State Medicaid Managed Care Advisory Committee (SMMCAC) Agenda

February 8, 2023 - 1:00 pm

Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), John H. Winters Building, Public Hearing Room 125, First Floor
701 West 51st Street, Austin, Texas
78751
United States

This meeting will be webcast. Members of the public may attend the meeting in person at the address above or access a live stream of the meeting at https://texashhsmeetings.org/HHSWebcast. Select the tab for the Winters Public Hearing Room Live on the date and time for this meeting. Please e-mail Webcasting@hhsc.state.tx.us if you have any problems with the webcasting function.

This meeting will also be conducted via videoconference call in accordance with the requirements of Section 551.127, Government Code. The member of the Committee presiding over the meeting will be physically present at the location specified above.

Attendees who would like to provide public comment should see the Public Comment section below.

  1. Call to order, roll call, opening remarks, and committee charge
  2. Consideration of November 16, 2022, draft meeting minutes
  3. HHSC Advisory committee chair updates
    1. Behavioral Health Advisory Committee
    2. Drug Utilization Review Board
    3. eHealth Advisory Committee
    4. Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Committee
    5. Texas Council on Consumer Direction
    6. Value Based Payment and Quality Improvement Advisory Committee
  4. SMMCAC subcommittee updates
    1. Clinical Oversight and Administrative Simplification
    2. Complaints, Appeals, and Fair Hearings
    3. Network Adequacy and Access to Care
    4. Service and Care Coordination
  5. HHSC updates
    1. Teleservices and House Bill (HB) 4, 87th Legislature, Regular Session (2021) implementation update
    2. Ending continuous Medicaid coverage update
    3. Electronic Visit Verification (EVV) project update
    4. In-lieu of services project implementation update
    5. Medicaid Autism services policy implementation update
  6. Public comment
  7. Review of action items and agenda items for future meeting
  8. Adjourn and thank you

Public comment may be taken on any agenda item.

Public Comment: HHSC welcomes public comments pertaining to topics related to eligibility, health and medical care services and policies that govern the administration of the Texas Medicaid 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 at  https://texashhsmeetings.org/SMMCAC_PCReg_Feb2023 no later than 5:00 p.m. Monday, February 6, 2023. 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 by HHS staff to SMMCAC members and State staff. Handouts are limited to two pages (paper size: 8.5” by 11”, one side only). Handouts must be emailed to OPP_SMMCAC@hhsc.state.tx.us immediately after pre-registering, but no later than 5:00 p.m. Monday, February 6, 2023, 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 SMMCAC members and State staff.

  2. Written comments: Members of the public may provide written public comments by completing a Public Comment Registration form at https://texashhsmeetings.org/SMMCAC_PCReg_Feb2023. A member of the public who wishes to provide written public comments must email the comments to OPP_SMMCAC@hhsc.state.tx.us no later than 5:00 p.m. Monday, February 6, 2023. Please include your name and the organization you are representing or that you are speaking as a private citizen. Written comments must be emailed to HHSC immediately after pre-registering and include the name of the person who will be commenting. Written comments are limited to two pages (paper size: 8.5” by 11”, one side only). 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 SMMCAC members and State 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 meeting arrangements should be directed to Elewechi Ndukwe, Advisory Committee Liaison, Medicaid and CHIP Services Department at OPP_SMMCAC@hhsc.state.tx.us.

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

People with disabilities who wish to attend the meeting and require auxiliary aids or services should contact Elewechi Ndukwe at OPP_SMMCAC@hhsc.state.tx.us at least 72 hours before the meeting so appropriate arrangements can be made.