SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Health & Human Services 

TIME & DATE:   8:30 AM, Wednesday, April 21, 2021 

PLACE:         Senate Chamber 
CHAIR:         Senator Lois Kolkhorst 

The committee will meet to consider the following:

HB 119         Landgraf | et al.        SP: Zaffirini
Relating to prohibiting organ transplant recipient discrimination on the basis of certain disabilities.

HB 723         Patterson | et al.       SP: Paxton
Relating to notice of a modification to the medical certification information on certain death certificates.

HB 780         Oliverson | et al.       SP: Zaffirini
Relating to the establishment of a bone marrow donor recruitment program.

HB 786         Oliverson | et al.       SP: Perry
Relating to required cardiopulmonary resuscitation training for telecommunicators.

SB 225         Paxton                 
Relating to the regulation of child-care facilities and family homes.

SB 263         Menéndez               
Relating to the ability of certain relative caretakers of dependent children to receive supplemental financial assistance and be assigned as protective payees for financial assistance payments.

SB 500         Miles                  
Relating to creating the criminal offense of operating a boarding home facility without a permit in certain counties and municipalities.

SB 505         Miles                  
Relating to the prohibited discharge of a patient to certain unlicensed or unpermitted group-centered facilities.

SB 735         Paxton                 
Relating to the administration of certain drugs by a midwife.

SB 961         Hughes                 
Relating to complaint information and disciplinary procedures of the Texas Medical Board.

SB 962         Hughes                 
Relating to restrictions on the use and disclosure of certain genetic material and genetic information; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.

SB 1149        Kolkhorst              
Relating to the transition of case management for children and pregnant women program services and Healthy Texas Women program services to a managed care program.

SB 1200        Powell                 
Relating to the referral of certain pregnant women to a nurse-family partnership program.

SB 1489        Hall                   
Relating to the provision of information regarding COVID-19 prevention and treatment to individuals receiving a COVID-19 viral test.

SB 1629        Miles                  
Relating to failure to report assault, neglect, or omission of care in certain group homes; creating a criminal offense.

SB 1630        Miles                  
Relating to criminal history record information checks for applicants for employment and employees of group homes; creating a criminal offense.

SB 1820        Bettencourt            
Relating to the promotion of off-label uses of certain drugs, biological products, and devices.

SB 1847        Powell                 
Relating to training requirements for certain individuals for inclusion in the nurse aide registry.

SB 2013        Hinojosa               
Relating to a study on administrative penalties assessed against a substance use disorder service provider and to requiring the Health and Human Services Commission to provide administrative penalty schedules on the commission's Internet website.

SB 2115        Lucio | et al.          
Relating to the procedure for certain complaints against health care practitioners.

SB 2195        Kolkhorst | et al.      
Relating to the relationship between pharmacists or pharmacies and pharmacy benefit managers or health benefit plan issuers, including relationships governed by contracts with managed care organizations under Medicaid and the child health plan program.

Pending Business

Oral testimony: fill out a paper witness card and submit to the Clerk.

Oral and written testimony: fill out a paper witness card and hold on to

your documents until your name is called to testify.

Position only: register using the Senate kiosk located outside of the Senate Chamber.

Written testimony only: register your position using the Senate kiosk then

bring your 20 copies, with your name on each copy, to the Assistant Clerk,

during the hearing.

Public oral testimony will be limited to 2 minutes.

To protect the health and safety of members, staff and the public, the

Senate Health and Human Services Committee will strictly follow all Senate

rules relating to the pandemic, including the requirement for a negative

COVID-19 test to enter the hearing room.

NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WHO PLAN TO ATTEND THIS MEETING AND WHO MAY NEED ASSISTANCE, SUCH AS A SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER OR PERSONAL ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES, ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT THE SENATE COMMITTEE COORDINATOR AT 512/463-0070, 72 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING SO APPROPRIATE ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.

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