HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMITTEE:
Public Health
TIME & DATE:
8:00 AM, Tuesday, March 17, 2009
PLACE:
E2.012
CHAIR:
Rep. Lois Kolkhorst
HB 1310
 
Solomons | et al.
Relating to the use of a tanning facility device by a minor.
 
HB 1358
 
Keffer | et al.
Relating to the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas.
 
HB 1672
 
Crownover | et al.
Relating to the confidentiality of newborn screening information.
 
HB 1232
 
Menendez
Relating to establishing a local behavioral health intervention pilot project.
 
HB 2196
 
Truitt
Relating to the establishment of a workgroup to study and make recommendations on the integration of health and behavioral health services.
 
HB 1487
 
Pitts
Relating to the alignment of certain Medicaid procedures regarding written orders for diabetic equipment and supplies with comparable Medicare written order procedures.
 
HB 2330
 
Guillen
Relating to laboratory tests measuring kidney function.
 
HB 2055
 
Guillen
Relating to the Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force.
 
HB 1363
 
Gutierrez
Relating to a voluntary statewide diabetes mellitus registry.
 
HB 1990
 
McReynolds
Relating to a diabetes self-management training pilot program under the state Medicaid program.
 
HB 1740
 
Howard, Donna
Relating to the authorization of physicians and therapeutic optometrists to dispense therapeutic contact lenses.
 
HB 1392
 
Leibowitz
Relating to required procedures regarding the ranking of physicians by health benefit plan issuers.
 
HB 858
 
Laubenberg
Relating to the practice of psychological associates.
 

HB 497
 
Zerwas | et al.
Relating to a study to determine the effect on the health care infrastructure in this state if the state Medicaid program is abolished or a severe reduction in federal matching money under the program occurs.
 
HB 492
 
Zerwas
Relating to the expansion of faith- and community-based health and human services and social services initiatives.
 
 
Bills will not necessarily be heard in the order specified above,
depending on the availability of bill authors.