Reports and Presentations

Texas Government Code, Section 531.153(a) requires permanency planning for Texas children with an intellectual or developmental disability under age 22 living in institutions. he desired outcome of permanency planning is for Texas children to receive family support in a permanent living arrangement which has as its primary feature an enduring and nurturing parental relationship. This report contains semi-annual reporting from September 1, 2022 – February 28, 2023.

Monthly report on the total hours the state EVV systems were unavailable, malfunctioning, or not accessible.

Texas Health and Safety Code, Section 533.0515(e), directs the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), in conjunction with the Joint Committee on Access and Forensic Services (JCAFS) to submit a legislative report regarding a bed-day allocation methodology and utilization review (UR) protocol.

Each state agency shall develop a plan for conserving energy and shall set a percentage goal for reducing its usage of electricity, gasoline, and natural gas. Each state agency shall submit the energy conservation plan to the Office of the Governor and the Legislative Budget Board no later than December 1, 2005. Each state agency shall report back to the Office of the Governor and the Legislative Budget Board with goals achieved, and ideas for additional savings on a quarterly basis. The first quarterly report shall be due no later than April 1, 2006.

HHSC is required to report twice a year to the Legislative Budget Board and Governor regarding waiting lists for mental health services.

The fifteenth report with analysis of selected data related to pediatric acute care therapy services (including physical, occupational, and speech therapies) and assessment of impact on access to care.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services requires states to report on specific metrics designed to demonstrate states' progress towards restoring timely application processing and initiating and completing renewals of eligibility for all Medicaid and CHIP enrollees as Continuous Medicaid Coverage ends.

This report provides information regarding $4.1 billion in behavioral health funding reported from SBHCC member agencies and institutions of higher education (including Medicaid behavioral health funding). The proposal links expenditures to strategies in the strategic plan to demonstrate how state appropriations will be used to further plan goals during fiscal year 2022.

To prepare for the end of continuous Medicaid coverage, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has pursued a set of strategies to manage the higher-than-normal caseload during the unwinding period and the return of normal operations once HHSC redetermines eligibility for all clients on Medicaid after March 31, 2023.

Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency Reporting (Quarter 7) – Senate Bill 809 and Rider 143. The 87th Texas Legislature directed the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to report federal COVID-19 funding from specific healthcare institutions and certain costs those providers have spent related to the COVID-19 public health emergency (PHE).