WITNESS LIST
Public Health Committee
April  11, 2007 - 8:00 AM
HB  1082 - Committee Substitute  (Gonzales)
 
    For:
Guerra, Dr. Fernando (San Antonio Metropolitan Health District)
 
 
Sanchez, Roger (San Antonio Metro Health District)
 
 
 
 
HB  1082
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Cutrer, Ph.D., Jennifer (Parkland Health & Hospital System)
 
 
Herzog, Greg (Texas Medical Assn)
 
 
Jamison, Mazie M. (Children's Medical Center Dallas)
 
 
Perkins, Vicki (CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children's Hospital)
 
 
Sperry, Bryan (Children's Hospital Association of Texas)
 
 
Yanas, Chris (University Health System)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Watkins, Lynda (Texas Society of Infection Control Practitioners)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Pascoe, Neil (Tx Dept. of State Health Services)
 
 
 
 
HB  1693
 
     On:
Kinberg, Dr. Paul (Texas State Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners)
 
 
Makan, Hemant (Texas State Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Hanna, Mark J. (Texas Podiatric Medical Association)
 
 
 
 
HB  1896
 
    For:
Boom, M.D., Julie A. (Texas Children's Hospital  Texas Medical Association  Texas Pediatric Society  Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
 
 
Palacio, MD, MPH, Herminia  (Self and Harris County Public Health & Environmental Services)
 
 
Sabo, Jason (United Ways of Texas)
 
 
Wood, Don  (Self and Houston Harris County Immunization Registry)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Armstrong, BSN, RN, Georgia (People's Community Clinic)
 
 
Ballew, Joel (Texas Health Resources)
 
 
Banning, Tom (Tx Academy of Family Physicians)
 
 
Berger, Ed (SETON Family of Hospitals)
 
 
Cutrer, Ph.D., Jennifer G. (Parkland Health & Hospital System)
 
 
Draysballe JD, Anna C. (Texas Children's Hospital, Immunization Project)
 
 
Guernsey, Elizabeth (United Way Capital Area)
 
 
Hall, Darrin (City of Houston)
 
 
Jamison, Mazie M. (Children's Medical Center Dallas)
 
 
Kimball, Mandi Sheridan (Children at Risk)
 
 
Love, Elizabeth (Harris County)
 
 
Milley, Frankie  (Self)
 
 
Perkins, Vicki (CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children's Hospital)
 
 
Reiszner, Lois  (Self)
 
 
Romero, Michelle (Texas Academy of Internal Medicine Services)
 
 
Rose, Denise (Texas Childrens Hospital)
 
 
Sjoberg, Elizabeth  (Self and Texas Hospital Association)
 
 
Sperry, Bryan (Children's Hospital Association of Texas)
 
 
Walthall, Morgan (March of Dimes)
 
 
Woolbert, Lynda (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice)
 
 
Yanas, Chris (University Health System)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Sims, Jack (TX Dept. of State Health Services)
 
 
 
 
HB  2145
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Ballew, Joel (Texas Health Resources)
 
 
Cutler, James A. (Southwest Transplant Alliance, Texas Transplant Society)
 
 
Cutrer, Ph. D., Jennifer (Parkland Health & Hospital System)
 
 
Gunn, Cindy (Memorial Hermann Healthcare System)
 
 
Herzog, Greg (Texas Medical Assn)
 
    For:
Holtzman, Sam (LifeGift Organ Donation Center)
 
 
Jamison, Mazie M. (Children's Medical Center Dallas)
 
 
O'Brien, Sister Michele  (Self and CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Healthcare)
 
 
Reece, Laurie  (Self and Texas Transplantation Society)
 
 
Wall, Matthew T. (Texas Hospital Association)
 
 
Yanas, Chris (University Health System)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Melton-Kissel, Jann (Department of State Health Services)
 
 
 
 
HB  2285
 
    For:
Smith, Stephen F. (Texas Mining and Reclamation Association)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Ratliff, Richard (Texas Dept. of State Health Services)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
     On:
Cardwell, Cynthia (Department of State Health Services)
 
 
 
 
HB  2602
 
    For:
Nelson, Dr. Greg (Texas Chiropractic Association)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Parker, Glenn (Board of Chiropractic Examiners Executive Director)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
 
 
Kent, Chip (Texas Chiropractic Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Hardy, Richard (Accident & Injury Pain Centers INC.)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Francis, Brian (Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation)
 
 
Kuntz Jr, William H. (Texas Department of Licensing & Regulation)
 
 
 
 
HB  2644
 
    For:
Flores, Raul S.  (Self and Texas Association of Massage School Owners)
 
 
Valdez, Jerry (Career Colleges & Schools of Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Muehr, Heather (Department of State Health Services Massage Therapy Licensing Program)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Holland, Johnna Cain  (Self)
 
 
Kent, Patte (Texas Chiropractic Association)
 
 
Mills, Kerri Leigh  (Self)
 
 
Milne, Jordan M.  (Self)
 
 
Niblett, Elizabeth  (Self)
 
 
Stephens, Tina  (Self)
 
 
Tyner, Jr., Gary (Career Colleges & Schools of Texas)
 
 
Wilson, Dr Lyle  (Self and Parker College School of Massage Therapy)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Matheny, Susan  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  2855
 
     On:
Kolodzey, Patricia (Texas Hospital Association)
 
 
West, Starr (Texas Hospital Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Wolfe, Jared (Texas Association of Health Plans)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Cook, Sylvia (Texas Dept. Of State Health Services Texas Health Care Information Collection)
 
 
 
 
HB  2858 - Committee Substitute  (Coleman)
 
    For:
James, John  (Self)
 
 
 
 
HB  2858
 
     On:
Garanflo, Jaime (Texas Medical Board)
 
