Holiday Inn Austin Midtown, Hill Country Rooms A and B 6000 Middle Fiskville Road
Austin, TX
78752
United States
This meeting will be conducted live and virtually through Microsoft Teams.
To access the online meeting, register here to receive the online meeting link. Meeting links are also posted to the GETAC webpage.
Registration for public comment must be completed no later than 5:00 P.M., August 14, 2022.
Macara Trusty, LP, Chair
Lucille Maes, LP, and Taylor Ratcliff, MD, Council Liaisons
Mattie Mendoza, Joseph Schmider, DSHS
Call to Order/Roll Call - Macara Trusty, LP, Chair
Reading of the GETAC Vision and Mission Statements - Committee Members
GETAC Vision:
A unified, comprehensive, and effective Emergency Healthcare System.
GETAC Mission:
To promote, develop, and advance an accountable, patient-centered Trauma and Emergency Healthcare System.
Review and Approval of May 25, 2022 Meeting Minutes - Macara Trusty, Chair
GETAC Chair comments - Alan Tyroch, MD, GETAC Chair
EMS-Trauma Systems update – Jorie Klein, MSN, MHA, BSN, RN, EMS-Trauma Systems Director; Joseph Schmider, State EMS Director
Discussion and possible action on the following items - Committee Members
- Open Enrollment Paramedic Program Update (Coordinated Clinical Care Objective: 3, Strategy: not identified) - Melissa Stuive
- Open Enrollment AEMT Program - Macara Trusty, Chair
- Initiatives, programs, and potential research that might improve EMS Education in Texas (Performance Improvement Objective: to be determined at the meeting by Committee members., Strategy: to be determined at the meeting by Committee members) - Macara Trusty, Chair
- Bridge courses: Emergency Care Attendant (ECA) to Emergency Medical Technician (EMT), Emergency Medical Technician (EMT) to Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT), Advanced Emergency Medical Technician (AEMT) to Paramedic.
- Accreditation requirement for Paramedic Programs - Macara Trusty, Chair
General Public Comment
(Comment time may be limited at Chair’s discretion.)
Summary of action items for GETAC meeting report - Committee Members
Announcements - Macara Trusty, Chair
Review and list agenda items for next meeting - Macara Trusty, Chair
Next meeting date - Macara Trusty, Chair
Adjournment - Macara Trusty, Chair
Public Comment: The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) welcomes public comments pertaining to topics related to Emergency Health Care. Members of the public are encouraged to participate in this process by providing written public comment to DSHS by emailing Crystal.Beard@dshs.texas.gov no later than 5:00 P.M., August 14, 2022. Please include your name and either the organization you are representing or that you are speaking as a private citizen. Written comments are limited to three minutes and will be read during the meeting for consideration by the Council. The request must contain your name, the name of the organization you represent or that you are speaking as a private citizen, and your direct phone number.
Public comment is limited to three minutes. Speakers must state their name, affiliation, and on whose behalf they are speaking. Public members who are using handouts are asked to provide an electronic copy in accessible pdf format that will be distributed by DSHS staff to Council members, state staff, and for public distribution. Handouts are limited to two pages of documentation (paper size: 8.5” by 11”, one side only). Handouts must be emailed to DSHS no later than 5:00 P.M., August 14, 2022, and include the name of the person who will be commenting.
Note: These procedures may be revised at the discretion of DSHS.
Contact: Questions regarding agenda items, content, or meeting arrangements should be directed to Jorie Klein, DSHS, 512-535-8538, or Jorie.Klein@dshs.texas.gov.
People with disabilities who wish to attend the meeting and require auxiliary aids or services should contact Crystal Beard at 737-270-0202 or Crystal.Beard@dshs.texas.gov at least 72 hours before the meeting so appropriate arrangements can be made.