HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Public Health TIME & DATE: 8:00AM, Wednesday, April 30, 2003 PLACE: E2.036 CHAIR: Rep. Jaime Capelo ___________________________________________________________________________ The Committee will consider the following: HB 2479 Olivo Relating to criteria for voluntary admission to state schools for persons with mental retardation. HB 811 Rodriguez Relating to the detention of persons for mental health purposes. HB 963 Burnam Relating to the regulation of the sale and use of products containing mercury; providing penalties. HB 1383 Solis Relating to the issuance of a license to practice medicine to certain graduates of a foreign medical school. HB 2046 Deshotel Relating to a prescription drug cost control education program and disclosure of certain expenditures by prescription drug manufacturers. HB 2495 Branch Relating to the deadline for passing the examination for a license to practice medicine in this state. HB 2702 Keffer, Jim Relating to immunization programs. HB 2800 Thompson Relating to amending the Medical Practice Act of Texas concerning reexaminations. HB 2833 Zedler / et al. Relating to a physician's report of a complication resulting from an abortion; providing a penalty. HB 3451 Noriega Relating to the prescriptive authority of certain psychologists. HB 1157 Eissler Relating to the location of a crematory. SB 939 Janek Relating to the ratio of pharmacists to pharmacy technicians in certain pharmacies. SB 803 Janek Relating to the advertisement and promotion of certain compounded drug products by a pharmacy or pharmacist. HB 2997 Capelo Relating to the regulation of contact lens dispensing. ___________________________________________________________________________