HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Public Health TIME & DATE: 1:30PM, Wednesday, March 7, 2001 PLACE: E2.030 CHAIR: Rep. Patricia Gray ___________________________________________________________________________ The committee will consider the following bills: HB 342 McClendon / et al. Relating to the study of disease management programs for children's asthma. HB 825 Gray / et al. Relating to continuous eligibility of children for medical assistance. HB 826 Gray / et al. Relating to consideration of assets and resources for purposes of determining eligibility of children for Medicaid. HB 827 Gray / et al. Relating to simplifying the application and eligibility determination process for medical assistance provided to children. HB 828 Gray / et al. Relating to application and eligibility for Medicaid. HB 835 Kitchen / et al. Relating to the study of a buy-in option for the state child health plan. HB 1239 Wilson Relating to retention requirements for and access to blood specimens taken for newborn screenings; providing a criminal penalty. HB 1278 Coleman / et al. Relating to an asbestos survey before issuance of a building permit to renovate or demolish a public building. HB 1279 Coleman / et al. Relating to the application of certain licensing and registration requirements to activities involving resilient floor-covering material. HB 1284 Kitchen Relating to the Texas Healthy Kids Corporation. HB 1369 Delisi Relating to requiring reports from the Health and Human Services Commission about the state Medicaid program. HB 1516 Janek Relating to the provision of catastrophic case management services under the medical assistance program. HB 1591 Kitchen Relating to reporting and certification of Medicaid managed care encounter data. HB 1927 Geren Relating to the installation of asbestos in public buildings; providing penalties. HCR 84 Maxey Memorializing congress to expand the number of community health centers and other community-based safety-net programs serving the poor and medically underserved communities. HCR 109 Gutierrez Supporting the establishment of a 2-1-1 information and referral telephone network for Texas. ___________________________________________________________________________