Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) 1115 Texas Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement Program Agenda

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Agenda

1. Welcome and call to order
2. 1115 Texas Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement Program update
3. Public Comment
4. Adjourn

Public Comment: HHSC welcomes public comments pertaining to the 1115 Texas Healthcare Transformation and Quality Improvement Program. Members of the public who would like to provide public comment may choose from the following options:

1. Oral comments provided virtually: Members of the public must pre-register to provide oral comments virtually during the meeting by completing a Public Comment Registration form no later than 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Please mark the correct box on the Public Comment Registration form and provide your name, either the organization you are representing or that you are speaking as a private citizen, and your direct phone number. If you have completed the Public Comment Registration form, you will receive an email the day before the meeting with instructions for providing virtual public comment. Public comment is limited to three minutes. Each speaker providing oral public comments virtually must ensure their face is visible and their voice audible to the other participants while they are speaking. Each speaker must state their name and on whose behalf they are speaking (if anyone). If you pre-register to speak and wish to provide a handout before the meeting, please submit an electronic copy in accessible PDF format that will be distributed to the appropriate HHS staff. Handouts are limited to two pages (paper size: 8.5” by 11”, one side only). Handouts must be emailed to tx_medicaid_waivers@hhs.texas.gov immediately after pre-registering, but no later than 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 7, 2022, and include the name of the person who will be commenting. Do not include health or other confidential information in your comments or handouts. Staff will not read handouts aloud during the meeting, but handouts will be provided to the appropriate HHS staff.


2. Written comments: A member of the public who wishes to provide written public comments must email the comments to tx_medicaid_waivers@hhs.texas.gov no later than 5:00 p.m. Tuesday, June 7, 2022. Please include your name and the organization you are representing or that you are speaking as a private citizen. Do not include health or other confidential information in your comments. Staff will not read written comments aloud during the meeting, but comments will be provided to the appropriate HHS staff.


3. Oral comments provided in-person at the meeting location: Members of the public may provide oral public comment during the meeting in person at the meeting location either by pre-registering using the form above or without pre-registering by completing a form at the entrance to the meeting room. Do not include health or other confidential information in your comments.

Note: These procedures may be revised at the discretion of HHSC

Contact: Questions regarding agenda items, content, or public forum arrangements should be directed to Basundhara RayChaudhuri, Waiver Coordinator, Health and Human Services Commission, at tx_medicaid_waivers@hhs.texas.gov and to request additional people be added to the meeting invite.

This public forum is open to the public. No reservations are required, and there is no cost to attend this public forum.

People with disabilities who wish to attend the public forum and require auxiliary aids or services should contact Basundhara RayChaudhuri at tx_medicaid_waivers@hhs.texas.gov at least 72 hours before the public hearing so appropriate arrangements can be made.