** REVISION **
                                   SENATE
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Health Services

TIME & DATE:  1:30PM or upon adjournment
             Tuesday, March 16, 1999

PLACE: E1.016

CHAIR: Senator Jane Nelson

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To consider the following:


SB 196            Madla
Relating to administrative penalties for intermediate care
facilities for the mentally retarded.

SB 358            Madla
Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Department
of Mental Health and Mental Retardation.

SB 524            Moncrief
Relating to the public disclosure of certain disciplinary actions
of the State Board of Dental Examiners.

SB 656            Wentworth
Relating to the transfer of certain products containing ephedrine
to a person 17 years of age or younger; creating an offense.

SB 730            Madla
Relating to the licensing and regulation of pharmacists and
pharmacies.

SB 780            Madla
Relating to the establishment of pharmacy peer review committees.

SB 968            Lindsay
Relating to access to criminal history record information for
certain hospitals and hospital districts.

SB 1197            Moncrief
Relating to consequences of appointment of trustee or expenditure
of emergency assistance funds for a nursing or convalescent home.

SB 1198            Moncrief
Relating to requiring certain convalescent and nursing homes to
execute a surety bond.

Pending Bill:


SB 51            Nelson
Relating to drug testing of certain persons seeking TANF benefits.

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BILLS ADDED AFTER LAST POSTING:

SB 524
SB 1197
SB 1198