HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMITTEE:
Public Health
TIME & DATE:
8:00 AM, Tuesday, April 21, 2009
PLACE:
E2.012
CHAIR:
Rep. Lois Kolkhorst
HB 1233
 
Menendez
Relating to the court-ordered administration of psychoactive medication to certain criminal defendants.
 
HB 1795
 
Pierson | et al.
Relating to newborn screening and the creation of the Newborn Screening Advisory Committee.
 
HB 233
 
Rodriguez
Relating to the creation of an advisory committee to establish and recommend qualifications for certain health care translators and interpreters.
 
HB 4393
 
Farias | et al.
Relating to the creation of a pilot program to provide electronic prescribing tools to rural physicians.
 
HB 852
 
Smith, Todd
Relating to nonpayment of hospitals under the state Medicaid program for certain preventable adverse conditions.
 
HB 3233
 
Davis, John
Relating to nonpayment of hospitals under the state Medicaid program for certain preventable adverse events and to the reporting of occurrences of those events at certain health care facilities.
 
HB 3234
 
Davis, John
Relating to telehealth services and home telemonitoring services provided to certain Medicaid recipients.
 
HB 2627
 
Naishtat
Relating to the provision of home health services under the Medicaid program in accordance with authorization by a licensed nurse practitioner or a physician assistant.
 
SB 381
 
Van de Putte
Relating to the authority of physicians to delegate to certain pharmacists the implementation and modification of a patient's drug therapy.
 
HB 3587
 
Truitt
Relating to interactive water features and fountains.
 
HB 3739
 
Coleman | et al.
Relating to regulation of and access to certain cemeteries; providing penalties.
 
HB 3469
 
Coleman
Relating to the authority of a community health center to contract with or employ an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist.
 
IMPORTANT NOTES:
 
To hear from as many witnesses as possible, testimony from each witness
will be limited to THREE MINUTES.  Please keep this limitation in mind

when preparing your remarks.
 
The committee will stand in recess while the House is in session, and will
reconvene at a time specified by the Chair.
 
Bills will not necessarily be heard in the order specified above,
depending upon the availability of bill authors/sponsors.