WITNESS LIST
Public Health Committee
March 31, 2021 - 8:00 AM
For:
Ball, Robert (Texas Childrens Hospital)
Belcher, Nora (Texas e-Health Alliance)
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Duncan, Cameron (Texas Hospital Association)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Talebi, Hani (Self; Texas Psychological Association)
Vanhoose, Laurie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Bailey, Rick (Johnson county)
Bennett, Michaela (Children's Health)
Bresnen, Amy (Association of Dental Support Organizations (ADSO))
Bryan, Christine (Clarity Child Guidance Center)
Camacho, Priscilla (Self; Alamo Colleges District)
Campbell, Grover (TASB)
Cirnigliaro, Santiago (Texas Alliance of Child and Family Services)
Clay, Reed (Texas Health Resources)
Dole, Michael (Driscoll Health Plan)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Finley, Marisa (Baylor Scott & White Health)
Gadberry, Gavin (Self; Texas Health Care Association)
Ghahremani, Kay (Texas Association of Community Based Plans)
Greer Francis, Allison (CHCS)
Gregg, Aaron (Alzheimer's Association)
Gutierrez, Martin (San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce)
Haddad, Roberto (Doctors Hospital at Renaissance (DHR Health))
Haney, Casey (Texas Nurse Practitioners)
Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Harris, Dana (The Greater Austin Chamber of Commerce)
Hausenfluck, Amber (CHRISTUS Health)
Haynes, Adam (Conference of Urban Counties)
Hernandez, Elisa (University Medical Center of El Paso)
Herring, Megan (Texas Association of Business)
Higdon, Lawrence (Self; Texas speech language hearing association)
Hoffman, Courtney (Texas Association for Behavior Analysis Public Policy Group)
Hutson, Blake (AARP Texas)
Karlsruher, Jessica (Texas Real Estate Advocacy and Defense Coalition)
Keener, Justin (Americans for Prosperity; Libre Initiative)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
1
WITNESS LIST
For:
Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Society for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy)
Kimberly, Knox (Upbring)
Knaupe, Gregg (Ascension Texas)
Knaupe, Gregg (Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice)
Koebele, Steve (Concentra)
Kohler, Adriana (Texans Care for Children)
Krienke, Trent (Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals)
Lanagan, Lindsay (Legacy Community Health)
Leo, Myra (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
Mauro, Kyle (Central Health)
McCord, Mia (Texas Conservative Coalition (TCC))
Miller, Charles (Texas 2036)
Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Munoz, Lindsay (Greater Houston Partnership)
Narvaez, Thamara (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Pan, David (CHCS)
Poynor, Lisa (Association of Substance Abuse Programs of Texas)
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter American College of Physicians)
Roberts, Matt (Texas Dental Association)
Rose, Denise (Texas Occupational Therapy Association)
Rummel, Leah (United HealthCare)
Schaffner, Russell (Tarrant County)
Schleifer, Jessica (Teaching Hospitals of Texas)
Shannon, Fred (Intel Corporation)
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Smith, Andrew (University Health)
Stewart, Kevin (Texas Nurses Association)
Sutton, Jill (Texas Osteopathic Medical Association)
Tracy, Shelby (Texas Association of Community Health Centers)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Walker, Kwame (Catholic Health Initiatives)
Wallace, Chris (North Texas Commission)
Weiner, Molly (United Ways of Texas)
Wright, Christine (City of San Antonio)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)
On:
Ayres, Monica (Self; Citizens Commission on Human Rights Texas)
For:
Vaca, Belinda (Self)
On:
Williams Knight, Emily (Texas Restaurant Association)
2
WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Greer Francis, Allison (CHCS)
Lieberman, Allen (Self)
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Vane, Mark (Self)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)
On:
Pahl, Stephen (Department of State Health Services)
Veal, Kevin (Department of State Health Services)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Collins, Daniel (El Paso County)
Duncan, Cameron (Texas Hospital Association)
Hutson, Blake (AARP Texas)
Krienke, Trent (Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals)
Leal, Charlie (Texas Farm Bureau)
Leo, Myra (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
McCord, Mia (Texas Conservative Coalition (TCC))
Miller, Charles (Texas 2036)
Shannon, Melissa (Bexar County Commissioners Court)
Simmons, Carrie (Opportunity Solutions Project)
Stewart, Kevin (Texas Nurses Association)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)
On:
Carlton, Stephen (Texas Medical Board)
For:
Bramble, Curt (Self)
Candland, Peter (American Kratom Association)
Holcomb, Murray (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
