Texas § HS.117.101 - GENERAL DUTIES OF COMMITTEE

§ HS.117.101. GENERAL DUTIES OF COMMITTEE

GENERAL DUTIES OF COMMITTEE. (a) The committee shall: (1) define the core public health services a local health entity should provide in a county or municipality; (2) evaluate public health in this state and identify initiatives for areas that need improvement; (3) identify all funding sources available for use by local health entities to perform core public health functions; (4) establish public health policy priorities for this state; and (5) at least annually, make formal recommendations to the department regarding: (A) the use and allocation of funds available exclusively to local health entities to perform core public health functions; (B) ways to improve the overall public health of citizens in this state; (C) methods for transitioning from a contractual relationship between the department and the local health entities to a cooperative-agreement relationship between the department and the local health entities; and (D) methods for fostering a continuous collaborative relationship between the department and the local health entities. (b) Recommendations made under Subsection (a)(5)(A) must be in accordance with: (1) prevailing epidemiological evidence, variations in geographic and population needs, best practices, and evidence-based interventions related to the populations to be served; (2) state and federal law; and (3) federal funding requirements. Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1237 (S.B. 969 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.