WITNESS LIST

            Public Health Committee

            May 4, 2011 - 8:00 AM

             

            HB 129

                 For:

                                 Savransky, Alejandro (Self; Environment Texas)

                                 Smith, Randall (Texas Impact)

                 Against:

                                 Gregorich, Joe (Toy Industry Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Dimitry, Lauren (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Metzger, Luke (Environment Texas)

                                 Privett, Anita S (League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Shelton, Emily (Texas Impact)

                 Against:

                                 Ashley, Price (Tx Association of Manufacturers)

                                 Womack, Daniel (Texas Chemical Council)

                 On:

                                 Shuler, Dana (Tx Dept. of State Health Services)

            HB 392

                 For:

                                 Olivarez, Eduardo (Hidalgo Co. Health & Human Services)

                                 Ramberg, Todd (Christus Spohn Kleberg Hospital Round Rock Medical Center)

                 On:

                                 Maberry, Jan (Texas Department of State Health Services)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Banda, Jennifer (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Gutierrez, Michael (Self)

                                 Hansen, Frances (CHRISTUS-Spohn)

                                 Perkins, Vicki (CHRISTUS Health)

                                 Rocha, Israel (Hospital Coalition of South Texas)

                                 Saenz, Gabriela (CHRISTUS Health)

                                 Yanas, Chris (Teaching Hospitals of Texas)

            HB 415

                 For:

                                 Bier, Marti (Self)

                                 Drewes, Carmel (Self)

                                 Wright, Stephen (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Coleman, Dennis (Equality Texas)

                                 Smith, Chuck (Equality Texas)

            HB 1108

                 For:

                                 Oberoi, Bhawna (Texas Society of Radiology Practitioner Assistants (President))

                                 Sanders, Vicki (Self; American Society of Radiologic Technologist Society of Radiology

                                 Physician Extenders, Texas Society of Radiologic Technologist)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Roberts, Clark (Self)

                 On:

                                 Hammer, Ann (Texas Department of State Health Services Resource witness only)

            HB 1133

                 For:

                                 Curtis, Michele (Harris County Hospital District)

                                 Hanke, June (Harris County Hospital District)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allen, Maria (Self)

                                 Allers, Siree (Self)

                                 Brady, Kristina (Self)

                                 Dimitry, Lauren (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Gutierrez, Michael (Self)

                                 Holmes, Harry (Harris County Health Care Alliance)

                                 Huemmer, Maria (Texas Catholic Conference-Active Roman Catholic Bishops of Texas)

                                 Kopas, Edward (Self)

                                 Kopas, Gaye (Self)

                                 Kroll, Carrie (Texas Pediatric Society)

                                 Milam, Susan (Natl. Association of Social Workers/Texas Chapter)

                                 Rose, Denise (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Saenz, Gabriela (CHRISTUS Health)

                                 Sanders, Morgan (March of Dimes)

                                 Schroeder, Rebekah (Texas Children's Hospital)

                                 Shelton, Emily (Texas Impact)

                                 Smith, Andrew (University Health System)

                                 Tashjian, Christy (Midwives Alliance of North America)

                                 Wilson, Stacy (Central Health & Community Care)

                                 Woolbert, Lynda (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice)

                                 Yanas, Chris (Teaching Hospitals of Texas)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Samsel, Rachel (Department of State Health Services)

            HB 1716

                 For:

                                 Jackson, Patrick (Self; Texas Health Freedom Coalition)

                                 Kline, Justin (Self)

                                 McCarthy, Peter (Self; Texas Health Freedom Coalition)

                                 Silva, Lara (El Shaddai Life Ministries/ Michele O'Donnell)

                                 Wynne, Kay (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Ferguson, Pamela (American Organization For Bodywork Therapies of Asia (AOBTA (R)))

                                 King, Debra (Texas Dietetic Association)

                                 Lauterstein, David (Self; Lauterstein-Conway Massage School)

                                 Ray, Janine (Self; Texas Assoc. of Massage Therapists)

                                 Weitz, Tim (Texas Association of Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine)

                 On:

                                 Robinson, Mari (Texas Medical Board)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Abdo, Richard (Self)

                                 Archer, Barbara (Self)

                                 Archer, Devon (Self)

                                 Archer, Robert (Self)

                                 Arredorido, Rosa (Self)

                                 Beim, Terri (Self)

                                 Bolen, Mary (Self)

                                 Bolen, SR., Stephen (Self)

                                 Brake, Douglas (Self)

                                 Callis, Leslie (Self)

                                 Carpenter, Beth (Self)

                                 Christopher, Katherine (Self)

                                 Coe, Caren (Self)

                                 Cornelius, Tracy (Self)

                                 Davis, Donald R. (Self)

                                 Doyle, Jerry (Self)

                                 Doyle, Leona (Self)

                                 Espinosa, Carmen (Self)

                                 Espinosa, Jason (Self)

