| Topic | Program | Contact | Phone |
|---|
| Parasitology (Parasites) – Laboratory Testing | Laboratory Services Section, Microbiological Services Branch | Elizabeth Delamater Chun Wang Cathy Snider | 512-776-7592 512-776-2552 512-776-7560 |
| Parish Nurse Connection | Regional and Local Services | Rita Carlson Dorothy Chesley
| 512-834-4555, Ext. 2055 512-834-4555, Ext. 2079 |
| Passenger Safety | Safe Riders Program | Frank Luera | 512-776-2207 |
| Paternity Records | Vital Statistics | Davetta Gregg
| 512-776-2544 |
| PATH (Projects for Assistance in Transition from Homelessness) | Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services | Nicole Bower
| 512-838-4341 |
| Patient Bill of Rights | Facility Licensing Group | Pamela Adams
| 512 834-6648, ext. 2607 |
| Perfusionist Licensing | Perfusionists Licensing Program Professional Licensing and Certification Unit | Michael De La Cruz | 512-834-6628, ext. 2705 |
| Perinatal Health Program | Office of Title V and Family Health | Evelyn Interis
| 512-776-2942 |
| Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) Providers | Personal Emergency Response System (PERS) Providers Program Professional Licensing and Certification Unit | Stewart Myrick | 512-834-6628, ext. 4565 |
| Pertussis (Whooping Cough) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Brandy Tidwell Eric Garza Rachel Wiseman | 512-776-6577 512-776-6825 512-776-2632 |
| Pesticide Applicators Regulations | PSQA Unit – Public Health Sanitation & Consumer Products Safety Group | Roy Burton
| 512-834-6773, ext. 2302 |
| Pesticide Exposure Reporting (Occupational) | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Jose Velez Leticia Nogueira
| 512-776-6216 512-776-6704 |
| Pesticide Exposure, Health Impact and Toxicology | Environmental and Injury Epidemiology and Toxicology Unit | Laura Morse
| 512-776-3004 |
| Pesticides in Food | Foods Group | Foods Group
| 512-834-6670 |
| Pests/Unsanitary Conditions (Public Nuisance Complaints) | PSQA Unit – Public Health Sanitation & Consumer Products Safety Group | Katie Moore
| 512-834-6788, ext. 2306 |
| Pet Entry/Import Requirements | Zoonosis Control Branch | Pam Wilson | 512-776-6622 |
| Pharmacy | Pharmacy Branch | Kelani Condon
| 512-776-2495 |
| Phenylketonuria (PKU) | Newborn Screening | Newborn Screening Unit
| 512-776-3957 |
| Phenylketonuria (PKU) - Laboratory Testing | Laboratory Services Section, Biochemistry and Genetics Branch | Susan Tanksley
| 512-776-7430 |
| Physical Activity | Obesity Prevention Program | Brett Spencer
| 512-776-6161 |
| Physical Activity and Wellness | Obesity Prevention Program | Brett Spencer Kristy Hansen
| 512-776-6161 512-776-3053 |
| Physician Education Loan Repayment Program (PELRP) State Loan Repayment Program | Texas Primary Care Office | Cindy Ellis
| 512-458-2127 |
| Pinworms | Laboratory | Cathy Snider
| 512-776-7560 |
| Plague In Humans and Animals | Zoonosis Control Branch | Kathy Parker
| 512-776-2886 |
| Pneumococcal Disease | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Amy Littman Lesley Brannan
| 512-776-6339 512-776-6354 |
| Polio | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Rachel Wiseman Eric Garza Kayla Boykins | 512-776-2632 512-776-6825 512-776-3124 |
| Population | Center for Health Statistics | Data Dissemination Program
| 512-776-7261 |
| Portable X-ray Services (Medicare Certification) | Patient Quality Care Unit – Health Facility Compliance | Patrick Waldron
| 512-834-6650, ext. 2625 |
| Potassium Iodide (KI) | Division for Regulatory Services | Richard Ratliff Robert Free
| 512-834-6679 512-834-6679, ext. 2022 |
| Poultry and Meat | Meat Safety Assurance Unit | Meat Safety Assurance Unit | 512-834-6760 |
| Practicum | Academic Linkages | Rick Danko
| 512-776-7375 |
| PRAMS (Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System) | Health Data Assessment and Reporting | Tanya Guthrie
| 512-776-2935 |
| Pregnancy High Risk | Case Management | Case Management
| 512-776-2168 |
| Pregnancy Statistics | Center for Health Statistics | Data Management Program
| 512-776-7509 |
