SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Health & Human Services 

TIME & DATE:   8:00 AM, Wednesday, April 9, 2025 

PLACE:         Senate Chamber 
CHAIR:         Senator Lois Kolkhorst 

The committee will meet to consider the following:

SB 227         West                   
Relating to the application review process for certain delayed birth certificates.

SB 269         Perry                  
Relating to required reports of certain vaccine-related or drug-related adverse events.

SB 407         Middleton | et al.      
Relating to vaccine exemptions for individuals covered under a vaccine preventable disease policy implemented by certain health care facilities.

SB 463         Campbell | et al.       
Relating to the definition of facility for purposes of workplace violence prevention requirements.

SB 527         Schwertner             
Relating to health benefit coverage for general anesthesia in connection with certain pediatric dental services.

SB 547         Menéndez               
Relating to notice from a health benefit plan issuer to the Texas Department of Insurance regarding a physician's or health care provider's preauthorization exemption status.

SB 1283        Parker | et al.         
Relating to resident safety from criminal activity in senior retirement communities.

SB 1380        Paxton                 
Relating to health benefit plan preauthorization requirements for physicians and providers providing certain health care services.

SB 1383        Middleton | et al.      
Relating to the regulation of referral agencies for senior living communities.

SB 1511        Hinojosa, Adam          
Relating to the provision of health care services by a freestanding emergency medical care facility and the collection of fees for providing those services.

SB 1640        Hagenbuch              
Relating to access to criminal history record information for purposes of the Medicaid program.

SB 1784        Parker                 
Relating to notice provided by a health care provider before initiating debt collection against a patient.

SB 2069        Zaffirini              
Relating to the establishment of a work group to conduct a study on the feasibility of implementing an acute psychiatric bed registry.

Public testimony will be limited to 2 minutes. If submitting written testimony, please provide 20 copies to the Committee Clerk with your name on each.

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