WITNESS LIST

            Public Health Committee

            April 18, 2017 - 8:00 AM

            HB 661

                 For:

                                 Hemphill, Sheila (Self; Texas Right To Know)

                                 Kotsanis, Beverly (Self; Kotsanis Institute)

                                 Martin, Mary (Self)

                                 Martin, Mary (Self; Jennifer Perez)

                                 Martin, Rickie (Self)

                                 Paredes, Dorothy (Self)

                                 Sloan, Karen (Self)

                 On:

                                 Bales, David (Self; Texans for Cures)

                                 Bales, David (Texans for Cures)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bentley, Matthew (Self)

                                 Blakemore, Allen (Self)

                                 Bruce, Bonnie (Self)

                                 Cernosek, Carmen (Self)

                                 Deering, Heather (Self)

                                 Flores, Aurora (Self)

                                 Haney, Casey (Self)

                                 Hardcastle, Rick (Self; Celltex therapeutics)

                                 Hemphill, Coleman (Self; Texas Right To Know)

                                 Jones, Adam (Self; KK125 Foundation)

                                 Kimberly, Knox (Self)

                                 Matz, Laura (Self)

                                 McPeters, Pamela (Self)

                                 Pope, Clay (Self)

                                 Scurlock, Stephen (Self)

                                 Short, Jim (Self)

                                 Stephens, V.A. (Self; KK125)

                                 Wittenburg, Michelle (Self; KK125)

                 On:

                                 Bredt, Robert (Texas Medical Board)

                                 Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance)

                                 Freshour, Scott (Texas Medical Board)

                                 Huss, Jonathan (Dept of State Health Services)

                                 Johnston, Monique (Texas medical board)

            HB 810

                 For:

                                 Briones, Danny (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Cowley, Stefanie (Self)

                                 Deering, Heather (Self)

                                 Gannon, Catherine (Self)

                                 Hardcastle, Rick (Self; Celltex therapeutics)

                                 Harrell, Sam (Self)

                                 Hemphill, Sheila (Self; Texas Right To Know)

                                 Kotsanis, Beverly (Self; Kotsanis institute)

                                 Martin, Mary (Self; Jennifer Perez)

                                 Martin, Mary (Self)

                                 Martin, Rickie (Self)

                                 Thompson, Tracy (Self)

                                 Walker, Preston (Self)

                                 Ziegler, Jennifer (Self; Patients For Stem Cells)

                 On:

                                 Bales, David (Self; Texans for Cures)

                                 Bales, David (Texans for Cures)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)

                                 Bentley, Matthew (Self)

                                 Blakemore, Allen (Self)

                                 Bruce, Bonnie (Self)

                                 Cernosek, Carmen (Self)

                                 Delarosa, Julie (Self)

                                 Flores, Aurora (Self)

                                 Haney, Casey (Self)

                                 Hemphill, Coleman (Self)

                                 Jones, Adam (Self; KK125 Foundation)

                                 Kimberly, Knox (Self)

                                 Matz, Laura (Self)

                                 McPeters, Pamela (Self)

                                 Meier, Carol (Self)

                                 Paredes, Dorothy (Self)

                                 Pope, Clay (Self)

                                 Scurlock, Stephen (Self)

                                 Sloan, Karen (Self)

                                 Stephens, V.A. (Self; KK125)

                                 Wittenburg, Michelle (Self; KK125)

                 On:

                                 Bredt, Robert (Texas Medical Board)

                                 Freshour, Scott (Texas Medical Board)

                                 Huss, Jonathan (Dept of State Health Services)

                                 Johnston, Monique (Texas medical board)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 1158

                 For:

                                 Hollier, Lisa (Self; Texas Childrens Health Plan)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Dunkelberg, Anne (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Gonzalez, Leah (Healthy Futures of Texas)

                                 Guerra-Cardus, Laura (Children'sDefenseFund- Texas)

                                 Kerker, Juliana (American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists-Texas District, Texas

                                 Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)

                                 Kohler, Adriana (Texans Care for Children)

                                 Kolodzey, Patricia (Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas)

                                 Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)

                                 Milligan, Maureen (Teaching hospitals of texas)

                                 Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)

                                 Vanhoose, Laurie (Texas Association of health Plans)

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas)

                 On:

                                 Carter, Gina (Texas Health & Human Services Commission)

            HB 1398

                 Against:

                                 Vanhoose, Laurie (Texas Association of health Plans)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Adams, Jill (Self; Texas Counseling Association)