| Pregnancy, Parenting and Depression | Title V Maternal and Child Health | Julie Stagg
| 512-776-6917 |
| Prenatal Services | Title V Maternal and Child Health | Julie Stagg
| 512-776-6917 |
| Press Office | Press Office | Christine Mann
| 512-776-7119 |
| Preventive Medicine Residency | Academic Linkages | Anita Buck
| 512-776-7276 |
| Primary Amebic Meningoencephalitis (PAM) | Emerging & Acute Infectious Disease Branch | Amy Littman Lesley Brannan
| 512-776-6339 512-776-6354 |
| Primary Health Care | Primary Health Care | Karen Gray
| 512-776-2752 |
| Privacy (HIPAA) | HIPAA | HIPAA Privacy Officer
| 512-458-7313 |
| Procurement of Client Services (Family and Community Health Contracts) | Client Services Contract Unit | Bill Walk
| 512-458-7470 |
| Procurement of Client Services (Mental Health and Substance Abuse Contracts) | Client Services Contract Unit | Blanca Flores
| 512-458-7470 |
| Procurement of Client Services (Preparedness Contracts) | Client Services Contract Unit | Janet Childers
| 512-458-7470 |
| Procurement of Client Services (Prevention Contracts) | Client Services Contract Unit | Vonda White
| 512-458-7470 |
| Procurement of Client Services (Regulatory Contracts or Contracts for Special Projects) | Client Services Contract Unit | Melissa Anderson
| 512-458-7470 |
| Product Safety Licensing | Regulatory Licensing Unit - Chemical and Product Safety Licensing Group | Hoyt Henry
| 512-834-6603, ext. 2432 |
| Product Safety Regulations | PSQA Unit – Environmental Hazards Group | Dana Shuler
| 512-834-6787, ext. 2301 |
| Professional Counselor Licensing | Texas State Board of Examiners of Professional Counselors Professional Licensing and Certification Unit | Bobbe Alexander | 512-834-6628, ext. 6791 |
| Professional Licensing Complaints & Investigations | Professional Licensing and Certification Unit – Investigations & Quality Assurance Group | Jeri Bailey
| 512-834-6628, ext. 4547 |
| Promotor(a) Program | Promotor(a) or Community Health Worker Training and Certification Program | Beatrice Smith Adriana Flores
| 512-776-2808 512-776-3860 |
| Prostate Cancer | Comprehensive Cancer Program | Carleigh Baudoin
| 512-776-2209 |
| Prosthetist Licensing | Texas Board of Orthotics and Prosthetics Professional Licensing and Certification Unit | Yvonne Feinleib | 512-834-6628, ext. 4521 |
| Provider Education-Texas Health Steps | Texas Health Steps-Online Provider Education | THSteps Online Education | 512-776-3045 |
| Pseudoephedrine Sales – Certificate of Authority (Licenses) | Regulatory Licensing Unit - Drugs & Food Safety Licensing Group | Jody Randig | 512-834-6727, ext. 2492 |
| Psittacosis | Zoonosis Control Branch | Eric Fonken Nicole Evert
| 512-776-2155 512-776-2890 |
| Psychiatric Hospital Licensing | Facility Licensing Group | Facility Licensing Group | 512-834-6648 |
| Public Health Funding & Policy Committee | Regional & Local Health Services | Glenna Laughlin | 512-776-7770 |
| Public Health Nuisances | PSQA Unit – Public Health Sanitation & Consumer Product Safety Group | Katie Moore
| 512-834-6788, ext. 2306 |
| Public Health Nursing | Divisions for Regional and Local Health Services | Monica Hughes
| 512-776-7770 |
| Public Information - Media | Press Office | Carrie Williams
| 512-776-7119 |
| Public Information - Open Records Requests | Office of General Counsel | Open Records
| 512-776-6966 |
| Public Lodging (Hotel/Motel) | PSQA Unit – Public Health Sanitation & Consumer Product Safety Group | Katie Moore
| 512-834-6753, ext. 2306 |
| Public Restrooms | PSQA Unit – Public Health Sanitation & Consumer Products Safety Group | Katie Moore
| 512-834-6753 x2306 |
| Public Swimming Pools | PSQA Unit – Public Health Sanitation & Consumer Products Safety Group | Katie Moore
| 512-834-6788, ext. 2306 |
| Publications - Pinnacle System | General Reference | DSHS Library Services
| 512-776-7260 |
| Publications - Pinnacle System | HHS Warehouse | Jensen Roberts
| 512-250-7116 |
| Publications - Pinnacle System | Pinnacle Online Ordering | Noel Lashbrook
| 512-487-3498 |
| Purchasing Issues | Central Procurement Services | Bob Burnette
| 512-458-7744 |