** REVISION ** SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Human Services TIME & DATE: 7:00AM, Wednesday, May 5, 1999 PLACE: Senate Chamber CHAIR: Senator Judith Zaffirini ___________________________________________________________________________ To consider the following: HB 330 Naishtat SP: Moncrief Relating to orders for extended mental health services. HB 836 King, Tracy SP: Zaffirini Relating to access under the public information law to birth and death indexes. HB 985 Maxey SP: Zaffirini Relating to compliance by state agencies with strategic guidelines in developing electronic benefits transfer systems. HB 1145 Maxey SP: Moncrief Relating to the continuing education requirements for a licensed chemical dependency counselor. HB 1237 Naishtat SP: Zaffirini Relating to suits for retaliation against volunteers and employees of nursing homes. HB 1396 Maxey SP: Zaffirini Relating to the development of a licensing model for intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded. HB 1715 Denny SP: Carona Relating to the phone number or address of a person making a report of abuse or neglect or a report of other conduct or conditions in a convalescent or nursing home. HB 2304 Coleman SP: Zaffirini Relating to certain providers of family counseling services under the medical assistance program. HB 2641 Gray SP: Brown, J. E. "Buster" Relating to the continuation and functions of the Health and Human Services Commission. HB 2866 Kuempel SP: Wentworth Relating to assistance funds for mandatory health care services provided in certain counties. HB 3778 Luna, Vilma SP: Gallegos Relating to coordination by the Department of Protective and Regulatory Services of investigation of reports of child abuse or neglect. To accommodate all witnesses, testimony will be limited to three minutes per person. Written testimony may be submitted in advance. ___________________________________________________________________________ BILLS ADDED AFTER LAST POSTING: HB 985