry Report - December 2018 
• Potentially Preventable Complications in Texas, Calendar Year 2016 Report 
• Potentially Preventable Readmissions in Texas, Calendar Year 2016 Report 
• 2017 Texas HIV Annual Report 
• 2018 Sickle Cell Advisory Committee Final Report
• Rider 35: Emerging and Neglected Tropical Disease Sentinel Surveillance 
• Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Complaints and Investigations 
• Improving the Quality of Cause of Death Information Related to Maternal Mortality 
• Biennial Report on Emergency Medical Services Provider Licensing Requirements 
• November 2018 Community Benefits Charity Care Report
  • Letter to the Attorney General of Texas 
  • Letter to the Comptroller of Texas 
  • 2017 Nonprofit Hospital and Hospital Systems Charity Care and Community Benefits Information (Excel)
  • CHI St. Joseph Health Madison Hospital 
  • Reagan Memorial Hospital 
  • Montgomery County Mental Health Treatment Facility 
• Maternal Health and Safety Initiatives Report
• Biennial Report on School-Based Health Centers 
• 2018 State Plan for Hepatitis C 
• Rider 40: Drug Compounding Outsourcing Facilities Report 
• Fee Schedule Review – Fiscal Year 2018
• Medical Child Abuse Resource and Education System (MEDCARES) Biennial Report 2017-2018 (*Report revised in 2020)