Against:
Frazier, Frederick (Texas State Fraternal Order of Police)
3
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Parnell, James (Dallas Police Association)
On:
Pahl, Stephen (Department of State Health Services)
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Ball, Robert (Texas Childrens Hospital)
Belcher, Nora (Texas e-Health Alliance)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Masters, Rick (Interstate Medical licensure Commission)
Smith, Marschall (IMLCC)
On:
Tereffe, Welela (UT Md Anderson Cancer Center)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bruce, Bonnie (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Duncan, Cameron (Texas Hospital Association)
Hausenfluck, Amber (CHRISTUS Health)
Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)
Kenderdine, Marshall (Texas Academy of Family Physicians)
Knaupe, Gregg (Ascension Texas)
Krienke, Trent (Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals)
McCord, Mia (Texas Conservative Coalition (TCC))
Miller, Charles (Texas 2036)
Munoz, Lindsay (Greater Houston Partnership)
Schleifer, Jessica (Teaching Hospitals of Texas)
Vanhoose, Laurie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Against:
Sutton, Jill (Texas Osteopathic Medical Association)
On:
Carlton, Stephen (Texas Medical Board)
Seago, John (Self; Texas Right to Life)
For:
Higdon, Lawrence (Self; Texas speech language hearing association)
Jackson, Shawna (Self; Texas academy of audiology)
Against:
Edwards, John (Self; Texas Association of Otolaryngology)
4
WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Belcher, Nora (Texas e-Health Alliance)
Hanna, Mark (Self; Texas Speech Language Hearing Association)
Rose, Denise (Texas Occupational Therapy Association)
Shields, Bradford (Texas Academy of Audiology)
On:
Francis, Brian (Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation)
For:
Roberts, Matt (Texas Dental Association)
Steinhauer, DDSD, William (Texas Academy of Pediatric Dentistry)
On:
Holden, Robert (Align Technology)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Bresnen, Amy (Association of Dental Support Organizations (ADSO))
Dole, Michael (Driscoll Health Plan)
Lanagan, Lindsay (Legacy Community Health)
Mauro, Kyle (Dentaquest)
Mintz, David (Texas Academy of General Dentistry)
Scott, Bruce (Texas Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons)
Tracy, Shelby (Texas Association of Community Health Centers)
Vanhoose, Laurie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Against:
Bock, Janessa (Self; Texas Dental Hygienists' Association)
Bunce, Caroline (Self; Concorde Career College San Antonio)
Horkan, Peter (SmileDirectClub)
Lovatos, Amber (Self)
Tran, Andy (Self)
Urankar, Dr Yashashri (Self; Community health centers of south central texas)
On:
Nichols, Casey (Texas state board of dental examiners)
Simmons, Carrie (Texas Association of Orthodontists)
Studdard, Lauren (Texas State Board of Dental Examinerso)
For:
Joseph, Judith (Texas Occupational Therapy Assoc)
Luna, John (Texas occupational therapy association)
5
WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Belcher, Nora (Texas e-Health Alliance)
Hanna, Mark (Tezas Speech Language Hearing Association)
Rose, Denise (Texas Occupational Therapy Association)
Tounget, Craig (Texas Physical Therapy Association)
For:
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Johnson, Kila (Harris County Public Health)
Lovatos, Amber (Self)
Urankar, Dr Yashashri (Self; Community health centers of south central texas)
Against:
Roberts, Matt (Texas Dental Association)
Robirds, Steve (Texas Association of Orthodontists)
On:
Glick, Aaron (Self; UTHealth School of Dentistry)
Holden, Robert (Align Technology)
Horkan, Peter (SmileDirectClub)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Bock, Janessa (Self; Texas Dental Hygienists' Association)
Bunce, Caroline (Self; Concorde Career College San Antonio)
Greer Francis, Allison (CHCS)
Lanagan, Lindsay (Legacy Community Health)
Narvaez, Thamara (Harris County Commissioners Court)
Tracy, Shelby (Texas Association of Community Health Centers)
Tran, Andy (Self)
Valdez, Jerry (Career Colleges & Schools of Texas)
Vanhoose, Laurie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Against:
Hausenfluck, Amber (Texas Academy of Pediatric Dentistry)
Scott, Bruce (Texas Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons)
Simmons, Carrie (Texas Association of Orthodontists)
For:
Boutte, Matt (Texas Academy of Physician Assistants- President)
Brewer, Justin (Self)
Mayer, Jennifer (Self)
Robinson, Katherine (Self)
Smith, James (Self; Association of PAs in Psychiatry)
6
WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Greer Francis, Allison (CHCS)
Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Kelly, Bill (Mayor's Office, City of Houston)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
Yanas, Christine (Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas, Inc.)
