WITNESS LIST
Public Health Committee
March 31, 1999-8:00A
HB 990
On: Duran, George (Texas Department of Human Services)
Registering, but not testifying:
On: Bermea, Irma C. (Texas Department of Human Services)
Leche, Paul (Texas Department of Human Services)
HB 1398
For: Anderson, M.D., Ron J. (Texas Hospital Association,
Parkland Heatlh & Hospital System)
Davis, Celia (Hendrick Health System, Texas Hospital
Association)
Dunkelberg, Anne (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Jackson, Lee (Self and Dallas County)
Kelley, Rita (Self and Bell, Mills, Hamilton County
Indigent Health Care Program)
McGiffert, Lisa (Consumers Union)
Against: Oglesbee, Gina (Nacogdoches County Hospital District)
On: Allison, Jim (County Judges & Commissioners Association
of Texas)
Glover, Sue (Texas Association of Counties)
McCord, Windell M. (Self and Texas Organization of Rural
& Community Hospitals (TORCH))
Miller, M.D., Joseph R. (Self)
Moore, Evan (Comanche Community Hospital, Texas Hospital
Association, TORCH)
Walker, Craig Alan (Texas Organization of Rural &
Community Hospitals (TORCH))
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Cole, Marvin E. (Self and Texas Rural Health
Association)
Fuller, Fran (Tarrant County Hospital District)
Gantt, Melanie (Mental Health Association in Texas)
Herzog, Greg (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Hillier, King (Texas Association of Public and Nonprofit
Hospitals)
Kimbrough, Tony (Texas Pediatric Society)
Lovelace, Joe (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of
Texas)
May-Chapman, Jan (Self and Baylor Medical Center - Ellis
County)
Speight, Susan (Texas Association for Marriage and
Family Therapy)
Umphress, John (Texas Association of Public and
Nonprofit Hospitals)
On: Magers, Bonnie (Texas Department of Health)
HB 1487
For: Hutzler, Shirley (Texas Association of Health
Underwriters)
Against: Murphree, Susan (Advocacy, Inc.)
Registering, but not testifying:
On: Lovelace, Joe (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of
Texas)
HB 1668
Registering, but not testifying:
On: Coombes, Phyllis (Comptroller's Office)
HB 1696
For: Otto, Melange (Joint City/County Commission on Children)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Anderson, M.D., Ron (Parkland Helath and Hospital
System)
Grace, Cary (City of Houston)
Lovelace, Joe (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of
Texas)
Murphree, Susan (Advocacy, Inc.)
Schmidt, Venola (Austin Gray Panthers)
Speight, Susan (Texas Association for Marriage and
Family Therapy)
Welsh, Dinah (Self and Texas Hospital Association)
HB 1710
Registering, but not testifying:
On: Coombes, Phyllis (Comptroller's Office)
Smith, Alison (Texas Department of Health)
HB 2072
Registering, but not testifying:
On: Bermea, Irma C. (Texas Department of Human Services)
Coombes, Phyllis (Comptroller's Office)
Dembosky, Hank (Texas Department of Human Services)
Denton, Judy (Texas Department of Human Services)
Duran, George (Texas Department of Human Services)
Miller, Jerry K. (Texas Department of Health)
Whalen, Bill (Texas Department of Human Services)
HB 2236
On: Hillier, King (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
On: Smith, Alison (Texas Department of Health)
HB 2304
For: Speight, Susan (Texas Association for Marriage and
Family Therapy)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Ashby, Cindy (Texas Counseling Association)
Hernandez, Leslie (National Association of Social
Workers - Texas Chapter)
On: Gernsbacher, Ron (Texas Department of Health)
HB 2315
Registering, but not testifying:
On: Bermea, Irma C. (Texas Department of Human Services)
Birdwell, Bruce (State Office of Risk Management)
Bow, Jonathan D. (State Office of Risk Management)
Coombes, Phyllis (Comptroller's Office)
Dembosky, Hank (Texas Department of Human Services)
Denton, Judy (Texas Department of Human Services)
Duran, George (Texas Department of Human Services)
Gilbert, Patricia J. (State Office of Risk Management)
Miller, Jerry K. (Texas Department of Health)
Whalen, Bill (Texas Department of Human Services)
HB 2558
For: Murphree, Susan (Advocacy, Inc.)
