Policy Processes, Stakeholders, and the

State Health Services Council

August 10, 2005August 10, 2005

Stakeholders?

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

Partners?

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

Council and Policy-making

““The State Health Services Council is The State Health Services Council is created to assist the commissioner in created to assist the commissioner in developing rules and policies for the developing rules and policies for the department.”department.”

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How do we maximize the Council’s How do we maximize the Council’s opportunities for input and participation in opportunities for input and participation in the Department’s policy-making processes?the Department’s policy-making processes?

What are the Department’s policy-making What are the Department’s policy-making processes?processes?

DSHS in policy-making:

DSHS engages in rulemaking with HHSCDSHS engages in rulemaking with HHSC

How does DSHS work with stakeholders?

How does DSHS work with stakeholders? Advisory Committees and Independent Advisory Committees and Independent

BoardsBoards

How does DSHS work with stakeholders? Advisory Committees and Independent Advisory Committees and Independent

BoardsBoards Intra-agency workgroupsIntra-agency workgroups

How does DSHS work with stakeholders? Advisory Committees and Independent Advisory Committees and Independent

BoardsBoards Intra-agency workgroupsIntra-agency workgroups Partner workgroups, task forces, coalitionsPartner workgroups, task forces, coalitions

How does DSHS work with stakeholders? Advisory Committees and Independent Advisory Committees and Independent

BoardsBoards Intra-agency workgroupsIntra-agency workgroups Partner workgroups, task forces, coalitionsPartner workgroups, task forces, coalitions Program communicationsProgram communications

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

Ideas? Questions?Ideas? Questions?