WITNESS LIST
Health & Human Services Committee
March 15, 2001 - 9:00A
SB 33
FOR: Schwartz, Jonas Program Specialist (Advocacy,
Incorporated), Austin, TX
Vasek, Heather Director, Public Policy (Texas
Association for Home Care), Austin, TX
Whitehurst, Shane (Self), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Gonzales, David Director, Public Affairs (Texas
Pharmacy Association), Austin, TX
Marshall, Susan Policy Analyst (The ARC of Texas),
Austin, TX
McGiffert, Lisa Senior Policy Analyst (Consumers
Union), Austin, TX
Samuels, Marc (Texas Academy of Internal Medicine),
Austin, TX
Samuels, Marc (US Oncology), Austin, TX
On: Cook, David R. Director, Programs Budget (Texas
Department of Human Services), Austin, TX
Gladden, Patricia (Texas Department of Health),
Austin, TX
SB 40
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Graves, Tim President (Texas Health Care
Association), Austin, TX
Latimer, David President (Texas Association of Homes
and Services for the Aging), Austin, TX
Prough, Andrew Deputy Director (Citizens Commission
on Human Rights), Austin, TX
Smith, John P. Member, City Task Force (AARP),
Austin, TX
Willmann, James H. General Counsel (Texas Nurses
Association and Nursing Legislative Agenda
Coalition), Austin, TX
On: Moller, Lesa Assistant Director, Account Services
(Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board),
Austin, TX
SB 65
FOR: Gonzales, David A. Director, Public Affairs (Texas
Pharmacy Association), Austin, TX
Rupp, Michael Ph. D., R.Ph. (Self), Glendale, AZ
Walker, Craig Vice President (Health Care Computer
Corporation), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Parker, Carl A. (TRV-Care Pharmacy Association),
Austin, TX
Sickels, Linda Vice President (Trinity Industries,
Inc.), Austin, TX
Turner, Jill Associate Legislative Director (Texas
Farm Bureau), Austin, TX
On: Dodson, Gay Executive Director (Texas State Board of
Pharmacy), Austin, TX
SB 98
FOR: Goodman, Kenneth Pharmacist (Total Health Care
Pharmacy), Arlington, TX
Kraft, Tom President (KVM Technologies, Inc.),
Houston, TX
ON: Gonzales, David Director, Public Affairs (Texas
Pharmacy Association), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Parker, Carl Legislative Consultant (TRU-Care
Pharmacy Association), Austin, TX
Sickels, Linda Vice President (Trinity Industries,
Inc.), Austin, TX
On: Dodson, Gay Executive Director (Texas State Board of
Pharmacy), Austin, TX
Lewis, Maria Mendez Senior Policy Analyst
(Comptroller of Public Accounts), Austin, TX
SB 114
FOR: Kidd, Jocelyn Member (Texas Dental Association),
Austin, TX
Thorpe, Betty Ann President (Texas Dental Assistants
Association), Universal City, TX
Wineinger, Joanne President-Elect (Texas Dental
Assistants Association), Denton, TX
AGAINST: Blinn, Nancy President-Elect (Texas Dental Hygienist
Association), Arlington, TX
Cole, Cheryl President (Texas Dental Hygienist
Association), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
On: Hill, Jeffry Executive Director (State Board of
Dental Examiners), Austin, TX
Kennedy, James W. President (Dental Board),
Sugarland, TX
Tippit, Nathaniel G. Board Member (State Board of
Dental Examiners), Houston, TX
SB 533
ON: Hill, Jeffry Executive Director (State Board of
Dental Examiners), Austin, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Blinn, Nancy President-Elect (Texas Dental Hygienist
Association), Arlington, TX
Cole, Cheryl President (Texas Dental Hygienist
Association), Austin, TX
Kidd, Jocelyn Member (Texas Dental Association),
Austin, TX
On: Kennedy, James W. President (Dental Board),
Sugarland, TX
Tippit, Nathaniel G. Board Member (State Board of
