** REVISION ** HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Public Health TIME & DATE: 8:00AM, Wednesday, April 2, 2003 PLACE: E2.036 CHAIR: Rep. Jaime Capelo ___________________________________________________________________________ The Committee will meet to consider the following: HB 1483 Allen Relating to regulation of licensed vocational nurses by the Board of Nurse Examiners and the abolition of the Board of Vocational Nurse Examiners. HB 1515 Allen Relating to temporary license suspensions of registered nurses. HB 2208 Allen Relating to obtaining criminal history record information for applicants for and holders of a license to practice registered nursing. HB 1794 Wohlgemuth Relating to certain therapeutic optometrists' participation in a managed care plan. HB 1877 Hardcastle Relating to creating the rural physician relief program. HB 2185 Geren Relating to the issuance of a certificate of death by catastrophe. HB 1723 Geren Relating to the performance of asbestos surveys. HB 342 Uresti Relating to the sale, distribution, possession, purchase, consumption, or receipt of cigarettes or tobacco products to or by a person under 21 years of age; providing a penalty. HB 340 Uresti Relating to the regulation of dextromethorphan; providing administrative, civil, and criminal penalties. HB 1348 Uresti Relating to an assessment of school-based mental health and substance abuse programs. HB 1967 Uresti Relating to diverting persons with mental health disorders, mental retardation, or substance abuse problems from incarceration in certain counties. HB 2535 Uresti Relating to bloodborne pathogens training for a tattooist or person who performs body piercing. HB 1952 Truitt Relating to local regulation of public swimming pools. HB 3162 Capelo / et al. Relating to certain diseases or illnesses suffered by certain emergency first responders. HCR 81 Capelo Reaffirming legislative intent that the tobacco settlement money available each fiscal year be used to fully fund Texas' Children's Health Insurance Program. HB 1919 Capelo Relating to use of money received under the state tobacco settlement for the state child health plan. HB 2651 Kuempel / et al. Relating to the cancer registry. ___________________________________________________________________________ BILLS ADDED AFTER LAST POSTING: HB 2651