Dr. Courtney N. Phillips, HHSC Executive Commissioner, will present to the Transition Legislative Oversight Committee. Her presentation will cover the agency's organizational chart, an update on the agency's procurement reforms, an update on Regulatory Services and the transfer of functions to the new Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council, improvements at the Health and Specialty Care System, a state hospital construction update, and an overview of the agency's business plan.

The report summarizes the exchange of information between agencies to support continuity of care services for individuals with mental illness involved in the criminal justice system; and supplement local post-booking jail diversion activities.

The report includes seven recommendation areas to advance value-based care and payment in Texas Medicaid. The recommendations fall under the following broad categories: the importance of timely, actionable data to improve care; value-based care areas for which Texas Medicaid can be a leader – maternity/newborn care, mental health care, and substance use disorder services.

This report contains information pertaining to our regulation of nursing facilities and other long-term care providers. This report is a requirement of Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 242, §242.005.

This report fulfills the requirement of Texas Government Code Section 531.162 (b).

The report fulfills the second quarter requirement for a quarterly report on waiting lists for mental health services, including in the former NorthSTAR service area.