The Secretary serves on the Governor's Executive Council; the Governor's Subcabinet for Children, Youth, and Families; the Advisory Committee for Children, Youth, and Families; the Governor's Council on Adolescent Pregnancy; the Cabinet Council on Criminal and Juvenile Justice; and the Governor's Pesticide Council.  The Secretary also serves on the Medical Assistance Advisory Committee; the State Health Resources Planning Commission; the Domicilary Care Facilities Board; the State Commission on Infant Mortality Prevention; the State Information Technology Board; the Interagency Committee on Aging Services; and the Interdepartmental Advisory Committee for Minority Affairs.

Under the Secretary are three Deputy Secretaries.  Each has a specific area of responsibility: Health Care Policy, Finance, & Regulation; Operations; and Public Health Services.