** REVISION **
SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Health & Human Services 

TIME & DATE:   8:30 AM, Wednesday, April 5, 2023 

PLACE:         Senate Chamber 
CHAIR:         Senator Lois Kolkhorst 

The committee will meet to consider the following:

SB 51          Zaffirini | et al.      
Relating to health benefit coverage for hearing aids for children and adults.

SB 135         West                   
Relating to recording the results of certain home studies performed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

SB 187         Miles                  
Relating to failure to report assault, neglect, or omission of care in certain group homes; creating a criminal offense.

SB 188         Miles                  
Relating to criminal history record information checks for applicants for employment and employees of group homes; creating a criminal offense.

SB 565         Sparks                 
Relating to the release of a reversionary interest in certain real property by the Health and Human Services Commission.

SB 577         Springer               
Relating to regulation of food service establishments, retail food stores, mobile food units, roadside food vendors, temporary food service establishments, and food managers.

SB 622         Parker                 
Relating to the disclosure of certain prescription drug information by a health benefit plan.

SB 681         Johnson                
Relating to the applicability of certain laws regarding the occupational licensing of individuals with criminal convictions to the licensing of certain long-term health care facility personnel.

SB 730         Hinojosa | et al.       
Relating to the granting of privileges at hospitals for podiatrists.

SB 1051        Hughes                 
Relating to a uniform coordination of benefits questionnaire for health benefit plans.

SB 1086        Campbell               
Relating to the administration of the Texas Physician Health Program; authorizing a surcharge.

SB 1227        Campbell               
Relating to the approval and operation of vocational nursing educational programs.

SB 1275        Hancock                
Relating to facility fees charged by certain health care providers; providing an administrative penalty.

SB 1343        LaMantia               
Relating to the composition of the Texas Board of Nursing and procedures applicable to complaints against advanced practice registered nurses.

SB 1534        Schwertner             
Relating to restrictions on covenants not to compete for physicians and certain other health care practitioners.

SB 1629        Kolkhorst              
Relating to the regulation of certain nursing facilities and other long-term care facilities, including licensing requirements and Medicaid participation requirements.

SB 1853        Kolkhorst | et al.      
Relating to children placed in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services, including the provision of community-based foster care.

SB 2173        Alvarado               
Relating to a pilot program for the safe disposal of controlled substance prescription drugs.

SB 2260        Blanco                 
Relating to management review of certain investigations conducted by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

SB 2261        Blanco                 
Relating to the training program required for certain employees of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

SB 2381        Paxton                 
Relating to the development of a webpage and mobile application for the provision of pregnancy-related resources and information.

Individuals wishing to provide public testimony will be limited to 2 minutes.

If submitting written testimony, please provide 12 copies with your name on each copy.

Bills added after last posting:

SB 1275

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

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