WITNESS LIST
Health Services Committee
February 23, 1999-1:30P
SB 93
For: Canales-Jud, Theresa (Her daughter), Dallas
Deaton, Diana (Texas Assisted Living Association), Austin
Denton, Ann (Enterprise Foundation), Austin
Gladden, Wilhelmina (American Association of Retired Persons),
Ft. Worth
Griffin, Randy (Himself and Texas Assisted Living
Association), Plano
Harris, Lauralee (Mental Health Association of Tarrant),
Richland Hills
Hayes, Aaryce (Advocacy, Inc.), Austin
Latimer, David (Texas Association of Homes and Services for
the Aging), Austin
Mathews, C.W. "Mat" (Texas Organization of Residential Care
Communities), Del Valle
Rich, Sid (Texas Association of Residential Care Communities),
Austin
Against: Laing, W.N., Jr. (Himself), Waco
Pace, Kay (Unlimited Care & the small care home industry),
Arlington
On: Bradberry, Anita (Texas Association for Home Care), Austin
Gold, Marc (Long Term Care Policy, Texas Department of Human
Services), Austin
Lehrman, Jim (Texas Department of Human Services), Austin
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Baumbach, Susan (Texas Health Care Association), Austin
Ferris, Beth (Texas Advocates for Nursing Home Residents),
Austin
Gantt, Melanie (Mental Health Association in Texas), Austin
Gilchrist, Alfred (Texas Medical Association), Austin
Hennigan, Mary (Texas Occupational Therapy), Austin
Holliday, Sid (TALA), Galveston
Holtermann, John (Texas Silver-Haired Legislature), San Marcos
Marshall, Susan (The Arc of Texas), Austin
McCarter, Peggy (Texas Assisted Living Association), San
Antonio
McClure, Spencer (Texas Council of Community MHMR Centers,
Inc.), Austin
Prough, Andrew (Citizens Commission on Human Rights), Austin
Rose, Harold (American Association of Retired Persons), Austin
Swift, Larry (Brain Injury Association of Texas), Austin
Against: Nelson, Pat (Residential care homes & senior Texans), Arlington
St. Clair, Deborah (The elderly / disabled Texans), Waco
St. Clair, Johnny (Himself), Waco
On: Callaway, Sherry (Merrill Gardens in San Antonio & Texas
Assisted Living Assn.), Boerne
Henderson, Marina (Texas Health and Human Services
Commission), Austin
Mitchell, Bettye (Texas Department of Protective & Regulatory
Services), Austin
Steele, Penny (Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental
Retardation), Austin
Willis, John (Texas Department on Aging), Austin
Written materials submitted:
For: Gantt, Melanie (Mental Health Association), Austin
Lovelace, Joe (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill), Dallas
SB 94
For: Bradberry, Anita (Texas Association for Home Care), Austin
Hayes, Aaryce (Advocacy, Inc.), Austin
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Cernoch, Jennifer (Texas Respite Resource Network), San Antonio
Denton, Ann (Enterprise Foundation), Austin
Ferris, Beth (Texas Advocates for Nursing Home Residents),
Austin
Gilchrist, Alfred (Texas Medical Association), Austin
Gladden, Wilhelmina (American Association for Retired
Persons), Ft. Worth
Harris, Lauralee (Mental Health Association of Tarrant), N
Richland Hill
Hennigan, Mary (Texas Occupational Therapy Association), Irving
Holtermann, John (Texas Silver-Haired Legislature), San Marcos
Latimer, David (Texas Association of Homes & Services for the
Aging), Austin
Prough, Andrew (Citizens Commission on Human Rights), Austin
Schwartz, Jonas (United Cerebral Palsy of Texas), Austin
Swift, Larry (Brain Injury Association of Texas), Austin
Tesmer, David (Texas Health Resources), Grand Prairie
Walker, Craig (Texas Hospital Home Health Association), Austin
On: Gold, Marc (Texas Department of Human Services), Austin
Henderson, Marina (Texas Health & Human Services Commission),
Austin
Jakovich, Derek (Bureau of Licensing & Compliance, Texas Dept.
