1. Policy Processes, Stakeholders, and the State Health Services Council August 10, 2005

2. Stakeholders? Entities that represent core segments of the community served by HHS enterprise. Interaction with stakeholders is based on a representative approach to allow for input into the policy-making process Entities that represent core segments of the community served by HHS enterprise. Interaction with stakeholders is based on a representative approach to allow for input into the policy-making process

3. Partners? Entities that the HHS enterprise collaborates with in the development and/or delivery of solutions. Entities that the HHS enterprise collaborates with in the development and/or delivery of solutions.

4. Council and Policy-making The State Health Services Council is created to assist the commissioner in developing rules and policies for the department. The State Health Services Council is created to assist the commissioner in developing rules and policies for the department. HB 2292, 78 th Regular Session

5. How do we maximize the Councils opportunities for input and participation in the Departments policy-making processes?

6. What are the Departments policy-making processes?

7. DSHS in policy-making: DSHS engages in rulemaking with HHSC DSHS engages in rulemaking with HHSC

8. How does DSHS work with stakeholders?

9. Advisory Committees and Independent Boards Advisory Committees and Independent Boards

10. How does DSHS work with stakeholders? Advisory Committees and Independent Boards Advisory Committees and Independent Boards Intra-agency workgroups Intra-agency workgroups

11. How does DSHS work with stakeholders? Advisory Committees and Independent Boards Advisory Committees and Independent Boards Intra-agency workgroups Intra-agency workgroups Partner workgroups, task forces, coalitions Partner workgroups, task forces, coalitions

12. How does DSHS work with stakeholders? Advisory Committees and Independent Boards Advisory Committees and Independent Boards Intra-agency workgroups Intra-agency workgroups Partner workgroups, task forces, coalitions Partner workgroups, task forces, coalitions Program communications Program communications

13. How is DSHS assessing, integrating, and strengthening stakeholder processes?

14. Ideas? Questions?