                                 Akay-Sullivan, Sinem (Self; Texas Counseling Association)

                                 Allen, Nicole (Self; Texas Counseling Association, TX Association for Counselor Education &

                                 Supervision, University of North Texas)

                                 Alvarado, Melissa (Self; TCA)

                                 Aslinia, Dean (Self)

                                 Bacon, Katherine (Self; Texas Counseling Association)

                                 Barron, Josefina (Self)

                                 Bolin, Channing (Self; Texas Counseling Association)

                                 Boswell, Jennifer (Self)

                                 Cain, Rebecca (Self)

                                 Cannon, Joy (Self; TCA)

                                 Clare, Lacey (Self)

                                 Crow, Monya (Self; Texas Counseling Association)

                                 Doyle, Cynthia (Self)

                                 Flores, Rachel (Texas counseling Association)

                                 Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Gamez, Elise (Texas Ambulance Association)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Glover, Heather (Self)

                                 Gomez, Brenda (Self)

                                 Guidry, Megan (Self)

                                 Haugabook, Rachel (Self)

                                 Holmberg-Abel, Darla (Self; Texas Counseling Association)

                                 Juarez, Irma (Self)

                                 Juarez, Irma (Self)

                                 Knustrom, Eric (Private providers association of Texas)

                                 Lashua, Brittany (Self)

                                 Lloyd-Hazlett, Jessica (Self)

                                 Lowe, Paige (Self; TCA)

                                 Macias, Janette (Self)

                                 Macias, Janette (Self)

                                 Mickelsen, Rachel (Self)

                                 Mickelsen, Rachel (Self)

                                 Mills, Sarah (Texas Association for Home Care and Hospice)

                                 Morrison, Kristi (Self)

                                 Nichols, Jennifer (Self; TCA)

                                 Odom, Jean (Self; TCA)

                                 Perez, Rosenda (Self)

                                 Pounds, Brandy (Self)

                                 Reinertsen, Chanel (Self; Texas Counseling Association)

                                 Robertson, Derek (Self)

                                 Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Rose, Denise (Texas Occupational Therapy Association)

                                 Rose, Denise (ResCare)

                                 Ross, LaTreece (Self)

                                 Sanders, Jolene (Self)

                                 Schumann Tomlinson, Brandy (Self)

                                 Shields, Chris (San Antonio Chamber of Commerce)

                                 Snyder, Tori (Self)

                                 Solt, Misty (Self)

                                 Staton, Tonya (Self; TCA)

                                 Stevens, Brittany (Self)

                                 Sullivan, Jeffrey (Self; Texas counseling association)

                                 Thompson, Gabrielle (Self)

                                 Torgerson, Hannah (Self)

                                 Ukiri, May (Self)

                                 Walkee, Kate (Self)

                                 Warmsley, Ana (Self)

                                 White, Betty (Self)

                                 Whitely, Ruth (Self)

                                 Williams, Morgan (Self)

                                 Williams, Sharonda (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Carlson, Johnna (Texas Children's Health Plan)

                                 Evans, Kenya (Self)

                                 Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)

                 On:

                                 Diaz-Lara, Debra (Texas Department of Insurance)

                                 Snyder, Jami (Texas Health & Human Services Commission)

            HB 1616

                 For:

                                 Douglas, Frances (Self; Texas Psychological Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Belcher, Nora (Texas e-Health Alliance)

                                 Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                                 Hansch, Greg (Self; NATIONAL ALLIANCE on Mental Illness (NAMI) TX)

                                 White, David (Texas Psychological Association)

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas)

            HB 2118

                 For:

                                 Bearden, Chase (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)

                                 Connors, Michael (Self; Texas Physical Therapy Association)

                                 Haydon, Donald (TPTA)

                                 Hemphill, Coleman (Texas Right To Know)

                                 Hemphill, Sheila (Self; Texas Right To Know)

                                 Kotsanis, Beverly (Self)

                                 Milligan, Mark (Self; Texas Physical Therapy Association)

                 Against:

                                 Teuscher, David (Texas Medical Association)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Besselink, Allan (Self)

                                 Cates, Andrew (Texas Nurses Association)

                 Against:

                                 Ashley, Price (Texas Society of Pathologists)

                                 Banning, Tom (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)

                                 Bruce, Bonnie (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)

                                 Courtney, Jenna (Texas Radiological Society)

                                 Herzog, Greg (Texas Society of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy and Texas Neurology

