Governor Appointments Governor appoints Joel B. Brock, D.N.P., to the Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome Advisory Council Appointments for August 6, 2020Appointed to the Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome Advisory Council, for a term to expire August 31, 2021, Joel B. … Read More
Governor Appointments Governor reappoints four members and appoints one new member to the Advisory Council on Emergency Medical Services Appointments for July 30, 2020Appointed to the Advisory Council on Emergency Medical Services, for terms to expire January 1, 2026: Cassandra … Read More
Governor Appointments Governor appoints Cecile Erwin Young as the Executive Commissioner of Health and Human Services Appointments for July 28, 2020Appointed as the Executive Commissioner of Health and Human Services, for a term to expire February 1, 2021, Cecile … Read More
Texas Health and Human Services Commission Emergency Rule Renewing the effectiveness of 26 TAC §500.1 to allow licensed hospitals to operate an off-site inpatient facility without obtaining a new license during the COVID-19 crisis CHAPTER 500. COVID-19 EMERGENCY HEALTH … Read More
Governor Notices Proclamation 41-3747: Requiring hospitals located in designated Trauma Service Areas to suspend elective surgeries The Governor has added the following counties to Executive Order 27, which requires hospitals in certain Texas counties to suspend elective surgeries:All counties … Read More
Governor Notices Executive Order GA-28: Limiting the re-opening of Texas in response to COVID-19 In accordance with guidance from DSHS Commissioner, Dr. Hellerstedt and other medical advisors, the Governor’s Strike Force to Open Texas, the White House, and the … Read More
Governor Notices Proclamation 41-3741: Renewing the state of disaster for all Texas counties as a result of COVID-19 OVERVIEWIn accordance with the authority vested by Section 418.014 of the Texas Government Code, Governor hereby renews the disaster proclamation for … Read More
Texas Medical Board Emergency Rule Amending 22 TAC §174.5 to allow physicians to issue prescriptions for established chronic pain patients via telemedicine CHAPTER 174. TELEMEDICINESUBCHAPTER A. TELEMEDICINE22 TAC §174.5OVERVIEW The Texas Medical Board (Board) adopts, on an emergency ba- sis, … Read More
Governor Notices Executive Order GA-26: Expanding the re-opening of Texas in response to the COVID-19 disaster OVERVIEWIn accordance with guidance from DSHS Commissioner, Dr. Hellerstedt and other medical advisors, the Governor’s Strike Force to Open Texas, the White House, … Read More
Governor Appointments Governor reappoints Chad Craycraft and Mary “Katie” Kennedy to the Texas Ethics Commission Appointments for May 22, 2020Appointed to the Texas Ethics Commission, for a terms to expire November 19, 2023:Chad M. Craycraft of Dallas, Texas (Mr. … Read More