** REVISION **
SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Health & Human Services 

TIME & DATE:   8:30 AM, Friday, May 21, 2021 

PLACE:         Senate Chamber 
CHAIR:         Senator Lois Kolkhorst 

The committee will meet to consider the following:

HCR 54         Meza                    SP: Johnson
Approving the SNAP settlement agreement between the U.S. Department of Justice and the Texas Health and Human Services Commission.

HCR 86         Johnson, Jarvis          SP: Miles
Expressing support for equitable access to transformative therapies for sickle cell disease.

HB 290         Cortez | et al.          SP: Kolkhorst
Relating to the period of continuous eligibility and a periodic eligibility review for a child for Medicaid.

HB 700         Johnson, Jarvis | et al. SP: Zaffirini
Relating to the eligibility of foster children to receive college credit for completing the Preparation for Adult Living Program.

HB 1164        Oliverson | et al.       SP: Buckingham
Relating to patient safety practices regarding placenta accreta spectrum disorder.

HB 1423        Campos                  SP: Zaffirini
Relating to the regulation and inspection procedures of certain long-term care facilities, including a survey of certain facilities' emergency power sources.

HB 1516        Parker | et al.          SP: Springer
Relating to efficiency audits of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program and the state temporary assistance and support services program.

HB 1664        White | et al.           SP: Eckhardt
Relating to the reinstatement of eligibility for medical assistance of certain children placed in juvenile facilities.

HB 1681        Harless | et al.         SP: Alvarado
Relating to the construction of certain assisted living facilities within a 500-year floodplain in certain counties.

HB 1824        Price | et al.           SP: Nelson
Relating to the continuity of services received by individuals receiving services at state hospitals and state supported living centers, the establishment of a pilot program to provide behavioral health or psychiatric services to certain residential care facility residents, and court orders for psychoactive medication for certain patients.

HB 1914        Schofield               SP: Kolkhorst
Relating to the civil liability of a children's isolation unit in a hospital.

HB 2633        Johnson, Ann | et al.    SP: Huffman
Relating to resources provided to human trafficking victims and the establishment of the trafficked persons grant program.

HB 2365        Lopez                   SP: Campbell
Relating to the participation and reimbursement of certain military medical treatment facilities and affiliated health care providers under Medicaid.

HB 3121        Turner, John | et al.    SP: Johnson
Relating to a voluntary quality standards certification process for certain private residential psychiatric treatment facilities that provide treatments and services to youth; imposing fees; authorizing civil and administrative penalties.

HB 3287        González, Mary | et al.  SP: Hughes
Relating to the provision of certain co-navigation services to persons who are deaf-blind.

HB 3379        Leman | et al.           SP: Kolkhorst
Relating to the duty to report child abuse and neglect.

HB 3469        Hinojosa                SP: Zaffirini
Relating to certain notice requirements and filing requirements in court proceedings involving persons with mental illness.

HB 3626        Romero, Jr. | et al.     SP: Zaffirini
Relating to the licensing of marriage and family therapists, marriage and family therapist associates, professional counselors, professional counselor associates, and social workers, including certain out-of-state applicants.

HB 3691        Frank | et al.           SP: Kolkhorst
Relating to the statewide implementation of community-based foster care by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

HB 3720        Frank | et al.           SP: Kolkhorst
Relating to interest lists and eligibility criteria for certain Medicaid waiver programs.

HB 4295        Bell, Keith             SP: Johnson
Relating to the authorized release and confidentiality of an autopsy report.

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 in the extension

hallways.

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

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

during the hearing.

Public oral testimony will be limited to 2 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.

Bills added after last posting:

HB 2633

HCR 86

** See Committee Coordinator for previous versions of the schedule **

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