** REVISION **
HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:    Insurance 

TIME & DATE:  8:00 AM, Tuesday, March 28, 2023 

PLACE:       E2.014 
CHAIR:       Rep. Tom Oliverson 

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.

HB 1647        Harris, Cody                                          
Relating to health benefit plan coverage of clinician-administered drugs.

HB 1322        Buckley                                               
Relating to coordination of vision and eye care benefits under certain insurance policies and vision plans.

HB 1696        Buckley | et al.                                       
Relating to the relationship between managed care plans and optometrists, therapeutic optometrists, and ophthalmologists.

HB 895         Muñoz, Jr.                                            
Relating to the use of extrapolation by a health maintenance organization or an insurer to audit claims.

HB 468         Thierry                                               
Relating to health benefit plan coverage of hearing aids and cochlear implants for certain individuals.

HB 3351        Harris, Caroline                                       
Relating to standards required for certain rankings of physicians by health benefit plan issuers.

HB 2259        Cain                                                  
Relating to the sale and purchase of retail fireworks permits.

HB 2355        Cortez                                                
Relating to the acceptance of gifts, grants, and donations by the Texas Department of Insurance for employee training or education.

HB 3673        Perez                                                 
Relating to an exemption for certain life insurance companies regarding the valuation of reserves.

HB 755         Johnson, Julie | et al.                                
Relating to prior authorization for prescription drug benefits related to the treatment of chronic and autoimmune diseases.

HB 1527        Oliverson | et al.                                     
Relating to the relationship between dentists and certain employee benefit plans and health insurers.

HB 1587        Oliverson                                             
Relating to the use by insurance companies of separate accounts in connection with life insurance and annuities and certain other benefits.

HB 1592        Oliverson | et al.                                     
Relating to the application of balance billing prohibitions and out-of-network dispute resolution procedures to certain self-insured or self-funded employee welfare benefit plans.

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 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=c320

Bills deleted after last posting:

HB 3098

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