Sperry, Bryan (Children's Hospital Association of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Brady, Denise (The ARC of Texas)
Cernoch, Jennifer M. (Texas Respite Resource Network)
Davis, Helen Kent (Texas Medical Association)
Dunkelberg, Anne (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Elrod, Susanne (Texas Disability Policy Consortium)
Gantt, Melanie (Menatl Health Association in Texas)
Genco, Frank (Texas Planning Council for Developmental
Disabilities)
McGiffert, Lisa (Consumers Union)
Schwartz, Jonas (United Cerebral Palsy of Texas)
On: Penfield, M.D., Susan (Texas Department of Health)
HB 2565
For: Oglesbee, Gina (Nacogdoches County Hospital District)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Coats, Betty J. (Nacogdoches County Hospital District)
Fuller, Fran (Self and Tarran County Hospital District)
Welsh, Dinah S. (Self and Texas Hospital Association)
On: Magers, Bonnie (Texas Department of Health)
HB 2573
For: Jackson, Lee (Self and Dallas County)
Keith, David (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Anderson, M.D., Ron J. (Self and Parkland Health &
Hospital System)
Hillier, King (Texas Association of Public and Nonprofit
Hospitals)
Umphress, John (Texas Association of Public and
Nonprofit Hospitals)
HB 2708
Registering, but not testifying:
For: de Becze, Vanessa (Self)
Balcorta, Salvador (Self and Centre de Salud Familiar La
Fe)
Bartan, Tordance (Self)
Bautirte, Maria Luira (Self)
Bobe, Alex (Self)
Bobe, Brian (Self)
Bocanecra, Manuel (Self)
Bondi, James (Self)
Brea, R. (Self)
Brewer, Sister Helen (Seton Healthcare Network -
Children's Hospital of Austin)
Campos, Eddie (Self)
Cardona, Adrian (Self)
Castillo, Michael (Self)
Contrercs, Andy (Self)
Cortes, Griselda (Self)
Daly, Richard (Texas Catholic Conference)
Delgado, Veronica (Self)
Diaz, Ruben (Self)
Dunkelberg, Anne (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Elrod, Susanne (Texas Disability Policy Consortium)
Engels, Jan (Self)
Gantt, Melanie (Menatl Health Association in Texas)
Glenn, Guilleumo (Borden Worker Association)
Gonzalez, Marco (Self)
Gutierrez, Jesse (Self and Mexican American Legal
Defense & Education Fund)
Hankins, Barbara S. (League of Women Voters of Texas)
Hernandez, Leslie (National Assocation of Social Workers
- Texas)
Herzog, Greg (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Hillier, King (Texas Association of Public and Nonprofit
Hospitals)
Hinojosa, Walter (Texas AFL-CIO)
Hoffman, Donna (Self)
Kimbrough, Tony (Texas Pediatric Society)
Longorea, Robert (Self)
Madou, Peter (Self)
Martin, Joe (Self)
Martin, Scott (Self)
Martinez, Bernadette (Self)
Martinez, Clarissa (National Council of La Raza)
Mata, Luis (Self)
McCann, Charlotte (Self)
Moore, Robin L. (Self and Texas Association of Community
Health Centers)
Murphree, Susan (Advocacy, Inc.)
Nanyes, Crescencea (Self and El Buen Sanaritano)
Navarro, Guadalupe (Self)
Nunez, Chad (Self)
Olivo, Johnny (Self)
Ortiz, Maria Paz (Self)
Perez, Jr., Pete (Self)
Phillips, Jeremy (Self)
Ramirez, Pedro (Self)
Rios, Antonio (Self)
Robles, Guadalupe M. (Self)
Rodriguez, Rogelio (Self)
Ruiz, Angelica (Self)
Ruiz, Lilia (Self)
Rushing, Linda (Texas Conference of Catholic Health
Facilities)
Saenz, Sarah (Self)
Serna, Josh (Self)
Speight, Susan (Texas Assocation for Marriage and Family
Therapy)
Sperry, Bryan (Children's Hospital Association of Texas)
Sprinkle, G.K. (League of Women Voters of Texas)
Tamez, Alfonso (Self)
Tavar, Maria (Self)
Umphress, John (Texas Association of Public and
Nonprofit Hospitals)
Vasquez, Ramon Scotty (Self)
Welsh, Dinah S. (Self and Texas Hospital Association)
On: Stokes, Gay (Texas Department of Human Services)
HB 2866
For: Richey, Don (Guadelupe County, City of Seguin)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Welsh, Dinah S. (Self and Texas Hospital Association)
On: Magers, Bonnie (Texas Department of Health)
HB 2873
For: Anderson, Patty (Self and United Cerebral Palsy of
Texas)
Cunningham, Kathy (Self)
On: Penfield, M.D., Susan (Texas Department of Health)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Brady, Denise (The ARC of Texas)
Cernoch, Jennifer M. (Texas Respite Resource Network)
Elrod, Susanne (Texas Disability Policy Consortium)
Genco, Frank (Texas Planning Council for Developmental
Disabilities)
Horton, Collen (Texas Advocates Supporting Kids with
Disabilities)
Murphree, Susan (Advocacy, Inc.)