of Health), Austin
Mixon, Paula (Texas Department of Protective & Regulatory
Services), Austin
Saldivar, Nora (Texas Department of Health, Health Facility
Licensing), Austin
Stearman, Nance (Texas Department of Health), Austin
Written materials submitted:
For: Gantt, Melanie (Mental Health Association in Texas), Austin
Lovelace, Joe (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill), Dallas
SB 95
For: Bradberry, Anita (Texas Association for Home Care), Austin
Denton, Ann (Enterprise Foundation), Austin
Gladden, Wilhelmina (American Association of Retired Persons),
Ft. Worth
Hayes, Aaryce (Advocacy, Inc.), Austin
Schwartz, Jonas (United Cerebral Palsy of Texas), Austin
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Baumbach, Susan (Texas Health Care Association), Austin
Cernoch, Jennifer (Texas Respite Resource Network), San Antonio
Gilchrist, Alfred (Texas Medical Association), Austin
Harris, Lauralee (Mental Health Association), NRichland Hills
Hennigan, Mary (Texas Occupational Therapy Association), Austin
Latimer, David (Texas Associatin of Homes & Services for the
Aging), Austin
Swift, Larry (Brain Injury Association of Texas), Austin
On: Dale, Sarah (Texas Department of Housing and Community
Affairs), Austin
Garvin, John (Texas Department on Housing & Community
Affairs), Austin
Gold, Marc (Texas Department of Human Services), Austin
Henderson, Marina (Texas Department of Health & Human
Services), Austin
Holtermann, John (Texas Silver-Haired Legislature), San Marcos
Jakovich, Derek (Department of Health), Austin
Mitchell, Bettye (Texas Department of Protective & Regulatory
Services), Austin
Saldivar, Nora (Texas Department of Health), Austin
Stearman, Nance (Texas Department of Health), Austin
Written materials submitted:
For: Gantt, Melanie (Mental Health Association in Texas), Austin
Prough, Andrew (Citizen's Commission on Human Rights), Austin
SB 96
On: Bradberry, Anita (Texas Association for Home Care), Austin
Denton, Ann (Enterprise Foundation), Austin
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Cernoch, Jennifer (Texas Respite Resource Network), San Antonio
Gladden, Wilhelmina (American Association of Retired Persons),
Ft. Worth
Holtermann, John (Texas Silver-Haired Legislature), San Marcos
Latimer, David (Texas Association of Homes and Services for
the Aging), Austin
Marshall, Susan (The Arc of Texas), Austin
Prough, Andrew (Citizen's Commission on Human Rights), Austin
Schwartz, Jonas (United Cerebral Palsy of Texas), Austin
Swift, Larry (Brain Injury Association of Texas), Austin
On: Gold, Marc (Texas Department of Human Services), Austin
Henderson, Marina (Texas Health & Human Services Commission),
Austin
Jakovich, Derek (Texas Department of Health), Austin
Mixon, Paula (Texas Department of Protective & Regulatory
Services), Austin
Saldivar, Nora (Texas Department of Health), Austin
Stearman, Nance (Texas Department of Health), Austin
Written materials submitted:
For: Denton, Ann (Enterprise Foundation), Austin
Gantt, Melanie (Mental Health Association in Texas), Austin
Hayes, Aaryce (Advocacy, Inc.), Austin
Lovelace, Joe (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill), Dallas
SB 200
For: Gladden, Wilhelmina (American Association of Retired Persons),
Ft. Worth
Harris, Lauralee (Mental Health Association of Tarrant),
Richland Hills
Hayes, Aaryce (Advocacy, Inc.), Austin
Against: Deaton, Diana (Texas Assisted Living Association), Austin
Rich, Sid (Texas Association of Residential Care Communities),
Austin
On: Gold, Marc (Texas Department of Human Services), Austin
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Holtermann, John (Texas Silver-Haired Legislature), San Marcos
Latimer, David (Texas Association of Homes and Services for
the Aging), Austin
Swift, Larry (Brain Injury Association of Texas), Austin
Against: Holliday, Sid (TALA), Galveston
On: Henderson, Marina (Texas Health & Human Services Commission),
Austin
Lehrman, Jim (Texas Department of Human Services), Austin
Mitchell, Bettye (Texas Department of Protective & Regulatory
Services), Austin
Willis, John (Texas Department on Aging), Austin
Written materials submitted:
For: Gantt, Melanie (Mental Health Association in Texas), Austin
Against: Griffin, Randy (Legacy Living Centers), Plano
SB 254
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Courtney, Chuck (Texas Retailers Association), Austin
Gonzales, David (Legend Pharmacy), Austin
Hull, Sharon (Texas Pharmacy Association), Austin
On: Hatcher, Johnny (Texas Department of Public Safety), Austin
Taylor, Larry (Texas Department of Public Safety), Austin
SB 413
For: Hargrave, Terry, PhD (Texas Association for Marriage & Family
Therapy), Amarillo
Pulliam, George (Himself), Houston
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Ashby, Cindy (Texas Counseling Association), Austin
Hernandez, Leslie (National Association of Social Workers),
Austin
SB 511
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Courtney, Chuck (Texas Retailers Association), Austin
Gonzales, David (Legend Pharmacies S.W.), Austin
Hull, Sharon (Texas Pharmacy Association), Austin
On: Dodson, Gay (Texas State Board of Pharmacy), Austin