WITNESS LIST
Public Health Committee
April 14, 2015 - 8:00 AM
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)
Salovitz, Heiwa (Adapt of texas)
Tucker, Amy (Self)
On:
Allgeyer, Rick (HHSC)
Seago, John (Self; Texas Right to Life)
For:
Raef, Erica (Self)
Raef, Joshua (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Banda, Jennifer (Texas Hospital Association)
On:
Hughes, Allison (Dept of state health services)
Seago, John (Self; Texas Right to Life)
For:
Panza, Barbara (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Seago, John (Self; Texas Right to Life)
On:
Farinelli, Victor (Department of state health services vital statistics unit)
Against:
Yarrell, Ellen (Self; Texas Family Law Foundation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Pojman, Joe (Texas Alliance for Life)
Against:
Bresnen, Steve (Texas Family Law Foundation)
Raggio, Kenneth (Texas Family Law Foundation)
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WITNESS LIST
On:
Cooper, Sam (Texas Department of State Health Services)
Seago, John (Self; Texas Right to Life)
For:
Davidson, John (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Hall-Barrow, Julie (Self; Children's Health System of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Belcher, Nora (Texas e-Health Alliance)
Capelo, Jaime (Texas Chapter American College of Cardiology)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Flores, Rebecca (Texas School Alliance)
Hench, Marina (Texas Association for Home Care and Hospice)
Luna, Francis (Texas School Nurses Organization)
Mace, Stephanie (United Way of Metropolitan Dallas)
Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)
Mitias, Marcus (Texas Health Resources)
Ramon, Mariah (Teaching Hospitals of Texas)
Saenz, Gabriela (CHRISTUS Health)
Smith, Casey (United Ways of Texas)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Tsai, M.D., Ray (Self; Children's Health Pediatric Group)
On:
VanHoose, Laurie (HHSC)
For:
Hays, Susan (NARAL ProChoice Texas)
Kestler, Lisa (Self)
Macpherson, Liane (Self)
Mathis, Melissa (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Banda, Jennifer (Texas Hospital Association)
Bean, Merrick (Self)
Cain, Randy (Self)
Davis, Barbara (Self)
Garcia, Eileen (Texans Care for Children)
Gaulager, Gabrielle (Self)
Hines, Aaron (#PassThePlacenta)
Hines, Anna (#PassThePlacenta)
Hutto, Kathy (Consortium of Texas Certified Nurse Midwives)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Knowles, Damion (Self)
Knowles, Nicole (Self)
Obrien, Melissa (Self)
Patterson Helmke, Whitney (Self)
Randolph, Ian (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice)
Rexing, Sabrena (Self)
Roberts, Lindsey (Self)
Tucker, Amy (Self)
Tucker, Mark (Self)
VanderZanden, Janet (Self)
Williamson, Kristin (Self)
Wilson, Ashleigh (Self)
On:
Hughes, Allison (Dept of state health services)
For:
Dobbs, Lauren (Texas academy of Physician Assistants (TAPA))
Driver, Larry (Self)
Hurwitz, Craig (Self)
Hurwitz, Craig (Self; Seton hospital system)
Jones, Barbara (Self)
Ming, Christi (Self; American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network)
Perez, Erin (Self; Texas nurse practitioners)
Villarreal, Lillian (Self; American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network (ACSCAN))
Voliva, John (Self; PCCA)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)
Arnold, Jim (American Lung Association)
Ballew, Joel (Texas Health Resources)
Banda, Jennifer (Texas Hospital Association)
Crockett, Krista (Texas Pain Society)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Fredriksen, Amanda (AARP)
Garza, Rene (Self; Texas Pharmacy Association)
Gilliland, Irene (Texas clinical nurse specialist association)
Hench, Marina (Texas Association for Home Care and Hospice)
Hutto, Kathy (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice)
Jones, Marsha (Texas Oncology)
Lofye, David (LIVESTRONG Foundation)
Masey, Chris (Coalition of texans with disabilities)
Murphy, Kaitlyn (American Heart Association)
Perkins, Vicki (CHRISTUS Health)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Schroeder, Rebekah (Texas Children's Hospital)
Warner, Freddy (Memorial Hermann Health System)
Wright, Michael (Texas pharmacy businnes council)
Against:
Seago, John (Self; Texas Right to Life)
For:
Hall-Barrow, Julie (Self; Children's Health System of Texas)
Tsai, M.D., Ray (Self; Children's Health Pediatric Group)
Against:
Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Banda, Jennifer (Texas Hospital Association)
Belcher, Nora (Texas e-Health Alliance)
Capelo, Jaime (Texas Chapter American College of Cardiology)
Cates, Andrew (Texas Nurses Association)
