Primary Department: Public Health Services
Primary Department Head/Elected Official: Leah Barton - Interim Executive Director
Secondary Department: N/A
Secondary Department Head/Elected Official:
Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA
Type of Request: Grant - Amendment
Project ID (if applicable): FY25_FP & FY25_HTW
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Texas Health and Human Services Commission
MWBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): N/A
MWBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal not applicable to request
Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): 26.46%
Justification for 0% Grant Indirect Costs Rate (if applicable): Choose an item.
Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request by Public Health Services for approval to transfer charity care funds in the amount of $237,000 to Family Planning and $39,000 to Healthy Texas Women.
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Background and Discussion:
The grants allow public health services to continue offering high quality, comprehensive, low-cost and accessible family planning and reproductive health services to low income and uninsured populations. The purpose of these programs is to reduce unintended pregnancies, positively affect future pregnancies and improve the health status of women and men. Public Health services conduct health events, program eligibility screening, outreach, and health education activities to ensure underservices populations are targeted. The priority is to emphasize the importance of counseling family planning clients on establishing a reproductive life plan and providing preconception counseling as appropriate.
Expected Impact:
Improving the health of women, mothers and children is critical to the future of Texas; the HHSC and WHP provides a continuum of care through an array of women's health and family planning related services. These services at no cost including screening, diagnostic, follow-up services, appropriate referrals, along with, publ...
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