** REVISION ** HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Public Health TIME & DATE: 8:00 AM, Tuesday, April 28, 2009 PLACE: E2.012 CHAIR: Rep. Lois Kolkhorst HCR 137 Gonzalez Toureilles Commending Orange Grove High School Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America students for their efforts to raise awareness of cancer of unknown primary (CUP) origin and for choosing zebra stripes as the ribbon color to symbolize this rare form of cancer. HCR 152 Hunter | et al. Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker of the house of representatives to provide for a joint interim legislative study on the availability of medical treatment for patients with Lyme diseases in Texas. HB 1504 McClendon Relating to the normal distribution channel of a prescription drug. HB 1489 Thompson | et al. Relating to the practice of nursing; providing civil penalties. HB 3674 Thompson Relating to the licensing requirements for a foreign-trained physician applicant. HB 2599 Thompson Relating to the registration of diagnostic imaging equipment, the accreditation of diagnostic imaging facilities, and the regulation of diagnostic imaging providers; providing penalties. SB 476 Nelson | et al. Relating to staffing, overtime, and other employment protections for nurses. HB 3528 Davis, Yvonne | et al. Relating to the licensing and regulation of the practice of dietetics and nutrition care services. HB 2677 Davis, Yvonne Relating to the amendment of a birth certificate. HB 4470 England Relating to birth records of adopted children. HB 2294 Gattis Relating to the establishment of the undiagnosed disease registry. HB 4401 Martinez Fischer Relating to access to certain licensed mental health practitioners. HB 2080 Anchia | et al. Relating to the information on the supplementary birth certificate of an adopted child.

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HB 2917 McReynolds Relating to authorizing the Department of State Health Services to obtain criminal history record information for certain applicants for employment. HB 3376 Davis, John Relating to the licensure of anesthesiologist assistants; providing penalties. SB 1083 Huffman Relating to access to certain confidential patient information within the Department of State Health Services. IMPORTANT NOTES: To hear from as many witnesses as possible, testimony from each witness will be limited to THREE MINUTES. Please keep this limitation in mind when preparing your remarks. Bills will not necessarily be heard in the order specified above, depending upon the availability of bill authors/sponsors. The committee will stand in recess while the House is in session, and will reconvene at a time specified by the Chair. Notice of this meeting was announced from the house floor.