WITNESS LIST
Health & Human Services Committee
April 16, 2002 - 9:30A
Prescription painkillers containing
ON: Carlisle Maxwell, Jane Research Scientist (Center
for Social Work Research, University of Texas
at Austin), Austin, TX
Dodson, Gay Executive Director (Texas State Board of
Pharmacy), Austin, TX
Gray, Tammy Pharmacist/Owner (Texas Pharmacy
Association), Austin, TX
Guzley, Greg Physician (American Cancer Society),
Austin, TX
Keenan, Barry Executive Director (Texas Campaign for
Common Sense), Austin, TX
Valente, M.D., Thomas Franchise Medical Director
(Abbott Laboratories), Chicago, IL
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Hill, Jr., C. Stratton Past President (Texas Pain
Society), Austin, TX
On: Farrow, Larry Executive Director (Texas and New
Mexico Hospice Organization), Austin, TX
Patrick, Donald Executive Director (Texas State
Board of Medical Examiners), Austin, TX
Tannert, Karen Chief Pharmacist (Texas Department of
Health), Austin, TX
Providing written testimony:
On: Duffner, David (Texas Medical Association), Austin,
TX
Restraints and Seclusion
FOR: Doctor, Marsha Administrator of Campus Services
(Texas Association of Homes and Services for
the Aging), Houston, TX
ON: Ainsworth, Jack President (Mount Pleasant
Hospitality House), Mount Pleasant, TX
Hayes, Aaryce Program Specialist (Advocacy,
Incorporated), Austin, TX
Hines, Randall Consultant (Juvenile Justice
Consulting), San Antonio, TX
Johnson, Jackie Deputy Commissioner, Long-Term Care
(Texas Department of Human Services), Austin,
TX
Mandt, David President/CEO (David Mandt and
Associates), Garland, TX
Schubert, Judith Executive Director (Crisis
Prevention Institute), Brookfield, WI
Woolbert, Lynda Director, Public Policy (Coalition
for Nurses in Advanced Practice), West
Columbia, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Gantt, Melanie Director, Public Affairs (Mental
Health Association in Texas), Austin, TX
On: Alaniz, Lizet Program Specialist, Childcare
Licensing (Texas Department of Protective and
Regulatory Services), Austin, TX
Bateman, Charlotte Division Administrator (Texas
Department of Protective and Regulatory
Services), Austin, TX
Bivens, Carolyn Division Administrator (Texas
Department of Protective and Regulatory
Services), Austin, TX
Evans, John Hospital Licensing Director (Texas
Department of Health), Austin, TX
Jenkins, Kristin Compliance and Quality Officer
(Texas Hospital Association/JPS Health
Network), Fort Worth, TX
Lovelace, Joe Public Policy Consultant (National
Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Texas),
Dripping Springs, TX
Stone, Kimberly Administrator, Childcare Licensing
(Texas Department of Protective and
Regulatory Services), Austin, TX
Providing written testimony:
For: Mizcles, Amy Governmental Affairs (The ARC of
Texas), Austin, TX
Mizcles, Amy Chair (The Disability Policy
Consortium), Austin, TX
On: Bower, Bruce Attorney (Texas Legal Services Center),
Austin, TX
Fecher, Lauren Medical Director (Citizen's
Commission on Human Rights), Austin, TX
Ferris, Beth Legislative Representative (Texas
Advocates for Nursing Home Residents),
Austin, TX
Flynn, Charlotte Coordinator, Texas (Gray Panthers),
Austin, TX
Graves, Tim President (Texas Health Care
Association), Austin, TX
SSI Disability Determination
ON: Baker, Linda Vice President (Mount Pleasant
Hospitality Hospital), Mount Pleasant, TX
Gilbert, Don Commissioner (Texas Health and Human
Services Commission), Austin, TX
Hale, Karen Commissioner (Texas Department of Mental
Health and Mental Retardation), Austin, TX
Kifowit, Dee Executive Director (Texas Council on
Offenders with Mental Impairments), Austin,
TX
McPherson, Kim Public Policy Specialist (The Mental
Health Association in Texas), Austin, TX
Schaper, Carol Mental Health Advocate (National
Alliance for the Mentally Ill), Plano, TX
Ward, Dave Deputy Commissioner (Texas Rehabilitation
Commission), Austin, TX
Providing written testimony:
On: Hayes, Aaryce Program Specialist (Advocacy,
Incorporated), Austin, TX
Welfare related issues
ON: Bresette, Patrick Associate Director (Center for
Public Policy Priorities), Austin, TX
Bryant, Cynthia Deputy Attorney General (Office of
the Attorney General), Austin, TX
Eckstein, Kathy Team Manager, Federal Funds Analysis
(Legislative Budget Board), Austin, TX
Hagert, Celia Nutrition Policy Analyst (Center for
Public Policy Priorities), Austin, TX
Hine, Jim Commissioner (Texas Department of Human
Services), Austin, TX
Sabo, Jason Workforce Analyst (Center for Public
Policy Priorities), Austin, TX
Temple, Larry Director, Welfare Reform Initiatives
(Texas Workforce Commission), Austin, TX