SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Health & Human Services 

TIME & DATE:   9:00 AM, Wednesday, March 31, 2021 

PLACE:         Senate Chamber 
CHAIR:         Senator Lois Kolkhorst 

The committee will meet to consider the following business:

SB 437         Blanco
Relating to the state reserve of personal protective equipment for health care workers and essential personnel.

SB 454         Kolkhorst
Relating to mental health services development plans as updated by local mental health authority groups.

SB 493         Johnson | et al.
Relating to health care liability insurance for certain nursing facilities.

SB 640         Menéndez
Relating to a study on the interoperability needs and technology readiness of behavioral health service providers in this state.

SB 968         Kolkhorst
Relating to public health disaster and public health emergency preparedness and response; providing a civil penalty.

SB 969         Kolkhorst
Relating to reporting procedures for and information concerning public health disasters and to certain public health studies; creating the office of the chief state epidemiologist; providing a civil penalty.

SB 984         Schwertner | et al.
Relating to public health disaster and public health emergency preparedness and response, including the operation of the Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response.

SB 1195        Paxton
Relating to the right of certain hospital patients to designate an essential caregiver for in-person visitation.

SB 1310        Hall
Relating to informed consent to immunizations for children.

SB 1313        Hall
Relating to the right to choose and refuse medical treatment and control measures and to the imposition of isolation or quarantine control measures.

SB 1397        Hinojosa
Relating to establishing a coordinated system for the dispatch, triage, transport, and transfer of patients in certain trauma service area regional advisory councils; providing rulemaking authority.

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

SB 1614        Bettencourt
Relating to requiring emergency generators or other power sources in nursing facilities and assisted living facilities.

SB 1616        Bettencourt
Relating to powers and duties of governmental entities during a public health disaster; providing civil penalties.

SCR 3          Paxton | et al.
Condemning China's practice of involuntary organ harvesting.

Pending Business

Oral testimony: fill out a paper witness card and submit to the Clerk.

Oral and written testimony: fill out a paper witness card and hold on to

your documents until your name is called to testify.

Position only: register using the Senate kiosk located outside of the Senate Chamber.

Written testimony only: register your position using the Senate kiosk then

bring 20 copies, with your name on each copy,to the Clerk,

during the hearing.

Public oral testimony will be limited to 3 minutes.

To protect the health and safety of members, staff and the public, the

Senate Health and Human Services Committee will strictly follow all Senate

rules relating to the pandemic, including the requirement for a negative

COVID-19 test to enter the hearing room.

NOTICE OF ASSISTANCE AT PUBLIC MEETINGS

PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES WHO PLAN TO ATTEND THIS MEETING AND WHO MAY NEED ASSISTANCE, SUCH AS A SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER OR PERSONAL ASSISTIVE LISTENING DEVICES, ARE REQUESTED TO CONTACT THE SENATE COMMITTEE COORDINATOR AT 512/463-0070, 72 HOURS PRIOR TO THE MEETING SO APPROPRIATE ARRANGEMENTS CAN BE MADE.

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