Medical Care Advisory Committee
Purpose
The Medical Care Advisory Committee is a federally mandated committee that reviews and makes recommendations to the state Medicaid director on proposed rules that involve Medicaid policy or affect Medicaid-funded programs.
Meeting Schedule
All meetings start at 9 a.m. at Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services, Public Hearing Room, 701 W. 51st St., Austin.
- February 14, 2013
- June 12, 2013
- August 8, 2013
- November 14, 2013
Voting members
Dianna Mosley Burns, M.D. - San Antonio
Pediatrician
Paula S. Gómez - Brownsville
Community Care Provider
Gilbert A. Handal, M.D., Vice Chair – El Paso
Pediatrician
David Henkes, M.D. – San Antonio
Physician Payment Advisory Committee Representative
Pathologist
George B. Hernandez, Jr., J.D. – San Antonio
Hospital District
George N. Smith, D.O. – West
Osteopath
Michael D. Vaclav, D.D.S., MCAC Chair – Amarillo
Dentist
Peggy Deming – San Antonio
Hospital Payment Advisory Committee Representative
Edgar Walsh Jr., R.Ph. – Harlingen
Pharmacy
Colleen Horton, MPA – Austin
Disability Advocate
Donna Smith - Austin
Pediatric Physical Therapist
Mary Helen Tieken, RN, BSN - Floresville
Registered Nurse
Non-voting Members
Corliss Powell - Austin
Agency Representative – Department of Aging and Disability Services
James Rogers, M.D. - Austin
Agency Representative – Department of Family and Protective Services
Olga O. Rodriguez – Austin
Agency Representative – Department of State Health Services
William B. Glomb, M.D. – Austin
Agency Representative – Health and Human Services Commission
Tamela Griffin – Austin
Agency Representative – Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services