** REVISION **
                                   SENATE
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Health & Human Services

TIME & DATE:  8:00AM, Thursday, May 10, 2001

PLACE: E1.016

CHAIR: Senator Mike Moncrief

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The Senate Committee on Health and Human Services will meet in the
Capitol Extension, Room E1.016, on Thursday, May 10, 2001.  The
committee will take up and consider the following:


HB 99            Maxey                    SP: Van de Putte
Relating to the use of certain electronic media by the Texas State
Board of Pharmacy and persons or entities regulated by that board.

HB 393            Maxey                    SP: Ellis, Rodney
Relating to certain nonprofit entities that provide health or
long-term care or health benefit plans; providing a penalty.

HB 398            Smith                    SP: Nelson
Relating to disclosure of medical billing records regarding a
patient.

HB 456            Maxey                    SP: Moncrief
Relating to exemption from nursing license requirements for certain
services provided to persons with disabilities.

HB 476            Naishtat                 SP: Zaffirini
Relating to incentive programs and employment services to benefit
certain recipients of financial assistance.

HB 1005            Naishtat                 SP: Zaffirini
Relating to the creation of a state program of temporary assistance
and related support services for needy persons.

HB 1183            Capelo                   SP: Carona
Relating to the regulation of surgical assistants and to the
determination of whether a patient is a non-indigent patient;
granting rulemaking authority; providing an administrative penalty.

HB 1316            Farabee                  SP: Moncrief
Relating to the consideration of a trust as property liable for the
support of clients at mental health community centers or patients
at state hospitals.

HB 2004            Maxey                    SP: Carona
Relating to the medication a patient receives after being
furloughed or discharged from inpatient mental health services.

HB 2178            Salinas                  SP: Moncrief
Relating to the expunction of information about certain chemical
dependency diagnoses in certain medical records.

HB 2287            Edwards                  SP: Moncrief
Relating to the authority of a hospital to share with certain
attending physicians reimbursements for services provided to
patients under the medical assistance program.

HB 2408            Maxey                    SP: Shapleigh
Relating to a study by the Health Professions Council relating to
the complaint procedures of certain health care regulatory
entities.

HB 2421            Hawley                   SP: Madla
Relating to establishing a program to recruit rural medical
students for service in rural communities.

HB 2423            Hawley                   SP: Madla
Relating to the designation of a hospital as a rural hospital.

HB 2558            Maxey                    SP: Shapleigh
Relating to the amount of the fees established by the Texas State
Board of Medical Examiners.

HB 2574            Solis, Jim               SP: Gallegos
Relating to the establishment of a community health center
revolving loan fund program.

HB 2648            Capelo                   SP: Madla
Relating to the administration of epinephrine by certain emergency
medical services personnel.

HB 2700            Chavez                   SP: Duncan
Relating to certain services provided through telemedicine.

HB 2729            Gray                     SP: Moncrief
Relating to allowing the donation of certain unused prescription
drugs to charitable medical clinics.

HB 2844            Lewis, Glenn             SP: Moncrief
Relating to authorizing the Texas Board of Health to exempt certain
projects from rules relating to asbestos abatement.

HB 3043            Luna, Vilma              SP: Truan
Relating to prevention and detection of fraud in hospital district
funded indigent health care programs.

HB 3378            Deshotel                 SP: Bernsen
Relating to composition of the Texas Department of Mental Health
and Mental Retardation.

HB 3465            Maxey                    SP: Shapleigh
Relating to certain fees prescribed by the Texas Board of Health
for the regulation of opticians.

HB 3507            Maxey                    SP: Moncrief
Relating to the regulation of dentistry and the provision of dental
services.

HB 3600            Capelo                   SP: Cain
Relating to the confidentiality of records regarding the compliance
monitoring of physicians by the Texas State Board of Medical
Examiners.

SB 1732            Cain
Relating to state-subsidized child care for certain children under
four years of age.


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BILLS ADDED AFTER LAST POSTING:

HB 99
HB 393
HB 398
HB 456
HB 476
HB 1005
HB 1316
HB 2004
HB 2178
HB 2287
HB 2408
HB 2421
HB 2423
HB 2558
HB 2574
HB 2648
HB 2700
HB 2729
HB 2844
HB 3043
HB 3378
HB 3465
HB 3507
HB 3600
SB 1732