Against:
Magee, Jessica (Texas Psychological Association)
On:
Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
For:
Grannum, Celestina (Self; MHMR of Tarrant county)
Landry, Ayla (Self; Lone Star Circle of Care)
Taylor, Brittney (Self; TexProtects)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allmon, Jennifer (The Texas Catholic Conference of Bishops)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Franco, Brie (City of Austin)
Kohler, Adriana (Texans Care for Children)
Lopez, Cesar (Texas Hospital Association)
Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Roberts, Caroline (Children at Risk)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Weiner, Molly (United Ways of Texas)
For:
Brower, Debbie (Self)
Collins, Megan (Self)
Cox, Adam (Self; Texas Optometric Association)
Deakins, Jennifer (Self; Texas Optometric Association)
McCall, John (Self; Texas Optometric Associatio)
Sandberg, Kyle (Self; Texas Optometric Association)
Against:
Allison, Charlotte (Self)
Aronin, Patricia (Self)
Gicheru, Sidney (Self; Texas Ophthalmology Association)
7
WITNESS LIST
Against:
Gonzalez, Victor (Self; Texas Medical Association)
Green, Mary Kelly (Self; Texas Ophthalmological Assoc)
Mazow, Mark (Self; Texas Ophthalmology Association)
McManaman, Dennis (Self)
Moore, Jacob (Self; Texas Ophthalmology Association)
Shore, John (Self; Texas Ophthalmological Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
DeLoach, Joe (Self)
Fortenberry, Sandra (Self; Texas Optometric Association)
Hawkins, Heidi (Self)
HefnerAvery, Brenda (Self; Texas Optometric Asso)
Lucas, Tommy (Self; Texas Optometric Association)
McCord, Mia (Texas Conservative Coalition (TCC))
Against:
Ashley, Price (Texas College of Emergency Physicians)
Ashley, Price (Texas Radiological Society)
Ashley, Price (Texas Society of Pathologists)
Bruce, Bonnie (Texas Society of Anesthesiologists)
Edmond, Jane (Self; Texas ophthalmologic Association)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Hillert, Bobby (Texas Orthopaedic Association)
Pierce, Jack (Self)
Propes, Jay (Self; Texas Ophthalmological Assn)
Reed, Rachael (Self; Texas ophthalmological association)
Reynolds, David (Texas Chapter American College of Physicians)
Sutton, Jill (Texas Osteopathic Medical Association)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
On:
Parker, Kelly (Texas optometry board)
For:
Bock, Janessa (Self; Texas Dental Hygienists' Association)
Bunce, Caroline (Self; Concorde Career College San Antonio)
Tran, Andy (Self)
Against:
Roberts, Matt (Texas Dental Association)
Steinhauer, DDS, William (Self; Texas Academy of Pediatric Dentistry)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Lovatos, Amber (Self)
8
WITNESS LIST
For:
McCord, Mia (Texas Conservative Coalition (TCC))
Parkinson, Thomas (Self)
Urankar, Dr Yashashri (Self; Community health centers of south central texas)
Valdez, Jerry (Career Colleges & Schools of Texas)
Against:
Scott, Bruce (Texas Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons)
On:
Nichols, Casey (Texas state board of dental examiners)
For:
Harrison, Kate (Self; Southwestern American Music Therapy Association)
Head, John (Self; Southwest American Music Therapy Association)
On:
Gonzales, David (Tdlr)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Ambrose, Ryan (MHHS)
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Carranza, Susana (Self)
Finley, Marisa (Baylor Scott & White Health)
Graham, Ann S (Texans for the Arts)
Griffith, Idona (Self)
Hodge, Daniel (Houston Methodist Hospital)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
On:
Francis, Brian (Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation)
Magee, Jessica (Texas Psychological Association)
For:
McAllister, Brittany (Nurse-Family Partnership)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Kohler, Adriana (Texans Care for Children)
MacDougal, Vanessa (Self)
Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Taylor, Brittney (Self; TexProtects)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Weiner, Molly (United Ways of Texas)
9
WITNESS LIST
For:
Talebi, Hani (Self; Texas Psychological Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Belcher, Nora (Texas e-Health Alliance)
Borel, Dennis (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities)
Bryan, Christine (Clarity Child Guidance Center)
Dole, Michael (Driscoll Health Plan)
Duncan, Cameron (Texas Hospital Association)
Hoffman, Courtney (Texas Association for Behavior Analysis Public Policy Group)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Knaupe, Gregg (Ascension Texas)
Knaupe, Gregg (Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice)
Kohler, Adriana (Texans Care for Children)
Leo, Myra (Methodist Healthcare Ministries)
McAllister, Brittany (Nurse-Family Partnership)
Mohr Boleware, Alison (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter)
Schleifer, Jessica (Teaching Hospitals of Texas)
Vanhoose, Laurie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Weiner, Molly (United Ways of Texas)
For:
Beauchamp, James (Self; Midland-Odessa Transportation Alliance and the Permian Basin
Coalition)
On:
Philips, Billy (Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Allison, Jim (County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas)
Bailey, Rick (Johnson county)
Belcher, Nora (Texas e-Health Alliance)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Holzheauser, Craig (Texas EMS Alliance)
Krienke, Trent (Texas Organization of Rural & Community Hospitals)
Leal, Charlie (Texas Farm Bureau)
Lozano, Michael (Permian Basin Petroleum Association)
Rose, Denise (StationMD)
Shannon, Fred (Intel Corporation)
Villela, Steven (Self)
On:
Merriweather, Kelli (Commossiom on State Emergency Communications)
10