MINUTES
SENATE COMMITTEE ON HOME HEALTH & ASSISTED LIVING
FACILITIES(INT)
Tuesday, May 12, 1998
9:30 A. M.
Tyler Junior College
Rogers Student Center
1400 East 5th Street
Tyler, Texas
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Pursuant to a notice posted in accordance with Senate Rule
11.11, a public hearing of the Senate Committee on Home Health
& Assisted Living Facilities(Int) was held on Tuesday, May 12,
1998 at
Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas.
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MEMBERS PRESENT: MEMBERS ABSENT:
Senator Mike Moncrief Senator Gonzalo
Barrientos
Senator Jane Nelson Senator Mario
Gallegos, Jr.
Senator Drew Nixon
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The Chair called the meeting to order at 9:31 a.m. There
being a quorum present, the following business was transacted.
The following members arrived after the roll was called:
none.
The Chair introduced and welcomed Texas House Representative
Bob Glaze from District 5, Gilmer, Texas.
The Chair made opening remarks, welcomed invited speakers,
state agency staff and the public. The Chair announced that
this was the last hearing for public testimony before the
Committee adopts it's recommendations to give to the 76th
legislature.
There being a quorum present, Senator Jane Nelson moved that
the reading of the minutes from the last two hearings,
February 17-18, 1998 in Houston and April 22, 1998 in
Harlingen, be dispensed with and approved by unanimous
consent. There being no objection, the minutes were approved.
The Chair then called Michael Crowe, Committee Director, to
brief the Committee about home health rates, one of the
Committee's charges, and to respond to questions from the
Committee Members. The Chair thanked and dismissed the
witness.
The Chair then called a panel to testify about rate setting
for the community based alternatives program and primary home
care program. The panel members were:
Jacqueline Johnson, Assistant Deputy Commissioner of
Long-Term Care Services, Texas Department of Human
Services
Stephen Lorenzen, Rate Analysis, Texas Department of
Human Services
Coyle Kelly, Economic Consultant for the Texas
Association for Home Care
Rebekah Grantham, East Texas Operations Manager, Assisted
Living Concepts, Inc.
The panel testified and responded to questions from Members of
the Committee. The Chair thanked and dismissed the panel.
The Chair recessed at 11:30 a.m. for 17 minutes.
The Chair reconvened the hearing and called for public
testimony. The following persons provided oral testimony:
Sheila Benson, Texas Occupational Therapy Association and
East Texas Medical Center,
Longview, Texas
Lewis C. Shaw, Smith County Community Coordinator,
American Association of Retired Persons, Austin,
Texas
The Chair recessed at 12:13 p.m.
The Chair reconvened the hearing at 1:15 p.m. and recalled
public testimony. The following persons provided oral
testimony:
Judy G. Richmond, Recovery In Home Nursing Services,
Inc., Bullard, Texas
Mickey Atkins, Texas Association for Home Care, Austin,
Texas
Terry Thompson, Mental Health Association of Tarrant
County, Fort Worth, Texas
Dena B. Ketterer, LMSW, AAA Prestige Home Health Care,
Inc., Dallas, Texas
Sara Speights, Texas Association for Home Care, Austin,
Texas
Todd Hyde, Better Living Management Company, Tyler, Texas
The following persons registered, but did not testify:
Shirley Parmley, Recovery In Home Nursing Services, Inc.,
Bullard, Texas
Dorothy J. Becker, Self, Beaumont, Texas
The following persons submitted written testimony, but did not
provide oral testimony:
Elaine Nail, Self, Lubbock, Texas
Lauralee Harris, Mental Health Association of Tarrant
County, Fort Worth, Texas
There being no further business, at 2:22 p.m. Senator Drew
Nixon moved that the Committee stand recessed subject to the
call of the chair. Without any objection, the motion was
adopted.
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Senator Mike Moncrief, Chair
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Judy Daugherty, Clerk