| Agency Name: | Department of State Health Services |
| Date of Meeting: | 05/15/2014 |
| Time of Meeting: | 2:30:00 PM (Local Time) |
| Committee: | Emergency Medical Services Committee of the Governor's EMS and Trauma Advisory Council |
| Status: | Active |
| Street Location: | Crown Plaza Hotel, 6121 North I-35 |
| City Location: | Austin |
| Meeting State: | TX |
| TRD ID: | 2014003248 |
| Submit Date: | 05/05/2014 |
| Emergency Meeting?: | No |
| Additional Information From: | Phil Lockwood, EMS/Trauma Systems Coordination, Department of State Health Services, 1100 West 49th Street, P. O. Box 149347, Austin, Texas 78714-9347, telephone (512) 834-6700, extension 2032. Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and |
| Agenda: |
The Committee will meet to discuss and possibly act on the following agenda:
Call to Order/RollCall
Recognize and welcome new members to the committee
Discussion and possible action on the following items:
1. Review Local Project Grant processes and guidelines to develop recommendations for improvements and updating processes
2. Review recommendations and best practices regarding service animals and other animals encountered during ambulance transportation
3. Review proposed revisions to Title 25 of the Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Section 157.11 regarding changes mandated by House Bill (HB) 3556 and Senate Bill (SB) 8 of the 83rd Legislative Session, 2013.
4. Recommendations to DSHS, as required by Senate Bill 8 of the 83rd Texas Legislative Session, 2013, regarding the laws and policies related to the licensure of nonemergency EMS transportation providers that would reduce the incidence and opportunities of fraud, waste and abuse.
5. EMS for Children (EMSC) update.
6. Update on status of revisions to the EMS and Trauma Systems rules in Title 25 of the Texas Administrative Code (TAC), Chapter 157.
7. Report from the workgroup examining the language in 25 TAC Section 157.11, Requirements for an EMS Provider License, and 25 TAC Section 157.13, Fixed-wing Air Ambulance Operations, regarding patient care issues when EMS ground and air providers are present.
8. Update from Emergency Medical Task Forces (EMTF).
9. Update on issues on drug shortages and pharmaceutical compounding of drugs.
10. Trauma Systems Committee Registry Workgroup (TSCRW) Update
11. Medicare & Medicaid (CMS) / American College of Cardiology National Cardiovascular Data Registry s (ACC-NCDR) coding of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the CathPCI Registry following cardiac arrest and the potential effect on patient outcomes.
12. Review of summary reports generated from the Texas EMS/Trauma Registry data
General Public Comment (Comment time may be limited at Chair s discretion)
Summary for GETAC meeting
Announcements
Review and list agenda items for next meeting
Next Meeting Date
Adjournment
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