>> YES. >> A HCCO PRODUCTION TEAM,
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PLEASE BEGIN THE RECORDING. >> RECORDING IS ENABLEED.
[1. Welcome and opening remarks]
>> THE MEETING WILL COME TO ORDER. MAY THE RECORD REFLECT THAT THIS MEETING OF THE HHSC EXECUTIVE COUNCIL CONVENEED AT 1:00 P.M. ON OCTOBER 16TH, 2025. DANA COLLINS WILL NOW CALL THE
ROLL. >> MEMBERS AS I CALL YOUR NAME, PLEASE REPLY HERE OR PRESENT. ERWIN YOUNG?
>> PRESENT. >> MICHELLE? JORDAN DIXON? MC
>> THANK YOU. >> LIBBY ELLIOT IS ATTENDING ON BEHALF OF CHIEF DIXON AND HEATHER FLEMING OFFICER IS ATTENDING ON BEHALF OF CHIEF A LIT,. THIS CONCLUDES THE ROLL
CALL. >> MISS COLLINS WILL EXPLAIN THE PROCESS FOR USEING THE MICROSOFT TEAMS PLATFORM FOR THIS MEETING.
>> GOOD AFTERNOON, MY NAME IS DANA COLLINS AND ADVISEORY COMMITTEE COORDINATION OFFICE DIRECTOR. THIS MEETING IS BEING CONDUCTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETINGS ACT AND IS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC. TODAY'S MEETING IS BEING HELD AS A MICROSOFT TEAMS MEETING AS WELL AS IN-PERSON. THE MEETING IS BEING WEBCAST LIVE AND IS BEING RECORDED AS A MATTER OF PUBLIC RECORD. IN ACCORDANCE WITH HHS POLICY, THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ALSO KNOWN AS AI NOTE TAKEERS IS EXPRESSLY PROHIBITED IN THIS MEETING. PRODUCEERS WILL NOT ADMIT A BOT INTO THE MEETING. IT WILL BE REMOVEEDED FROM THE MEETING BY ONE OF OUR PRODUCEERS FOR THE SAKE OF THOSE VIEWING THE WEBCAST AND COMPLYING WITH THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT, WE WILL ASK EACH VIRTUAL ATTENDEE TO TURN ON YOUR CAMERA AND STATE YOUR NAME BEFORE SPEAKING. WE ASK THAT YOU SPEAK DIRECTLY INTO THE MICROPHONE OF YOUR DEVICE SO YOUR VOICE AND COMMENT S CAN BE HEARD. ONCE YOU ARE FINISHED SPEAKING WE ASK THAT YOU TURN OFF THE CAMERA AND PLACE YOUR MICROPHONE ON MUTE. PLEASE LEAVE YOUR CAMERA OFF AND YOUR MIC ON MUTE UNTIL YOU NEED TO SPEAK.
