Vision
A unified, comprehensive, and effective Emergency Healthcare System.
Mission
To promote, develop, and advance an accountable, patient-centered Trauma and Emergency Healthcare System.
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Meeting Information
If you are unable to attend GETAC TETAF sponsors webcasts of quarterly meetings, you can view current and past webcasts.
Quarterly meeting dates
The following 2019 meetings dates will be (location TBD):
February 27 - March 1
June 26 - 28
September 25 - 27
The November 24-27, 2019 meetings will be held in Fort Worth,Texas, in conjunction with Texas EMS Conference.
Reserve a hotel room (limited space available)
Transportation links
The Austin-Bergstrom International Airport website
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Current meeting notifications
No current notifications
All meeting notifications are tentative until the agendas are published in the Texas Register. The listed notifications are being provided to you in advance in advance for travel planning purposes. For official and final open meeting postings, refer directly to the appropriate agenda posted on the
Texas Register Current Meeting Notices
posting site.
Current meeting documents
No current documents
Previous Meeting documents
(Includes strategic planning, council and committees documents and agendas)
Strategic/Operational Planning Documents
Quarterly Meeting Minutes
GETAC Committee Report Form
Committee chairs should complete this form before reporting to the GETAC Council. Please give brief, concise descriptions of committee discussion items needing council guidance, items referred to GETAC for future action, and any applicable announcements. Please submit completed report forms to the GETAC Council chair and vice-chair no later than 5:00pm the day before the GETAC Council meets.
Occasionally, committees may meet on the same day the GETAC Council meets. This sometimes occurs in November when GETAC is held in conjunction with the annual Texas EMS Conference. For committees meeting on these days, please submit a completed report form to the GETAC Council chair and vice-chair as soon as possible.
Policies and Procedures
GETAC Procedural Rules
GETAC Web Posting Policy
Open Meetings Act and Public Information Act Training
Please be aware that Senate Bill 286 of the 79th Texas Legislature requires all members of independent boards, committees, or councils (including GETAC), who were appointed on or after January 1, 2006, to complete training in the requirements of the Open Meetings Act and the Public Information Act, within 90 days of their appointments:
https://texasattorneygeneral.gov/og/oma-training and
https://texasattorneygeneral.gov/og/pia-training. Please complete the two sessions of training and forward copies of their certificates to the DSHS Office of EMS\Trauma Systems via facsimile (512-834-6736) or electronically to EMSInfo@dshs.texas.gov. GETAC committee members who have been re-appointed and already have copies of the two training certificates on file with DSHS are not required to take the training again. Failure to complete this requirement will prevent you from participating in the Committee meetings as a member of the Committee.
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Use of trade names is for identification only and does not imply endorsement by the Governor’s EMS & Trauma Advisory Council, Texas Health and Human Services, or the State of Texas.