HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Public Health

TIME & DATE: 10:00AM, Tuesday, April 30, 2002

PLACE: E2.030

CHAIR: Rep. Patricia Gray

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The Committee will meet to discuss the following:

Assess the state of the healthcare infrastructure in Texas in light of
hospital closures, rising costs, constrained reimbursement rates, workforce
issues and any other pertinent factors. Invited testimony only.

The committee will also hear testimony from the Texas Department of
Health, the Funeral Service Commission, the Sunset Advisory Commission
and the Texas State Board of Dental Examiners.


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