** REVISION **
SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Health & Human Services 

TIME & DATE:   8:00 AM, Wednesday, April 23, 2025 

PLACE:         Senate Chamber 
CHAIR:         Senator Lois Kolkhorst 

The committee will meet to consider the following:

SB 128         Hall                   
Relating to hospital reporting requirements regarding suspected child abuse, exploitation, or neglect; authorizing an administrative penalty.

SB 640         Johnson                
Relating to required reporting by the Department of Family and Protective Services regarding youth in the managing conservatorship of the department who attempt suicide.

SB 672         Hughes                 
Relating to a requirement that certain hospitals submit a summary of parts of their emergency department diversion plans to the Health and Human Services Commission.

SB 904         Zaffirini              
Relating to the licensing and regulation of hearing instrument fitters and dispensers.

SB 1141        Miles                  
Relating to procedures in certain suits affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

SB 1263        Alvarado               
Relating to a pilot program for the safe disposal of prescription drugs, including controlled substance prescription drugs.

SB 1525        Menéndez               
Relating to prior authorization for prescription drug benefits related to the treatment of chronic health conditions.

SB 1528        West | et al.           
Relating to reimbursing employees of the Department of Family and Protective Services for loss of or damage to personal property.

SB 2041        Hancock                
Relating to factors the Department of Family and Protective Services must consider when selecting a foster care placement for a child.

SB 2306        Parker                 
Relating to the provision of adoption cost information by a licensed child-placing agency.

SB 2308        Parker                 
Relating to the establishment of a grant program to fund the United States Food and Drug Administration's drug development trials with ibogaine for the purpose of securing the administration's approval as a medication for treatment of opioid use disorder, co-occurring substance use disorder, and any other neurological or mental health conditions for which ibogaine demonstrates efficacy and the administration of that treatment.

SB 2357        Perry                  
Relating to a maternal health training program for certain health care providers.

SB 2446        Sparks                 
Relating to the governance of local mental health authorities and the composition of the governing bodies of local mental health authorities.

SB 2583        Kolkhorst
Relating to residential treatment facilities for certain juveniles.

SB 2695        Kolkhorst
Relating to education programs to enable certain students and advanced practice registered nurses to practice medicine in certain rural counties and physician delegation of certain medical acts to advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants.

SB 2857        Blanco                 
Relating to a prescription drug purchasing pool for certain health benefit plan issuers and employers.

SB 2891        Cook                   
Relating to the establishment of the Health Professions Workforce Coordinating Council and the abolition of the statewide health coordinating council and the nursing advisory committee of that council.

Public testimony will be limited to 2 minutes. If submitting written testimony, please provide 20 copies to the Committee Clerk with your name on each.

Bills added after last posting:

SB 2583

** See Committee Coordinator for previous versions of the schedule **

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