** REVISION **
SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Health & Human Services 

TIME & DATE:   8:00 AM, Wednesday, April 26, 2023 

PLACE:         Senate Chamber 
CHAIR:         Senator Lois Kolkhorst 

The committee will meet to consider the following:

HB 624         Harris, Cody | et al.    SP: Birdwell
Relating to emergency medical transport by fire fighters of certain patients.

HB 728         Rose                      SP: Zaffirini
Relating to the statewide interagency aging services coordinating council.

HB 793         Noble | et al.           SP: Paxton
Relating to the selection and reimbursement of certain persons providing services required under a service plan filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

SB 842         Hinojosa                 
Relating to health benefit coverage for bariatric surgery under the state employees group benefits program.

SB 1113        Hughes                   
Relating to prescription drug formularies applicable to the Medicaid managed care program.

SB 1137        Schwertner | et al.     
Relating to applicability of certain insurance laws to pharmacy benefit managers.

SB 1150        Menéndez | et al.       
Relating to prior authorization for prescription drug benefits related to the treatment of chronic and autoimmune diseases.

SB 1220        Zaffirini               
Relating to group health benefit plan coverage for early treatment of first episode psychosis.

SB 1285        Johnson                  
Relating to newborn or infant testing for congenital cytomegalovirus.

SB 1307        Hancock                  
Relating to multiple employer welfare arrangements.

SB 1389        Parker                   
Relating to authorizing adoption assistance agreements for certain children after a final adoption order is rendered.

SB 1619        Perry                    
Relating to the determination of prescription drug reimbursement amounts under the Medicaid vendor drug program.

SB 1667        Parker                   
Relating to newborn screening.

SB 1723        Paxton                   
Relating to the backdating of referrals for certain managed care health benefit plans.

SB 1871        Hughes                   
Relating to the creation of the Texas Empowerment Account pilot program for assisting certain recipients of public benefits in achieving self-sufficiency.

SB 2009        Sparks                   
Relating to access to certain information in the adoption process and information in certain investigations conducted by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

SB 2086        Kolkhorst               
Relating to a property right in DNA; providing injunctive relief and a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.

SB 2143        Parker                   
Relating to the eligibility for and access to certain Medicaid waiver programs, including the medically dependent children (MDCP) and the Texas home living (TxHmL) waiver programs.

SB 2548        Middleton               
Relating to the procedures for the removal of certain children in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

SJR 66         Hall                     
Proposing a constitutional amendment guaranteeing the right of individuals to refuse medical treatments and to access public accommodations.

Individuals wishing to provide public testimony will be limited to 2 minutes.

If submitting written testimony, please provide 12 copies with the bill number, and your name, on each copy.

Bills deleted after last posting:

SB 2560

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

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