WITNESS LIST
Business & Industry Committee
March  20, 2007 - 2:00 PM or upon final adjourn./recess
Fee Guidelines
 
     On:
Bragg, David (Vista Medical Center Hosp)
 
 
 
 
Hospital Fee Disputes
 
     On:
ONeil, Paul Matthew (THA (Texas Hospital Assoc))
 
 
 
 
Hospital Fees
 
     On:
Betts, Albert (Texas Dept. of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation)
 
 
 
 
Invited Testimony on Hospital Fees
 
     On:
Schenkkan, Pete (Texas Mutual Insurance Company, AIA, PCIA)
 
 
 
 
Work Comp Fee Guideline
 
     On:
De La Garza, Dan (Renaissance Healthcare)
 
 
 
 
Workers' Compensation Fee Guideline
 
     On:
Bailey, Charles (Texas Hospital Association)
 
 
 
 
Hospital Fee Guidelines
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
     On:
Canaday III, Nicholas (Texas Attorney General)
 
 
 
 
HB  54
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
     On:
Carmona, Paul (Attorney General's Office)
 
 
 
 
HB  724
 
    For:
Bailey, Charles (Texas Hospital Assn)
 
 
Smith MD, Charlotte H (Texas Medical Assn)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Bragg, David (Vista Medical Center Hospital)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Betts, Albert (Texas Dept. of Insurance, Division Workers' Compensation)
 
 
Darwin, Norman (OIEC)
 
 
Lang, Robert (Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Marwitz, David (Texas Health Resources)
 
 
 
 
HB  732
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
     On:
Rister, Nancy E.  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  1004
 
     On:
DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Cunningham, Michael (Texas State Building Trades, AFL CIO)
 
 
Levy, Rick (TX AFL-CIO)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Darwin, Norman (OIEC)
 
 
Lee, Amy (Texas Department of Insurance)
 
 
 
 
HB  1005
 
    For:
Norwood MD, Stephen (Texas Medical Assn)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Sibley, Jonathan (Association of Fire + Casualty Companies of Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Hennigan, Mary (Texas Occupational Therapy Association)
 
 
Smith MD, Charlotte H (Texas Medical Assn)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Meroney, Shannon (Aetna)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Lazaretti, Margaret (Texas Department of Insurance)
 
 
Strickland, Stan (Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation)
 
 
 
 
HB  1593
 
    For:
Levy, Rick (TX AFL-CIO)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Darwin, Norman (OIEC)
 
 
Strickland, Stan (Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Cunningham, Michael W. (Texas State Building and Construction Trades, AFL-CIO)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Fox, Eric (Lockheed Martin)
 
 
Meroney, Shannon (Aetna)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Lazaretti, Margaret (Texas Department of Insurance)
 
 
 
 
HB  1772 - Committee Substitute  (Martinez/CSHB 1772)
 
    For:
Cooper, Allen (Equal Justice Center)
 
 
Hernandez, Pedro  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Timm, Emily  (Self and Translator)
 
 
 
 
HB  1772
 
Against:
Bent, Steve (Texas Assoc. Responsible Nonsubscribers)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Cunningham, Michael (Texas State Building and Construction Trades, AFL-CIO)
 
 
Levy, Rick (TX AFL-CIO)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Evans, Richard (Texas Alliance of Nonsubscribers)
 
 
Lively, Lance (National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB))
 
 
Shields, Brad (Texas Retailers Association)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Lee, Amy (Texas Department of Insurance)
 
 
 
 
HB  1911
 
    For:
Bragg, David (Vista Medical Center Hospital)
 
 
Norwood MD, Stephen (Texas Medical Assn)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bailey, Charles (Texas Hospital Association)
 
 
Ingersoll, Deborah (Vista Hospital)
 
 
Smith MD, Charlotte H (Texas Medical Assn)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Meroney, Shannon (Aetna)
 
 
Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Association of America)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Lee, Amy (Texas Department of Insurance)
 
 
 
 
HB  1940
 
    For:
Bragg, David (Vista Medical Center Hospital)
 
 
De La Garza, Dan (Renaissance Healthcare System Renaissance Hospitals)
 
 
Dhingra, Jay (HCA THA)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Darwin, Norman (OIEC)
 
 
Lang, Robert (Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation)
 
 
Taylor, Shelia B. (State Office of Administrative Hearings)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Bailey, Charles (Texas Hospital Association)
 
 
Hennigan, Mary (Texas Occupational Therapy Association)
 
 
Ingersoll, Deborah (Vista Hospital)
 
 
Marwitz, David (Texas Health Resources)
 
 
ONeil, Paul Matthew (Texas Hospital Assoc)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Parsley, Cathleen (State Office of Administrative Hearings)
 
 
 
 
HB  1970
 
    For:
Bailey, Charles (Texas Hospital Association)
 
 
Barrera, Danielle (THA, Memorial Hermann)
 
 
De La Garza, Dan (Renaissance Healthcare System)
 
 
Dhingra, Jay (HCA, THA)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Woods, Joe (Property Casualty Insurers Association of America)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Betts, Albert (Texas Dept of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Hennigan, Mary (Texas Occupational Therapy Association)
 
 
Marwitz, David (Texas Health Resources)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)
 
Against:
Meroney, Shannon (Aetna)
 
 
Sibley, Jonathan (Association of Fire + Casualty Companies of Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Grayson, Marina (Office of the Attonrey General)
 
 
 
 
HB  2004
 
    For:
Norwood MD, Stephen (Texas Medical Assn)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Levy, Rick (TX AFL-CIO)
 
 
Smith MD, Charlotte H. (Texas Medical Assn)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Darwin, Norman (OIEC)
 
 
Lee, Amy (Texas Department of Insurance)
 
 
 
 
HB  2166
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Cunningham, Michael (Texas State Building and Construction Trades, AFL-CIO)
 
 
Levy, Rick (TX AFL-CIO)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
DeWitt, Cathy (Texas Association of Business)
 
 
Fox, Eric (Lockheed Martin)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Darwin, Norman (OIEC)
 
 
Lazaretti, Margaret (Texas Department of Insurance)
 
 
Strickland, Stan (Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers' Compensation)