Davidson, John (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Mace, Stephanie (United Way of Metropolitan Dallas)
Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)
Ramon, Mariah (Teaching Hospitals of Texas)
Saenz, Gabriela (CHRISTUS Health)
Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
White, David (Texas psychological association)
On:
VanHoose, Laurie (HHSC)
For:
Beauchamp, James (MOTRAN Alliance and Permian Basin Coalition)
Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)
On:
Philips, Billy (TTUHSC)
Welsh, Dinah (Texas EMS, Trauma & Acute Care Foundation)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Belcher, Nora (Texas e-Health Alliance)
Davidson, John (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Frandsen, Chris (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Gipson, Mark (Pioneer Natural Resources)
Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Patton, Marissa (Texas Farm Bureau)
On:
Merriweather, Kelli (Commission on State Emergency Communications)
For:
Hall-Barrow, Julie (Self; Children's Health System of Texas)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Belcher, Nora (Texas e-Health Alliance)
Capelo, Jaime (Texas Chapter American College of Cardiology)
Davidson, John (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Knaupe, Gregg (Seton Healthcare Family)
Mace, Stephanie (United Way of Metropolitan Dallas)
Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)
Ramon, Mariah (Teaching Hospitals of Texas)
Smith, Casey (United Ways of Texas)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Tsai, M.D., Ray (Self; Children's Health Pediatric Group)
On:
VanHoose, Laurie (HHSC)
For:
Hill, Sherry L (Cross Timbers Health Clinics, Inc and TACHC)
Holland, Bradford (Self; Texas Medical Association, McLennan County Medical Society)
Against:
McCraw, John (Lin) (Texas Trial Lawyers Association)
On:
Bronnenberg, Tracey (Texas Dept of State Health Services)
Dodson, Gay (Texas State Board of Pharmacy)
Dodson, Gay (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Davidson, John (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Frandsen, Chris (Self; League of Women Voters of Texas)
Against:
Blevins, Bryan (Texas Trial Lawyers Ass)
Garza, Rene (Self; Texas Pharmacy Association)
On:
Tannert, Karen (Department of state health services)
Vasquez, Andy (HHSC)
On:
Ducayet, Patty (The Office of the State Long-term Care Ombudsman)
Green, Calvin (Department of Aging and Disability Services)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Fredriksen, Amanda (AARP)
Ligon, Katharine (Center for Public Policy Priorities)
Smith, Rachael (Alzheimer's Association Capital of Texas Chapter)
Wells, Christian (Alzheimer's Association Capital of Texas Chapter)
For:
Dobbs, Lauren (Texas academy of Physician Assistants (TAPA))
Esplin, Michael (Self)
Gilliland, Irene (Self; Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice)
Grantham, Suzanne (Self; Psychiatric Advanced Practice Nurses of Austin)
Higginbotham, Nicole (Self; Seton healthcare families)
Nelson, Jaime (Self; Coalition for Nurses in Advanced practice)
Oas, Kimberly (Self; Texas Nurse Practitioner /CNAP)
Roblyer, DMin, MSN, APRN, PMHNP-BC, Kathleen (Self; Texas Nurse Practitioners)
Spencer, Autumn (Self; Seton healthcare family)
On:
Dodson, Gay (Self)
Dodson, Gay (Texas State Board of Pharmacy)
Floyd MD, Gary (Texas Medical Association)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Banda, Jennifer (Texas Hospital Association)
Carlson, Sam (Texas Association of Nurse Anesthetists)
Cates, Andrew (Nursing Legislative Agenda Coalition)
Chimene, Grace (Self)
Davidson, John (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Fredriksen, Amanda (AARP)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Harrison, Elizabeth (Self; Texas Nurse Practitioners)
Hench, Marina (Texas Association for Home Care and Hospice)
Posey, Dan (Baylor Scott & White Health)
Posey, Dan (Baylor Scott & White Health)
Randolph, Ian (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice (CNAP))
Shields, Bradford (Texas Society of Health-Sytem Pharmacists)
Valadka, Alex (Self; Seton Healthcare Family)
Against:
Crockett, Krista (Texas Pain Society)
Cushing, Blair (Self)
On:
Freshour, Scott (Texas Medical Board)
Robinson, Mari (Texas Physician Board; Texas Medical Board)
VanHoose, Laurie (HHSC)
Vasquez, Andy (HHSC)
For:
Tsai, Ray (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)
Banda, Jennifer (Texas Hospital Association)
Banning, Tom (Tx Academy of Family Physicians)
Belcher, Nora (Texas e-Health Alliance)
Camacho, Jose E (Texas Association of Community Health Centers)
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Hench, Marina (Texas Association for Home Care and Hospice)
