The Perinatal Advisory Council, created by House Bill 15 of the 83rd Texas Legislature (Regular Session), develops and recommends criteria for designating levels of neonatal and maternal care, including specifying the minimum requirements to qualify for each level designation and a process for the assignment of levels of care to a hospital, makes recommendations for dividing the state into neonatal and maternal care regions, examines utilization trends in neonatal and maternal care, and recommends ways to improve neonatal and maternal outcomes.
House Bill 3433 of the 84th Texas Legislature (Regular Session) amended House Bill 15 by adding two new members to the Perinatal Advisory Council and extended the date of its report. The council must submit a report with its recommendations to the Health and Human Services Commission and the Department of State Health Services by September 1, 2016. The report was published on time and can be found here:
Perinatal Advisory Council Report on Determinations and Recommendations (PDF)
Dr. Emily Briggs, Chair Dr. Cynthia Blanco, Co-chair Dr. Andy Bowman Dr. Sadhana Chheda Dr. Alice Gong Dr. Charleta Guillory Allen Harrison Dr. Lisa Hollier Dr. Alyssa Molina Dr. Rajendra Parikh Karen Rhodes, RN Saundra Rivers, RN Dr. George Saade Dr. Michael Stanley Dr. Eugene Toy Steve Woerner Most meetings are held in Austin in the Brown-Heatly Building. Contact us at Perinatal_Advisory_Council@hhsc.state.tx.us. More information about new Neonatal Levels of Care Rule regarding hospital designation: More information about new Maternal Levels of Care Rule regarding hospital designation: More information about new Centers of Excellence for Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy rule: Members
Family medicine physician who provides obstetrical care in a rural community
New Braunfels
Neonatologist in Level III or IV NICU
San Antonio
Neonatologist from rural area
Midland
Neonatologist in Level III or IV NICU
El Paso
General hospital representative
San Antonio
Pediatrician
Houston
Representative from a hospital with Level II NICU
Austin
Obstetrics-gynecology
Houston
Family medicine physician who provides obstetrical care in a rural community
Eagle Lake
Ex-officio
Austin
Nurse with expertise in maternal health
Brownsville
Rural Hospital Representative
Sweetwater
Maternal fetal medicine
Galveston
Neonatologist
Richardson
Obstetrics-gynecology
Houston
Children’s hospital representative
Corpus ChristiMeetings
For More Information
http://www.dshs.texas.gov/emstraumasystems/neonatal.aspx
http://www.dshs.texas.gov/emstraumasystems/maternal.aspx
http://texreg.sos.state.tx.us/public/readtac$ext.ViewTAC?tac_view=5&ti=25&pt=1&ch=133&sch=L&rl=Y