HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:   Public Health 

TIME & DATE: 8:00 AM, Tuesday, April 11, 2017 

PLACE:       E2.012 
CHAIR:       Rep. Four Price 

HB 785        Raney | et al.
Relating to the provision of embryo donation information.

HB 1155       Davis, Sarah | et al.  
Relating to the cremation of human remains by alkaline hydrolysis.

HB 2249       Sheffield | et al.     
Relating to requirements for and the transparency of epidemiological reports and immunization exemption information and reports.

HB 2425       Price                  
Relating to a requirement that a hospital allow a patient to designate a caregiver to receive aftercare instruction regarding the patient.

HB 2743       Zedler                 
Relating to the use of electronic prescriptions for the prescribing or dispensing of Schedule II controlled substances.

HB 2791       Guillen                
Relating to the state plan for hepatitis C prevention, testing, and treatment.

HB 2818       Romero, Jr. | et al.   
Relating to the practice of and the billing codes used by certain mental health professionals.

HB 2886       Klick                  
Relating to limiting the liability of certain healthcare providers.

HB 2896       Price                  
Relating to an annual report on laws regarding access, use, and sharing of protected health information.

HB 2898       Gonzales, Larry        
Relating to the creation of the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council and to the continuation and transfer of the regulation of sex offender treatment providers, psychologists, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors, chemical dependency counselors, and social workers to the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council; providing civil and administrative penalties; authorizing a fee.

HB 3152       Thompson, Senfronia    
Relating to the care and transportation provided to a sexual assault survivor by a health care facility.

HB 3266       Coleman                
Relating to the conduct that constitutes the practice of psychology.

HB 3296       Klick                  
Relating to persons required to establish nursing peer review committees.

HB 3576       Guerra                 
Relating to the collection and release of information on the Zika virus and other high consequence communicable diseases for certain purposes.

HB 3885       Coleman                
Relating to employment of psychiatrists by certain private hospitals.

HB 4237       Moody                  
Relating to mental health first aid training for university employees.

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