                                 Society)

                                 Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Against:

                                 Jackson, Lisa (Coalition for Patient Safety)

                                 Reed, Rachael (Texas Ophthalmological Association)

                                 Reynolds, David (Texas Osteopathic Medical Association)

                                 Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)

                 On:

                                 Aikman, Harvey (Self; Texas State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners. Chairman resourse)

                                 Danzeiser, Doug (Texas Department of Insurance)

                                 Doggett, Wally (Texas Association of Acupuncture and Oriental)

            HB 2389

                 For:

                                 Carter, Al (CVS Pharmacy)

                                 Hemphill, Sheila (Self; Texas Right To Know)

                 On:

                                 Benz, Allison (Texas state board od pharmacy)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Carter, Janis (National Association of Chain Drug Stores)

                                 Hemphill, Coleman (Self; Texas Right To Know)

                                 Shields, Bradford (Texas Federation of Drug Stores)

                 Against:

                                 Gonzales, David (Alliance of Independent Pharmacies of Texas)

                                 Hudman, Justin (Texas Pharmacy Association)

                                 Wright, Michael (Texas Pharmacy Business Ciuncil)

                 On:

                                 Dodson, Gay (Texas State Board of Pharmacy)

            HB 2418

                 For:

                                 Sparkman, Catherine (Association of Surgical Technologists and local State Organization)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Banda, Jennifer (Texas Hospital Association)

                 Against:

                                 Capelo, Jaime (Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society)

            HB 2747

                 For:

                                 Broder, Lawrence (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Teuscher, David (Texas Medical Association)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 On:

                                 Bredt, Robert (Texas Medical Board)

                                 Freshour, Scott (Texas Medical Board)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Hemphill, Sheila (Self; Texas Right To Know)

                 On:

                                 Johnston, Monique (Texas medical board)

            HB 2765

                 For:

                                 Aikman, Harvey (Self; Chairman Texas State Board of Physical Therapy Examiners)

                                 Connors, Michael (Self; Texas Physical Therapy Association)

                                 Haydon, Donald (TPTA)

                                 Haydon, Donald (Self; TPTA)

                                 Vandehey, Dale (Department of Defense State Liaison Office)

            HB 3040

                 For:

                                 Boutte, Matt (Texas Academy of Physician Assistants)

                                 Teuscher, David (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Van Boven, Dr Robert (Self)

                 Against:

                                 Farmer, Tony (Self)

                                 Kebodeaux Cook, Emily (Self; Texas Right to Life)

                                 Page, Sheila (Self; Association of American Physicians and Surgeons)

                                 Seago, John (Self; Texas Right to Life)

                 On:

                                 Bredt, Robert (Texas Medical Board)

                                 Broder, Lawrence (Self)

                                 Doggett, Wally (Texas Association of Acupuncture and Oriental)

                                 Fajardo, Erick. (Sunset Commission staff)

                                 Freshour, Scott (Texas Medical Board)

                                 Hemphill, Coleman (Texas Right To Know)

                                 Hemphill, Sheila (Texas Right To Know)

                                 Johnston, Monique (Texas medical board)

                                 Kotsanis, Andrew (Self; Kotsanis Institute)

                                 Kotsanis, Andrew (Self)

                                 Kotsanis, Beverly (Self; Kotsanis institute)

                                 Zadeh, Joseph (Self)

                                 Zadeh, Susan (Self)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)

                                 Belcher, Nora (Texas e-Health Alliance)

                                 Capelo, Jaime (Texas Chapter American College of Cardiology, Texas Academy of Physician

                                 Assistants)

                                 Hardcastle, Rick (Self; Celltex therapeutics)

                                 Jackson, Lisa (Texas Academy of Physician Assistants)

                                 Propes, Jay (Texas Ophthalmological Assn.)

