** REVISION **
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
COMMITTEE:
Public Health
TIME & DATE:
8:00 AM, Tuesday, April 28, 2009
PLACE:
E2.012
CHAIR:
Rep. Lois Kolkhorst
HCR 137
 
Gonzalez Toureilles
Commending Orange Grove High School Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America students for their efforts to raise awareness of cancer of unknown primary (CUP) origin and for choosing zebra stripes as the ribbon color to symbolize this rare form of cancer.
 
HCR 152
 
Hunter | et al.
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to provide for a joint interim legislative study on the availability of medical treatment for patients with Lyme diseases in Texas.
 
HB 1504
 
McClendon
Relating to the normal distribution channel of a prescription drug.
 
HB 1489
 
Thompson | et al.
Relating to the practice of nursing; providing civil penalties.
 
HB 3674
 
Thompson
Relating to the licensing requirements for a foreign-trained physician applicant.
 
HB 2599
 
Thompson
Relating to the registration of diagnostic imaging equipment, the accreditation of diagnostic imaging facilities, and the regulation of diagnostic imaging providers; providing penalties.
 
SB 476
 
Nelson | et al.
Relating to staffing, overtime, and other employment protections for nurses.
 
HB 3528
 
Davis, Yvonne | et al.
Relating to the licensing and regulation of the practice of dietetics and nutrition care services.
 
HB 2677
 
Davis, Yvonne
Relating to the amendment of a birth certificate.
 
HB 4470
 
England
Relating to birth records of adopted children.
 
HB 2294
 
Gattis
Relating to the establishment of the undiagnosed disease registry.
 
HB 4401
 
Martinez Fischer
Relating to access to certain licensed mental health practitioners.
 
HB 2080
 
Anchia | et al.
Relating to the information on the supplementary birth certificate of an adopted child.
 

HB 2917
 
McReynolds
Relating to authorizing the Department of State Health Services to obtain criminal history record information for certain applicants for employment.
 
HB 3376
 
Davis, John
Relating to the licensure of anesthesiologist assistants; providing penalties.
 
SB 1083
 
Huffman
Relating to access to certain confidential patient information within the Department of State Health Services.
 
 
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.
 
Bills will not necessarily be heard in the order specified above,
depending upon the availability of bill authors/sponsors.
 
The committee will stand in recess while the House is in session, and will
reconvene at a time specified by the Chair.
 
 
 
Notice of this meeting was announced from the house floor.