HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Public Health 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Wednesday, April 28, 2021 

PLACE:       JHR 140 
CHAIR:       Rep. Stephanie Klick 

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The chair may limit testimony time and the number of testifying witnesses

to ensure consideration of posted and pending business, especially if

testimony would cause the public hearing to extend into the next calendar

day.

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HB 472         White                                                 
Relating to services provided by freestanding emergency medical care facilities.

HB 578         Turner, John | et al.                                  
Relating to the health literacy advisory committee and health literacy in the state health plan.

HB 1343        Leach                                                 
Relating to a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth.

HB 1652        Wilson | et al.                                        
Relating to the regulation of certain direct sales of food to consumers and a limitation on the fee amount for certain permits.

HB 1678        Raymond                                               
Relating to the confidentiality of certain autopsy records.

HB 1697        Raney                                                 
Relating to the provision of sex offender treatment by certain physicians and psychologists.

HB 2409        Dean | et al.                                         
Relating to the waiver of requirements for removing a person's license from inactive status during a state of disaster.

HB 3331        Murr                                                  
Relating to solicitation of patients and other prohibited marketing practices and the establishment of the task force on patient solicitation; increasing criminal penalties.

HB 3605        Turner, John                                          
Relating to the composition of the Governor's EMS and Trauma Advisory Council.

HB 3711        Bucy | et al.                                         
Relating to establishing a registry of medically fragile individuals for wellness checks during certain emergencies.

HB 3728        Button                                                
Relating to a school psychologist licensed under the Occupations Code.

HB 3740        Guillen | et al.                                       
Relating to the provision of home telemonitoring services under Medicaid.

HB 3872        Dutton                                                
Relating to local school health advisory councils and health education provided by school districts, including requirements regarding human sexuality instruction.

HB 3917        Johnson, Ann                                          
Relating to the rights of victims of sexual assault.

HB 3965        Oliverson | et al.                                     
Relating to requiring an emergency operation plan for continued treatment of patients in an end stage renal disease facility in the event of a disaster and the prioritization of power restoration for those facilities during certain disasters.

HB 3980        Goodwin                                               
Relating to a health facility's removal of medical equipment from a deceased individual's body before transfer to a funeral director; authorizing an administrative penalty.

HB 3998        Krause                                                
Relating to a political subdivision's authority to deny or limit access to dying members of an individual's family.

HB 4118        Rose                                                  
Relating to the adoption and implementation of a surgical smoke evacuation system policy at certain health care facilities.

HCR 29         Thierry                                               
Designating November 5 as Type 1.5 Diabetes Awareness Day for a 10-year period beginning in 2021.

SB 199         Nelson                                                
Relating to automated external defibrillators.

SB 284         Seliger                                               
Relating to a study of out-of-state physicians who practiced in this state during the COVID-19 pandemic.

SB 572         Springer | et al.                                      
Relating to members of the clergy who are employed or voluntarily enter inpatient health care facilities to minister during a state of disaster, emergency, or epidemic.

SB 809         Kolkhorst | et al.                                     
Relating to health care institution reporting of federal money received for the coronavirus disease public health emergency.

SB 967         Kolkhorst                                             
Relating to the expiration and extension of certain public health orders issued by a health authority.

SB 1414        Huffman                                               
Relating to the time frame for passing certain licensing examinations for applicants seeking a license to practice medicine.

For those persons who will be testifying, information for in-person witness registration, can be found here: https://mytxlegis.capitol.texas.gov/HWRSPublic/About.aspx

A live video broadcast of this hearing will be available here: https://house.texas.gov/video-audio/

Instructions related to public access to the meeting location and health and safety protocols for attending this meeting are available here: https://house.texas.gov/committees/public-access-house-committee-meetings/

Texas residents who wish to electronically submit comments related to agenda items on this notice without testifying in person can do so until the hearing is adjourned by visiting:

https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c410

NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

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