HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Public Health TIME & DATE: 8:00 AM, Tuesday, May 12, 2009 PLACE: E2.012 CHAIR: Rep. Lois Kolkhorst IMPORTANT NOTES: The Committee will hear as many of the following bills as possible at the hearing on May 12, 2009, but it is likely that the House of Representatives will be in session until late in the evening on that date. If so, the Committee may be unable to finish this agenda due to the lateness of the hour, and may take up remaining bills at its hearing on May 13, 2009. In order to hear from as many witnesses as possible, individual testimony will be limited to THREE MINUTES.  Please keep this limitation in mind when preparing your remarks. The Committee will stand in recess while the House is in session, and will reconvene at a time to be specified by the Chair. Bills will not necessarily be taken up in the order specified below, depending upon the availability of bill sponsors. SB 1539 Carona Relating to in-casket identification of a deceased person. SB 703 Nelson | et al. Relating to the provision of a certified copy of a birth certificate for certain minors receiving services from the Department of Family and Protective Services. SB 871 Lucio | et al. Relating to the state employee wellness program, including health risk assessments of state employees. SB 911 Williams | et al. Relating to the certification and regulation of pain management clinics. SB 1331 Nelson | et al. Relating to the creation of the Texas Physician Health Program. SB 796 Hinojosa | et al. Relating to the provision and evaluation of comprehensive substance abuse treatment under the state Medicaid program. SB 662 Lucio | et al. Relating to the establishment and use of a mausoleum beneath certain religious buildings.

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SB 1837 Patrick, Dan Relating to the continuation of the Texas Bleeding Disorders Advisory Council. SB 1305 Patrick, Dan Relating to insurance premium payment assistance for certain persons who have hemophilia and are unable to pay the entire cost of treatment. SB 1328 Nelson Relating to a study on the feasibility of providing vaccines to first responders deployed to a disaster area. SB 203 Shapleigh | et al. Relating to the reporting of health care-associated infections in certain health care facilities. SB 904 Williams Relating to prescriptions issued for certain controlled substances. SB 291 Nelson Relating to hepatitis B vaccination for students enrolled in certain health-related courses of study at an institution of higher education. SB 525 Nelson | et al. Relating to certain qualified alien physicians practicing medicine in this state. SB 584 Van de Putte | et al. Relating to notification to a patient of a state-operated mental health facility or resident of a residential care facility of the exemption of certain trusts from liability to pay for support. SB 32 Zaffirini Relating to the detention and transportation of a person with a mental illness. SB 1326 Nelson Relating to the functions of the statewide health coordinating council; providing civil penalties. SB 1877 Nelson | et al. Relating to the creation of the Texas Medical Child Abuse Resources and Education System grant program. SB 284 Nelson Relating to human body and anatomical specimen donation. SB 287 Nelson Relating to the use of electronic prescribing data transmission systems under the state Medicaid program. SB 288 Nelson Relating to the review of a Medicaid recipient's electronic medication history by a provider of Medicaid acute care services. SB 289 Nelson Relating to ensuring that health information technology used in the medical assistance and child health plan programs conforms to certain standards.