The Joint House and Senate Appropriation Committees on Health and Human Services met on February 19, 2019.

Denise Thomas, Fiscal Research Division, provided the Committee an overview of the Health and Human Services (HHS) assignment coverage areas within the Department. This presentation educated on members of the different branches under HHS.

Steve Owen, Fiscal Research Division, provided the schedule for these meetings moving forward.

Deborah Landry, Fiscal Research Division, presented an overview of DHHS to the committee. This included the DHHS certified budget for 2018-19. She provided an overview of each Division, and the services provided within those Divisions.