Dental Examiners), Houston, TX
SB 539
ON: Kennedy, James President (Dental Board), Sugarland,
TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Kidd, Jocelyn Member (Texas Dental Association),
Austin, TX
On: Hill, Jeffry Executive Director (State Board of
Dental Examiners), Austin, TX
Tippit, Nathaniel G. Board Member (State Board of
Dental Examiners), Houston, TX
SB 595
Registering, but not testifying:
On: Langley, F.M. Executive Director (Texas State Board
of Medical Examiners), Austin, TX
SB 643
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Nunley, Karen H. English Secretary (Texas
Association of Acupuncture and Oriental
Medicine), Austin, TX
On: Langley, F.M. Executive Director (Board of Medical
Examiners), Austin, TX
SB 644
FOR: Lovelace, Joe Advocacy Chair (National Alliance for
the Mentally Ill of Texas), Dripping Springs,
TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Boldin, Rosalie Deputy Director (Texas Council of
Community MHMR Centers), Austin, TX
Julian, Terry Executive Director (Texas Commission
on Jail Standards), Austin, TX
Marshall, Susan Policy Analyst (The ARC of Texas),
Austin, TX
On: Kifowit, Dee Director (Texas Council on Offenders
with Mental Impairments), Austin, TX
White, Bonita Division Director (Texas Department of
Criminal Justice), Austin, TX
SB 684
FOR: Milholland, Tom President (Texas Association for
Marriage and Family Therapy), Abilene, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Ashby, Cindy Governmental Relations (Texas
Counseling Association), Austin, TX
Hernandez, Leslie Director of Government Affairs
(National Association of Social Workers -
Texas), Austin, TX
Hill, Claire Licensed Marriage & Family Therapist
(The Hills Psychotherapy Center), Austin, TX
SB 751
Registering, but not testifying:
On: Millwee, Billy Director, Texas Health STEPS (Texas
Department of Health), Austin, TX
SB 789
FOR: Anderson, Ralph (North Texas Affiliated Medical
Group), Ft. Worth, TX
Ash, Victoria "Brandy" (Self), San Antonio, TX
Branson, Richard Physician Assistant (Texas Academy
of Physician Assistants), Schertz, TX
Camacho, Jose E. Executive Director (Texas
Association of Community Health Centers),
Austin, TX
Dugi, Dan (Texas Medical Association), Cuero, TX
Gonzales, David Director, Public Affairs (Texas
Pharmacy Association), Austin, TX
Hobbs, Gregory Director of Telehealth (Scott and
White Hospital and Clinic), Temple, TX
Schwery, Cindi Clinical Sales Consultant (SonoSite,
Inc.), Spring, TX
Walker, Craig Vice President (Health Care Vision,
Inc.), Austin, TX
ON: Kres, Janet Program Specialist (Texas Department of
Health), Austin, TX
Langley, F.M. Executive Director (Texas State Board
of Medical Examiners), Austin, TX
Patterson, Patti VP for Rural Health (Texas Tech
University Health Sciences Center), Lubbock,
TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Banning, Tom Director, Legislative Affairs (Texas
Academy of Family Physicians), Austin, TX
Boldin, Rosalie Deputy Director (Texas Council of
Community MHMR Centers), Austin, TX
Hooser, Greg Legislative Counsel (Scott and White
Hospital), Austin, TX
Samuels, Marc (Texas Academy of Internal Medicine),
Austin, TX
Samuels, Marc (US Oncology), Austin, TX
On: Koops, Beverly Medical Director (Texas Department of
Health), Austin, TX
Reagan, Karen Director of Government Relations
(Texas Federation of Drug Stores), Austin, TX
Tessen, Robt J. "Sam" Executive Director
(Telecommunications Infrastructure Fund),
Austin, TX
SB 1034
FOR: Hunt, Tamie Puppyraiser (Canine Companions for
Independence), Austin, TX
Schwartz, Jonas Program Specialist (Advocacy,
Incorporated), Austin, TX
Whitehurst, Shane (Self), Austin, TX