HB 2896
For: Anderson, M.D., Ron (Self and Parkland Health and
Hospital System)
Donovan, Jr., James D. (AMERICAID Community Care)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Elrod, Susanne (Texas Disability Policy Consortium)
Gantt, Melanie (Mental Health Association in Texas)
Genco, Frank (Texas Planning Council for Developmental
Disabilities)
Graves, Tim (Texas Health Care Association)
Hillier, King (Texas Association of Public and Nonprofit
Hospitals)
Jones, Kelley (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Markland, Barrett (Advocacy, Inc)
McGiffert, Lisa (Consumers Union)
Speights, Sara (Texas Association fo Home Care)
Umphress, John (Texas Association of Public and
Nonprofit Hospitals)
On: Smith, Alison (Texas Department of Health)
HB 3681
On: Gonzales, David (Legend Pharmacies S.W.)
Registering, but not testifying:
On: Alexander, Cindy (Comptroller of Public Accounts)
Coombes, Phyllis (Comptroller's Office)
Gladden, Patricia (Texas Department of Health)
HB 3681 Committee Substitute (Hilderbran)
For: Reagan, Karen (Texas Pharmacy Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Courtney, Chuck (Texas Retailers Association)
HCR 96
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Dunkelberg, Anne (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Elrod, Susanne (Texas Disability Policy Consortium)
Gantt, Melanie (Mental Health Association in Texas)
Herzog, Greg (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Kimbrough, Tony (Texas Pediatric Sociaty)
Lovelace, Joe (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of
Texas)
McGiffert, Lisa (Consumers Union)
Murphree, Susan (Advocacy, Inc.)
Sperry, Bryan (Children's Hospital Association of Texas)
Umphress, John (Texas Association of Public and
Nonprofit Hospitals)
SB 445
For: Dickey, Maurine (Board of Managers - Parkland Hospital,
Texas Hospital Association)
Donnellan, Marilyn L. (United Way of Texas)
Dunkelberg, Anne (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Elrod, Susanne (Texas Disability Policy Consortium)
Gantt, Melanie (Mental Health Association in Texas)
Genco, Frank (Texas Planning Council for Developmental
Disabilities)
Horton, Colleen (Self and Texas Advocates Supporting
Kids with Disabilities)
Kimbrough, M.D., Anthony (Texas Medical Association,
Texas Pediatric Society, Texas Academy of Family
Physicians)
Klein, Diana (Self)
Martinez, Clarissa (National Council of La Raza)
McGiffert, Lisa (Consumers Union)
Murphree, Susan (Advocacy, Inc.)
Otto, Melange (Joint City/County Commission on Children)
Schwartz, Jonas (United Cerebral Palsy of Texas)
On: Hamilton, Tyrette (Texas Healthy Kids Corporation)
Hutzler, Shirley (Texas Association of Health
Underwriters)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Allen, Kitty C. (Memorial Hermann Healthcare System)
Anderson, M.D., Ron (Parkland Helath and Hospital
System)
Ashby, Cindy (Texas Counseling Association)
Balcorta, Salvador (Self and Centre de Salud Familiar La
Fe)
Brady, Denise (The ARC of Texas)
Comacho, Jose E. (Texas Association of Community Health
Centers, Inc.)
Daly, Richard (Texas Catholic Conference)
Donovan, Jim (AMERICAID Community Care)
Dunnavent, Steven (The ARC of Gregg County)
Friedholm, DeAnn (March of Dimes of Texas)
Fuller, Fran (Tarrant County Hospital District)
Grace, Cary (City of Houston)
Hankins, Barbara (League of Women Voters of Texas)
Harris, Lib (Texas Network of Interfaith Organizations)
Hillier, King (Texas Asociation of Public and Nonprofit
Hospitals)
Long, D.D.S., Jerry (Texas Dental Association)
Lovelace, Joe (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of
Texas)
Miller, Karen (Self and Texas Congress of Parents &
Teachers)
Moore, Robin L. (Self and Texas Association of Community
Health Centers)
Noble, Shannon (Texans Care For Children)
Paffe, Heather (Children's Defense Fund)
Rushing, Linda (Texas Conference of Catholic Health
Facilities)
Schauer, Tim (Self and Texas Health Care Council)
Schmitt, Cyndie (Texas Council of Community MHMR
Centers)
Sperry, Bryan (Children's Hospital Asociation of Texas)
Sprinkle, G.K. (League of Women Voters of Texas)
Thornton, Alexa (Self)
Thune, Linda (Self and Texas Advocates Supporting Kids
with Disabilities)
Umphress, John (Texas Association of Public and
Nonprofit Hospitals)
Walker, Craig Alan (Texas Organization of Rural &
Community Hospitals, Texas Rural Health
Association)
Welsh, Dinah (Self and Texas Hospital Association)
Willmann, James (Texas Nurses Association)
On: Stokes, Gay (Texas Department of Human Services)
SB 445Amendment (Gray #38)
On: Brewer, Patricia (Texas Department of Insurance)