HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Human Services 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Tuesday, April 11, 2023 

PLACE:       E2.030 
CHAIR:       Rep. James B. Frank 

The order in which the bills are heard is at the discretion of the chair.

**Public testimony will be limited to three (3) minutes.**

HB 1219        Reynolds                                              
Relating to criminal history record information checks for applicants for employment and employees of group homes; creating a criminal offense.

HB 1289        Campos                                                
Relating to a training program for persons investigating suspected child abuse or neglect.

HB 1667        Jetton                                                
Relating to the reporting of child abuse or neglect.

HB 2933        Dorazio | et al.                                       
Relating to ensuring certain adoptive parents may consent to medical care and access information regarding their child who is eligible for benefits under Medicaid.

HB 3119        Smithee                                               
Relating to requirements applicable to certain third-party health insurers in relation to Medicaid.

HB 3265        Manuel                                                
Relating to the submission of certain reports by the Health and Human Services Commission.

HB 3985        Raney                                                 
Relating to an insurer's obligation under a preferred provider benefit plan for continuity of care for certain Medicaid recipients.

HB 4075        Romero, Jr.                                           
Relating to the regulation of certain occupations by the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council; authorizing fees.

HB 4132        Harris, Caroline                                       
Relating to requiring the Department of Family and Protective Services to adopt a process to allow a foster parent to donate a foster care payment to the department.

HB 4170        Campos                                                
Relating to enforcement actions taken against a child-care or child-placing agency administrator's license.

HB 4220        Clardy                                                
Relating to the office of the state long-term care ombudsman.

HB 4233        Zwiener                                               
Relating to training regarding runaway prevention for certain individuals who provide care for children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

HB 4351        Noble                                                 
Relating to the training program required for certain employees of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

HB 4627        Klick | et al.                                         
Relating to the alternative electronic visit verification system recognized under Medicaid.

HB 4629        Klick                                                 
Relating to the terms and qualifications of members on the Intellectual and Developmental Disability System Redesign Advisory Committee.

HB 4694        Noble                                                 
Relating to certain conferences, training, and continuing education provided by the Health and Human Services Commission or required of commission staff, commission surveyors, or staff of certain facilities regulated by the commission.

HB 4696        Noble                                                 
Relating to transferring certain investigations of abuse, neglect, and exploitation to the Health and Human Services Commission and the on-site investigation and survey of certain providers by the Health and Human Services Commission.

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