HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Public Health

TIME & DATE:  1:30PM, Wednesday, March 24, 1999

PLACE: E2.030

CHAIR: Rep. Patricia Gray

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The House Committee on Public Health will meet to consider the following:


HB 1051            Brimer / et al.
Relating to the regulation of the practice of therapeutic optometry.

HB 1076            Christian
Relating to radiologic procedures involving podiatry.

HB 1388            Van de Putte / et al.
Relating to a peer health outreach and education pilot program.

HB 1513            Maxey
Relating to powers and duties of the Texas Health Care Information
Council.

HB 1864            Capelo / et al.
Relating to the study and development of the Optional Promotora
Outreach Program, under which community volunteers provide public
health and sanitation services.

HB 1987            McCall
Relating to the examinations administered or accepted for licensure
of physicians.

HB 2335            Maxey
Relating to the regulation of persons providing certain ophthalmic
goods and services and a patient's right of access to prescriptions
for those ophthalmic goods and services.

HB 2453            Edwards
Relating to the authority of physicians and optometrists or
therapeutic optometrists to form certain jointly owned entities.

HB 2641            Gray / et al.
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Health and Human
Services Commission.

HB 3199            Chavez
Relating to a promotora program under which persons who act as
bilingual liaisons between health care providers and patients are
trained and regulated.

SB 254            Madla
Relating to the authority of the director of the Department of
Public Safety of the State of Texas to permit the use of triplicate
or single prescription forms under the Texas Controlled Substances
Act.

SB 413            Madla
Relating to the regulation of the practice of marriage and family
therapy.

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