HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Public Health TIME & DATE: 2:00PM or upon adjournment, Wednesday, March 19, 1997 PLACE: E2.026 CHAIR: Rep. Hugo Berlanga ___________________________________________________________________________ To consider the following: HB 120 Hirschi Relating to a physician's treatment of acute or chronic pain. HB 145 Wilson Relating to prohibiting hospital employees and medical staff from wearing surgical attire or hospital uniforms on the premises of certain food-related businesses. HB 226 Hirschi Relating to dispensing Schedule II controlled substances; providing a penalty. HB 974 Coleman / et al. Relating to the reimbursement for certain medications under the Chronically Ill and Disabled Children's Services Act. HB 1377 Maxey / et al. Relating to drug benefits available under certain health care programs administered by the Texas Department of Health. HB 1634 Berlanga Relating to assignment of Medicaid payments. HB 1672 Janek Relating to the requirements of a price list and a memorandum for funeral merchandise and services. HB 1719 Coleman Relating to the regulation of psychologists and the powers and duties of the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists. HB 2127 Maxey Relating to fraud and improper payments under the state Medicaid program and other programs; to the creation of private cause of action for false claims for certain government payments; and to the creation of a criminal offense; providing penalties. HB 2344 Berlanga / et al. Relating to the regulation of certain air ambulance companies. SB 162 Barrientos / et al. Relating to prevention and treatment of diabetes. SB 434 Harris Relating to the provision of mental health services, including the review of agency rulemaking by the Health and Human Services Commission and the creation of an advisory committee on inpatient mental health services. ___________________________________________________________________________