                                 Fair, Janis (Self)

                                 Fannin, Ellen (Self)

                                 Garza, Elma Irene (Self)

                                 Garza, Marissa Lorraine (Self)

                                 Gleis, Radhia (IAACN. International & American Assc- of Clinical Nutritionists)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Golden, Cinderella (Self)

                                 Golden, Ernest (Self)

                                 Grobb JR, Edgar L (Self)

                                 Gutierrez, Michael (Self)

                                 Johnson, Gwen (Self; Sunshine Health Freedom)

                                 Johnson, Jimmy (Self)

                                 Laredo, Carmen (Self)

                                 Lucas, Amanda (Self)

                                 Marsh, Nellie (Self)

                                 McCarthy, Nancy (Self)

                                 Mertz, Nancy (Self)

                                 ODonnell, Michele (Self)

                                 Pavon, Laura (Self)

                                 Raymond, Caitlin (Self)

                                 Raymond, Melissa (Self)

                                 Raymond, Phil (Holistic Healthcare)

                                 Ryke, Maria (Self)

                                 Saltarelli, Rosella (Self)

                                 Sembera, Andrew (Self; Allergy Solutions Inc, Hill Country Health Store)

                                 Smith, Claudia (Self)

                                 Smith, Kathryn (Self; Simply Healing LLC)

                                 Tips, Cheri (National Health Federation Cheri Tips)

                                 Vickery, Tracey (Self)

                                 Walls, Pamela (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Bien, Kelly (Self)

                                 Capelo, Jaime (Coalition for Patient Safety)

                                 Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Knox, Louis (Self)

                                 Lazar, Jennifer (Self)

                                 Mintz, Richard (Self)

                                 Naile, Carolyn (American Massage Therapy Association)

                                 Sullivan, Jon (Self)

                                 White, Tara (Self)

                 On:

                                 Tannert, Karen (Department of State Health Services)

            HB 3371

                 For:

                                 Anderson, Elyese (Self; Dental Laboratory Assoc. of Texas)

                                 Mercadel, Larry (Self; Texas Dental Laboratories and Technicians Doing Business in The

                                 State of Texas)

                                 Pokladnick, Milton (Dental Lab Assoc of Texas)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Mansell, Jeffrey (Resource witness, Texas Department of State Health Services)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Box, Gary (Self)

                                 Calvert, Jess (Texas Dental Association)

                                 Cardenas, Ernest (Self; The Dental Laboratory Association of Texas President-Elect 2011)

                                 Lujan, Andre (Self)

                                 Morgan, Gary (Self; Dental Laboratory Association of Texas)

            SB 510

                 For:

                                 Rutherford-Stuart, Christine (San Antonio Metropolitan Health District  City of San Antonio)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 DeLaGarza, Veronica (American Diabetes Association)

                                 Dimitry, Lauren (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Gutierrez, Michael (Self)

                                 Guzman, Edward (City of San Antonio)

                                 Johns, Stephanie (City of San Antonio)

                                 Mitias, Marcus (Texas Health Resources)

                                 Perkins, Vicki (CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System)

                                 Rose, Denise (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Sabo, Jason (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Smith, Andrew (University Health System)

                                 Yanas, Chris (Teaching Hospitals of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Fasko, Roger (Texas Department of State Health Services)

            SB 594

                 On:

                                 Dodson, Gay (Texas State Board of Pharmacy)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Belcher, Nora (Texas e-Health Alliance)

                                 Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Assn)

                                 Gutierrez, Michael (Self)

                                 Huddleston, Cheri (Texas Pharmacy Business Council)

                                 Huddleston, Cheri (Texas Pharmacy Association-Academy of Compounding Pharmacists)

                                 Huddleston, Cheri (Injured Workers' Pharmacy)

                                 Reagan, Karen (Walgreen Co.)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Smith, Andrew (University Health System)

                                 Wilson, Stacy (Central Health & Community Care)

                                 Wright, Michael (Texas Pharmacy Association)

                                 Yanas, Chris (Teaching Hospitals of Texas)

            SB 795

                 For:

                                 Fredriksen, Amanda (AARP)

                 On:

                                 Durden, Veronda (Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS))

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Gadberry, Gavin (Texas Health Care Association)

                                 Gutierrez, Michael (Self)

                                 Willmann, James (Texas Nurses Association)

            SB 796

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 DeLaGarza, Veronica (American Diabetes Association)

                                 Dimitry, Lauren (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Gutierrez, Michael (Self)

                                 Mitias, Marcus (Texas Health Resources)

                                 Perkins, Vicki (CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health System)

                                 Rose, Denise (Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Sabo, Jason (United Ways of Texas)

                                 Smith, Andrew (University Health System)

                                 Wilson, Stacy (Central Health & Community Care)

                                 Yanas, Chris (Teaching Hospitals of Texas)

                 On:

                                 Fasko, Roger (Texas Department of State Health Services)

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