HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Public Health TIME & DATE: 9:00AM, Wednesday, April 4, 2001 PLACE: E2.030 CHAIR: Rep. Patricia Gray ___________________________________________________________________________ A special briefing on HB 1 and the following House Concurrent Resolutions will be considered from 9:00 AM to 10:00 AM: HCR 8 Marchant Memorializing congress to increase funding for research of Duchenne muscular dystrophy. HCR 138 Wohlgemuth / et al. Urging congress to provide Medicaid funds to Texas in the form of a block grant. HCR 214 Chavez Memorializing Congress to establish a separate Federal Medical Assistance Percentage for the Texas-Mexico border region. HCR 223 Coleman Directing the Texas Department of Health to prepare a list of foods and beverages fortified with calcium for use by each primary and secondary school in Texas. The Committee will recess and then consider the following House Bills at 1:30 PM or 30 minutes after adjournment, whichever is later: HB 456 Maxey Relating to exemption from nursing license requirements for certain services provided to persons with disabilities. HB 576 Janek / et al. Relating to the standardization of credentialing of physicians and providers. HB 1124 Turner, Bob / et al. Relating to establishing a community healthcare awareness and mentoring program for students. HB 1717 Uresti Relating to the evaluation and approval of continuing education courses for occupational therapists. HB 1756 Gutierrez Relating to the regulation of the practice of barbering. HB 1769 Janek Relating to the regulation of certain occupations by the State Board of Dental Examiners. HB 1851 Jones, Jesse Relating to the examination requirement for licensing as a chemical dependency counselor. HB 2006 Naishtat / et al. Relating to indoor air quality in public school buildings. HB 2007 Naishtat / et al. Relating to indoor air quality in newly constructed or renovated public school buildings. HB 2008 Naishtat / et al. Relating to indoor air quality in buildings owned or leased by state or local government. HB 2209 Farabee Relating to the delegation of prescription drug orders to physician assistants and advanced practice nurses who provide health care services at certain alternate practice sites. HB 2210 Farabee Relating to the scope of practice of a physician assistant acting in a delegated practice. HB 2348 Raymond Relating to the Texas Diabetes Care Pilot Program. HB 2383 Allen Relating to certain grounds for the denial of an application for, the refusal to renew, and the emergency suspension of a license as a licensed chemical dependency counselor. HB 2437 Davis, Yvonne Relating to continuing education requirements for code enforcement officers. HB 2614 Solis, Jim Relating to a dental services pilot program in border-region counties. HB 2940 Capelo Relating to the authority of certain advanced practice nurses and physician assistants to prescribe drugs. HB 2942 Capelo Relating to the practice of medicine without an annual registration receipt. HB 2945 Capelo Relating to acanthosis nigricans screening in public and private schools. HB 2989 Gutierrez Relating to establishing an acanthosis nigricans screening program in certain public and private schools. HB 3067 Chisum / et al. Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Funeral Service Commission. HB 3153 Capelo Relating to the authority of chiropractors to form certain professional associations. HB 3155 Capelo Relating to the establishment of a Texas Pediatric Diabetes Research Working Group in the Texas Department of Health. HB 3421 Farabee Relating to the licensure of Physician Assistants. HB 3507 Maxey / et al. Relating to the regulation of dentistry and the provision of dental services. ___________________________________________________________________________