 
Robinson, Mari (Texas Medical Board)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Ford, Victoria (Texas Nurse Practitioners)
 
 
Kent, Patte (Texas Chiropractic Association)
 
 
Wohlgemuth, Arlene (TX Association of Nurse Anesthetists)
 
 
Woolbert, Lynda (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
 
Against:
Reece, Laurie  (Self and Texas Society for Gastroenterology)
 
 
 
 
HB  2964
 
    For:
Brady, Denise (Mental Health America of Texas)
 
 
Cunningham, Peggy  (Self and Cypress Creek Hospital)
 
 
Kern, Diana  (Self and NAMI Texas)
 
 
Lawson, Michelle (Texas Children's Hospital)
 
 
Sorensen, Deborah  (Self and Mental Health Association of Greater Houston)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Cottle, David W.  (Self)
 
 
Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Banning, Tom (Tx Academy of Family Physicians)
 
 
Herzog, Greg (Texas Medical Assn)
 
 
Jamison, Mazie M. (Children's Medical Center Dallas)
 
 
Kroll, Carrie (Texas Pediatric Society)
 
 
Lovelace, Joe (Texas Council of Community MHMR Centers)
 
 
Noble, Shannon (Texas Counseling Association)
 
 
O'Brien, Sister Michele  (Self and CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Healthcare)
 
 
Perkins, Vicki (CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Children's Hospital)
 
 
Rose, Denise (Texas Children's Hospital)
 
 
Smith, Jodie (Texans Care for Children)
 
 
Sperry, Bryan (Children's Hospital Association of Texas)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Ayres, Monica  (Self)
 
 
Carlin, Gary  (Self)
 
 
Crosley, Krisha  (Self)
 
 
Dolan, MD, Dr. Moira (Medical Accountability Network)
 
 
Fischer, Jeffrey A.  (Self)
 
 
Gow, Brett  (Self)
 
 
Gow, Shannon  (Self)
 
 
Green, Shelton (Tx Assoc of Business)
 
 
Grosskopf, Eric  (Self)
 
 
LeFebvre, Jean  (Self)
 
 
Marth, Christina  (Self)
 
 
McFadyen, Anna  (Self)
 
 
Schoenfield, Paul  (Self)
 
 
Smith, Claudia  (Self)
 
 
Szombathy, Imre  (Self)
 
 
Wadhwani, Savita  (Self)
 
 
Whittier, Eric  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Lacefield, Lauren (Dept of State Health Services DSHS Mental Health)
 
 
Rodriguez, Olga (Health and Human Services Commission)
 
 
 
 
HB  3115
 
Against:
Wohlgemuth, Arlene (Patient Choice Alliance)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Sjoberg, Elizabeth  (Self and Texas Hospital Association)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Banning, Tom (Tx Academy of Family Physicians)
 
 
Capelo, Jaime (The Patients FIRST Coalition)
 
 
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
 
 
Reece, Laurie (Texas Society for Gastroenterology)
 
 
Romero, Michelle (Texas Academy of Internal Medicine Services)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Blackwell, Dr Chad  (Self)
 
 
Ford, Victoria (Texas Nurse Practitioners)
 
Against:
Hanna, Mark J. (Texas Nurses Association)
 
 
Hanna, Mark J. (Texas Podiatric Medical Association)
 
 
Kelly, Brigitte (Texas Optometric Association)
 
 
Kent, Patte (Texas Chiropractic Assoc.)
 
 
Mincher, Debbie (Texas Occupational Therapy Association)
 
 
Rice, Chuck (TORCH -- Texas Org. of Rural & Community Hospitals)
 
 
Wofford, Scott  (Self)
 
 
Woolbert, Lynda (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice)
 
 
 
 
HB  3814
 
    For:
Holtzman, Sam (Life Gift Organ Donation Center)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Frost, M.D., Randy  (Self)
 
 
Pustilnik MD, Stephen (Galveston County Medical Examiner Office)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Cutrer, Ph D, Jennifer (Parkland Health & Hospital System)
 
 
Herzog, Greg (Texas Medical Assn)
 
 
Jamison, Mazie M. (Children's Medical Center Dallas)
 
 
O'Brien, Sister Michele (CHRISTUS Santa Rosa Health Care)
 
 
Reece, Laurie  (Self and Texas Transplantation Soc)
 
 
Romero, Michelle (Texas Academy of Internal Medicine Services)
 
 
Tindall, Harry (Texas Commission on Uniform State Laws)
 
 
Wilkis, Catherine (CHRISTUS Health)
 
 
Yanas, Chris (University Health System)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Wigren, Carl  (Self and Tarrant County Medical Examiner Office)
 
 
 
 
HB  3814 - Committee Substitute  (Gonzales)
 
    For:
Shafer, Teresa (Life Gift Organ Donation Ctr)
 
 
 
 
 
Against:
Derrick, PhD, Sharon M. (Harris County Medical Examiner's Office)
 
 
Peacock MD, Elizabeth  (Self)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Vasquez, Michael (Texas Conference of Urban Counties)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Cutler, James A. (Texas Transplant Society, Southwest Transplant Alliance)
 
 
Wall, Matthew T. (Texas Hospital Association)
 
 
 
 
HB  3876
 
     On:
Zukowski, Dr. Jim (TX State Board of Dental Examiners)
 
 
 
 
 
Registering, but not testifying:
 
    For:
Barsumian, Lisa (Texas Dental Association)
 
 
Rudd, Jim (Texas Society of Oral and Maxiallfacial Surgeon)
 
 
Schnabel, Charlie (Texas Academy For Pediatric Dentistry)
 
 
 
 
 
     On:
Houston, Fread (Tx. State Bd of Dental Examiners)
 
 
Jones, Lisa (Texas State Board of Dental Examiners)