Hine, Jim (Texas Assisted Living Association)
Johnson, Lee (Texas Council of Community Centers)
Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)
Saenz, Gabriela (CHRISTUS Health)
Sanaie, Kandice (UnitedHealthcare)
Van Oort, Gijs (Self; Texas Association for Health Information Organizations)
On:
Kauffman, Sylvia (HHSC)
Skelton, Jim (Texas Department of State Health Services)
Skelton, Jim (Texas Department of State Health Services)
For:
Womack, Daniel (The Dow Chemical Company)
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WITNESS LIST
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Moore, Julie (Occidental Petroleum)
For:
Gillam, Sally (Self; Texas organization of nurse executives and the Texas hospital association)
Nevins, Patricia (Self; Texas nurses association)
Spiller, Lee (Citizens Commission on Human Rights)
Against:
Littles, Paula (Texas nnoc)
On:
Barnett, Ann (DSHS)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Cates, Andrew (Nursing Legislative Agenda Coalition)
Hench, Marina (Texas Association for Home Care and Hospice)
Sjoberg, Elizabeth (Texas Hospital Association)
Switzer, Gyl (Mental health america of texas)
Welsh, Dinah (Texas EMS, Trauma & Acute Care Foundation)
Zolnierek, Cindy (Self; Texas nurses association)
On:
Thomas, Katherine (Texas Board of Nursing)
For:
Rudd, Tyler (Texas Academy of Pediatric Dentistry)
Rudd, Tyler (Texas Academy of Pediatric Dentistry)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Calvert, Jess (Texas Dental Association)
Gibson - Smith, Stephanie (Texas Dental Hygienists Association)
Mintz, David (Texas Academy of General Dentistry)
Schnabel, Charlie (Self; Texas academy for Pediatric Dentistry)
For:
Schlenker, Thomas (San Antonio Metropolitan Health District)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Garcia, Eileen (Texans Care for Children)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Lanagan, Lindsay (City of Houston)
Smith, Andrew (University Health System)
Smith, Jennifer (Texas Association of City & County Health Officials)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
On:
Minnerly, Sydney (Texas Department of State Health Services)
Against:
Flack, Teri (Self; Texas State Genealogical Society)
Gracy, David (Self; Texas state historical association)
Steinke, Betty Jean (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Alexander, Troy (Texas Medical Association)
On:
Farinelli, Victor (Department Of State Health Services Vital Statistics Unit)
For:
Berry, Jason (Self; Berry Family Services)
Against:
Dudensing, Jamie (Texas Association of Health Plans)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Capelo, Jaime (MEDNAX Medical Group)
Frizzell, Sandra (Providers Alliance for Community Services of Texas)
Hench, Marina (Texas Association for Home Care and Hospice)
Hernandez, Richard (ResCare, Inc.)
Hubbard, John (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice)
Linial, George (Leading Age Texas)
Romero, Michelle (Texas Medical Association)
Shields, Bradford (Texas Federation of Drug Stores)
Smith, Carole (Private providers association of texas)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
Wright, Michael (Texas plharmacy bbusinnes cokuncil)
Against:
Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)
On:
Villarreal, Rudy (HHSC)
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WITNESS LIST
For:
Dale, Bobby (Self)
Dyer, Kevin (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Belcher, Nora (Texas e-Health Alliance)
Capelo, Jaime (Texas Chapter American College of Cardiology)
Davidson, John (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Hansch, Greg (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas)
Hench, Marina (Texas Association for Home Care and Hospice)
Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)
Posey, Dan (Baylor Scott & White Health)
Saenz, Gabriela (CHRISTUS Health)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
On:
VanHoose, Laurie (HHSC)
For:
Hench, Marina (Texas Association for Home Care and Hospice)
Stonebraker, Ed (Self)
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Belcher, Nora (Texas e-Health Alliance)
Capelo, Jaime (Texas Chapter American College of Cardiology)
Davidson, John (Texas Public Policy Foundation)
Finch, Dan (Texas Medical Association)
Lazaga, Eduardo (Self)
Levine, Dr. Andrew (Self)
Martin, Amanda (Texas Association of Business)
Perkins, Vicki (CHRISTUS Health)
Saenz, Gabriela (CHRISTUS Health)
Sanchez, Dr. Mario (Self)
Stonebraker, Braxton (Self; Guardian eHealth Solutions)
Travis, Clayton (Texas Pediatric Society)
On:
VanHoose, Laurie (HHSC)
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