** REVISION ** SENATE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Health Services TIME & DATE: 1:30PM or upon adjournment Tuesday, May 4, 1999 PLACE: E1.016 CHAIR: Senator Jane Nelson ___________________________________________________________________________ To consider the following: SB 905 Bernsen Relating to the standards for occupational exposure of public employees to bloodborne pathogens. SB 1811 Nelson Relating to certain private facilities that provide behavioral or mental health care services; imposing civil, criminal, and administrative penalties. SB 1889 Nelson Relating to the regulation of pharmacy technicians. SB 1891 Gallegos Relating to the regulation of ice cream pushcart vendors; providing a criminal penalty. HB 1491 Hochberg SP: Ellis, Rodney Relating to the employment of certain physicians by a private medical school. HB 1572 Turner, Sylvester SP: Barrientos Relating to the authority of physicians and podiatrists to form certain jointly owned entities and to the authority of certain medical schools to employ physicians. HB 1677 Janek SP: Moncrief Relating to immunizations for elderly residents of nursing homes. HB 1748 Van de Putte SP: Madla Relating to the long-range plan for the Texas Center for Infectious Disease and the provision of tuberculosis and communicable infectious disease health care and laboratory services. HB 1838 Smith SP: Moncrief Relating to the regulation of the practice of professional sanitarians; providing a penalty. HB 2827 Isett SP: Nelson Relating to the validity of an authorization to disclose health care information. Pending Bills: SB 458 Moncrief Relating to the establishment of a newborn and infant hearing screening, tracking, and intervention program. SB 941 Armbrister Relating to the authority of mental health providers to form certain jointly owned entities. SB 1156 Carona Relating to regional injury prevention centers. ___________________________________________________________________________ BILLS ADDED AFTER LAST POSTING: SB 1811 SPONSORS CHANGED AFTER LAST POSTING: HB 1491 HB 1838