                                 Sanders, Vicki (Self; Society of Radiology Physician Extenders, American Society of

                                 Radiologic Technologists)

                                 Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)

                 On:

                                 Goode, Megan (Texas Medical Board)

            HB 3083

                 For:

                                 Feehery, Matthew (Self; Texas Hospital Association)

                                 Francis, Will (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Galligher, Duane (Texas Association of Addiction Professionals)

                                 Hansch, Greg (Self; NATIONAL ALLIANCE on Mental Illness (NAMI) TX)

                                 Hartman, Marilyn (Self; NAMI Austin (National Alliance on Mental Illness))

                                 Smith, Reginald (Self; Communities for Recovery)

                                 Woomer, Eric (Federation of Texas Psychiatry)

                                 Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas)

                 On:

                                 Moller, Lesa (Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board)

            HB 3183

                 For:

                                 Littlefield, Rita (Self; Texas Renal Coalition)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bruce, Bonnie (Self)

                                 Gregg, Aaron (Fresenius Medical Care)

                 On:

                                 Huss, Jonathan (Dept of State Health Services)

                                 Zumbrun, Janna (Texas Dept of State Health Services)

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                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

            HB 3236

                 For:

                                 Sloan, Karen (Self)

                 On:

                                 Bales, David (Self; Texans for Cures)

                                 Bales, David (Texans for Cures)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bentley, Matthew (Self)

                                 Bruce, Bonnie (Self)

                                 Cernosek, Carmen (Self)

                                 Deering, Heather (Self)

                                 Delarosa, Julie (Self)

                                 Flores, Aurora (Self)

                                 Hardcastle, Rick (Self; Celltex therapeutics)

                                 Hemphill, Coleman (Self; Texas Right To Know)

                                 Hemphill, Sheila (Self; Texas Right To Know)

                                 Jones, Adam (Self; KK125 Foundation)

                                 Kimberly, Knox (Self)

                                 Martin, Mary (Self)

                                 Martin, Rickie (Self)

                                 Matz, Laura (Self)

                                 McPeters, Pamela (Self)

                                 Paredes, Dorothy (Self)

                                 Pope, Clay (Self)

                                 Scurlock, Stephen (Self)

                                 Stephens, V.A. (Self; KK125)

                                 Wittenburg, Michelle (Self; KK125)

                 On:

                                 Huss, Jonathan (Dept of State Health Services)

            HB 3634

                 Against:

                                 Dunkelberg, Anne (Center for Public Policy Priorities)

                                 Guerra-Cardus, Laura (Children'sDefenseFund- Texas)

                                 Kohler, Adriana (Texans Care for Children)

                 On:

                                 Hawkins, John (Texas Hospital Assocation)

                                 Kleibrink, Cam (Texas Association of Community Health Centers)

                                 Kleibrink, Cam (Frontera Healthcare Network, Texas Association of Community Health

                                 Centers)

                                                                                               9


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Geary, Michael (Texas Conservative Coalition)

                 Against:

                                 Buchanan, Maggie Jo (Young Invincibles)

                                 Green, Joseph (Travis County Commissioners Court)

                                 Hansch, Greg (Self; NATIONAL ALLIANCE on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)

                                 Hartman, Marilyn (Self; NAMI Austin (National Alliance on Mental Illness))

                                 Litzinger, Amy (Self)

                                 Litzinger, Linda (Self)

                                 Lucas, Shannon (March of Dimes)

                                 Mobley Turney, Aimee (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)

                                 Schauer, Tim (Community Health Choice)

                                 Smith, Reginald (Self; Communities for Recovery)

                                 Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)

                 On:

                                 Avila Edwards, Kimberly (Self; TExas Medical Association, Texas Pediatric Society, ACOG-

                                 TX, TAFP, TAOG)

                                 Carter, Gina (Texas Health & Human Services Commission)

                                 Kerker, Juliana (American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists-Texas District, Texas

                                 Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists)

                                 Milligan, Maureen (Teaching hospitals of texas)

                                 Snyder, Jami (Texas Health & Human Services Commission)

            HB 3721

                 For:

                                 Paredes, Dorothy (Self)

                 Registering, but not testifying:

                 For:

                                 Bentley, Matthew (Self)

                                 Bruce, Bonnie (Self)

                                 Cernosek, Carmen (Self)

                                 Deering, Heather (Self)

                                 Delarosa, Julie (Self)

                                 Hardcastle, Rick (Self; Celltex therapeutics)

                                 Hemphill, Sheila (Self; Texas Right To Know)

                                 Kimberly, Knox (Self)

                                 Martin, Mary (Self; Jennifer Perez)

                                 Martin, Mary (Self)

                                 Martin, Rickie (Self)

                                 Matz, Laura (Self)

                                 McPeters, Pamela (Self)

                                 Pope, Clay (Self)

                                 Scott, Cam (American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network)

                                                                                              10


                                                                                    WITNESS LIST

                 For:

                                 Scurlock, Stephen (Self)

                                 Stephens, V.A. (Self; KK125)

                                 Wittenburg, Michelle (Self; KK125)

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