Behavioral Health Advisory Committee – Children and Youth Behavioral Health Subcommittee Agenda

Location: This meeting will be conducted in-person with a virtual option. The in-person meeting will be held in the Public Hearing Room in the Robert D. Moreton Building (M-100), 1100 W. 49th Street, Austin, TX or virtually using Zoom. To join the meeting virtually, go to
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84479235753?pwd=T3JQSGs0KzFzVmFxd055eFZLZjVJQT09 

Meeting ID: 844 7923 5753
Passcode: 149139

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Attendees who would like to provide public comment should see the Public Comment section below.

1. Welcome, call to order, roll call
2. Youth experience presentation
3. Review of previous meetings minutes
4. Membership update
5. Legislative Interim
6. Children’s Commission Activities
7. Behavioral Health Advisory Committee recommendation development
8. Update on Medicaid in-lieu of services
9. Update on availability of time-limited TANF-Pandemic Funds for children and families
10. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration grant updates
11. Behavioral Health Advisory Committee updates
12. Public Comment
13. Review of action items and agenda items for October 12, 2022, meeting
14. Adjourn

Public Comment: HHSC welcomes public comments pertaining to topics related to any agenda item noted above. Members of the public may use the Zoom chat function to submit a request to provide oral comment.  The request must contain your name, the organization you are representing or if you are speaking as a private citizen. Each speaker must state their name and either the organization they are representing or that they are speaking as a private citizen. Public comment is limited to three minutes.

Members of the public may email written comment to Sherry.Rumsey@hhs.texas.gov no later than 5:00 p.m., July 11, 2022. Include your name and the organization you are representing or that you are speaking as a private citizen. Handouts are limited to two pages (paper size: 8.5’ by 11’, one side only). Staff will not read written comments aloud during the meeting, but comments will be forwarded to State staff and subcommittee members. Comments should not include confidential or protected health information.

Members of the public may provide oral comment during the meeting in person at the meeting location by registering at the entrance to the meeting room. Each speaker must state their name and either the organization they are representing or that they are speaking as a private citizen Do not include health or other confidential information in your comments. Public comment is limited to three minutes.

Contact: Questions regarding agenda items, content, or meeting arrangements should be directed to Sherry Rumsey, Texas System of Care Project Director, Office of Mental Health Coordination, Health and Human Services Commission, 512-496-6474, or Sherry.Rumsey@hhs.texas.gov.

This meeting is open to the public.  No reservations are required, and there is no cost to attend this meeting.

Persons who want to attend the meeting and require assistive technology or services should contact Sherry Rumsey at 512-496-6474 or Sherry.Rumsey@hhs.texas.gov at least 72 hours before the meeting so appropriate arrangements can be made.