April 29, 2019 - 10:30am

Department of State Health Services, Robert D. Moreton Building, Board Room M-100
1100 West 49th St.
Austin Texas, 78756

Agenda

Webcasting Available

  1. Welcome and Introductions
  2. Committee Business Logistics
  3. Action: Review and approval of meeting minutes for January 23, 2019
  4. Legislative updates
  5. Estimated time and cost for full implementation of RUSP conditions
  6. Rider 37
    1. Subcommittee reporting
    2. Action: Review and approval of letter response to Rider 37 study
  7. Break
  8. Working Lunch: Sickle Cell Subcommittee Reporting
  9. Working Lunch: DSHS Laboratory automated matching
  10. Break
  11. Newborn Hearing Screening in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
    1. Subcommittee Reporting
    2. Pilot study
  12. Critical Congenital Heart Disease (CCHD) Subcommittee Reporting
    1. Subcommittee Reporting
    2. Pilot study
  13. NBS Consultants Fees
  14. Status of Parental Refusal/Consent Form
  15. Screened conditions status updates – Clinical Care Coordination follow up process
  16. Future condition implementation updates
  17. Public Comment
  18. Future agenda items/Next meeting date/Adjournment

The committee may take action on any agenda item.

Contact:  Questions regarding agenda items, content, or meeting arrangements should be directed to Aimee Millangue, Newborn Screening Unit, Department of State Health Services, 512-776-3386, Aimee.Millangue@dshs.texas.gov.

This meeting is open to the public.  No reservations are required, and there is no cost to attend this meeting.  Members of the public who wish to speak during the Public Comment period must be physically present. 

People with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and require auxiliary aids or services should contact Anne Mosher, Department of State Health Services, 512-776-2780, Anne.Mosher@dshs.texas.gov at least 72 hours prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made. 

This meeting will be webcast.  To access the webcast, go to https://hhs.texas.gov/about-hhs/communications-events/live-archived-meetings the day and time of the meeting. Please e-mail Webcasting@hhsc.state.tx.us if you have any problems with the webcasting function.