ALSO MEMBERS AND PRESENTERS USE HEAD HEADSETS IF POSSIBLE TO PRE VENT FEEDBACK AND MINIMIZE OTHER NOISE. WE ALSO ASK THAT MEMBERS STAFF AND PRESENTERS PARTICIPATEING VIRTUALLY PLEASE PUT YOU'RE CELL PHONE OR MUTE OR VIBRATE. PLEASE TURN OFF THE CAMERA AND MICROPHONE ON THE VIEWING DEVICE TO AVOID DISRUTTH RESPECT -- DISRUPTING THE MEETING. IN-PERSON WE ASK THAT YOU SPEAK DIRECTLY INTO THE MICROPHONE SO YOUR VOICE AND COMMENTS CAN BE HEARD. THESE ARE DIRECTIONAL SO THEY WILL ONLY PICK UP SOUND THAT IS DIRECTED INTO THE MIC. WE ALSO ASK THAT YOU PUT YOUR PHONES ON SILENT OR MUTE AND IF YOU NEED TO TAKE A CALL, PLEASE STEP OUT OF THE ROOM AND AWAY FROM THE DOOR SO THAT THE SOUND DOES NOT CARRY BACK INTO THE MEETING. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC COULD REGISTER TO PROVIDE COMMENT VIRTUALLY OR IN-PERSON AT THE MEETING TODAY. MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WHO WOULD LIKE TO COMMENT TODAY WHO DIDN'T PREREGISTER TO PROVIDE COMMENTS OR WHO ARE ATTENDING IN-PERSON SHOULD COMPLETE THE PUBLIC COMMENT REGISTRATION FORM ON THE TABLE OUTSIDE THE DOOR TO THE PUBLIC HEARING ROOM. PLEASE BRING YOUR COMPLETEED REGISTRATION FORM TO THE STAFF AT THE FACILITATOR TABLE. THE AGENDA AND HANDOUTS FOR THE MEETING TODAY CAN BE FOUND ON HH S WEBSITE AT HHS.TEXAS.GOV AND CLICKING ABOUT AT THE WHITE BANNER AT THE TOP AND SELECTING MEETINGS AND EVENTS IN THE MENU AND THEN CLICKING THE LINK FOR THE HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION EXECUTIVE COUNCIL AGENDA. COMMISSIONER YOUNG, I TURN THE FLOCK BAR TO FLOOR BACK -- FLOOR BACK TO YOU.
>> WE ARE MEETING TODAY TO OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THE PUBLIC TO COMMENT ON PROPOSEED RULES. OUR GOAL IS TO TO BE TRANSPARENT IN OUR RULE MAKEING PROCESS AND BE EFFICIENT IN PUBLISHING PRO POSEED RULES IN THE TEXAS REGISTRAR. THANK YOU ALL FOR BEING HERE AND THANK YOU FOR YOUR COMMITMENT TO IMPROVEING
[2. Rule proposals*]
THE LIVES OF TEXANS. ITEM 2 IS RULE PROPOSALS. THE RULES ARE DIVIDEED INTO THREE SECTIONS ON THE AGENDA. THERE ARE NO RULE PROPOSALS LIST ED UNDER AGENDA ITEM 2 AA ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD HAS CLOSEED. WE WILL MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 2B, RULES PROPOSEED THAT HAVE BEEN SUBMITTED TO THE TEXAS REGISTER FOR PUBLICATION BUT THE PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD REQUIREED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT HAS EITHER NOT BEGUN OR MAY NOT HAVE ENDED AS OF THE DATE OF THIS COUNCIL MEETING. DOES ANY MEMBER OF THE COUNCIL HAVE QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS ON ANY OF THE RULES IN AGENDA ITEM 2B? I OPEN THE FLOOR TO PUBLIC COMMENT. MISS KATES BROWN --[00:05:08]
BROWN,NY PUBLIC COMMENT CARDS. >> THERE ARE NO PUBLIC COMMENT REG SUBSTANTIALS FOR AGENDA ITEM 2B.
>> WE WILL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 2C. THE RULE PROPOSALS UNDER AGENDA ITEM 2C HAVE NOT YET BEEN SUBMIT TED TO THE TEXAS REGISTRAR FOR PUBLICATION AND PUBLIC COMMENT UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES ACT. THERE ARE NO RULE PROPOSALS LIST
[3. Recent Rule Adoptions - Information item not for discussion]
ED UNDER AGENDA ITEM 2C. WE WILL NOW MOVE TO AGENDA ITEM 3. RULES LISTED UNDER ITEM 3 HAVE BEEN EITHER SUBMITTED FOR ADOPTION OR PUBLISHED FOR ADOPTION SINCE THE SEPTEMBER 18 TH, 2025 EXECUTIVE COUNCIL MEETING AND PROVIDEED FOR YOUR INFORMATION. THIS BRINGS US TO AGENDA ITEM 4 AND CONCLUDES ALL BUSINESS ON THE AGENDA. THANK YOU ALL TO THE COUNCILMEMBERS FOR YOUR TIME.PLEASE NOTE FOR THE RECORD THAT AT 1:06 P.M., THIS MEETING I
* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.