HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Public Health

TIME & DATE:  6:00PM or upon adjournment,
             Thursday, May 8, 1997

PLACE: E2.026

CHAIR: Rep. Hugo Berlanga

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To consider the following:


HB 1512            Glaze / et al.
Relating to the regulation of emergency medical services providers.

HB 3183            Davila
Relating to dental procedures involving a minor.

SB 85            Moncrief
Relating to surrogate decision making.

SB 414            Moncrief
Relating to certain advance directives for medical treatment;
providing administrative penalties.

SB 447            Madla
Relating to the practice of barbering.

SB 770            Moncrief
Relating to the funding of certain peer assistance programs.

SB 913            Sibley
Relating to the operation and oversight of the medically
underserved community-state matching incentive program.

SB 975            Madla
Relating to the disclosure of health care information by certain
health care providers.

SB 1057            Zaffirini
Relating to the composition of and certain services operated by the
Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation.

SB 1163            Zaffirini / et al.
Relating to information and training about Medicaid managed care.

SB 1164            Zaffirini / et al.
Relating to Medicaid managed care contract compliance.

SB 1165            Zaffirini / et al.
Relating to health care services under the state Medicaid program
for children with special health care needs.

SB 1234            Moncrief / et al.
Relating to licensure of certain publicly funded providers of home
and community support services; providing administrative penalties.

SB 1245            Madla
Relating to laws regulating the distribution and dispensation of
controlled substances and to the enforcement of those laws.

SB 1246            Madla
Relating to the establishment of a statewide rural health care
system.

SB 1247            Madla / et al.
Relating to regulation of a home and community support services
agency; providing an administrative penalty.

SB 1284            Gallegos
Relating to regulation of new or renovated bedding; providing
penalties.

SB 1517            Truan
Relating to the repeal of certain advisory committees of the Texas
Department of Health.

SB 1574            Madla
Relating to the health care provider network of the state Medicaid
program health care delivery system.

SB 1699            Cain
Relating to the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners and the
licensure of physicians; providing penalties.

SB 1765            Moncrief
Relating to certification of certain persons who practice
acupuncture.

SB 1824            Shapleigh
Relating to the formation of an integrated health care system by a
hospital district and a medical school.

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