SENATE
                          NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: State Affairs

TIME & DATE:  8:00AM, Thursday, March 27, 2003

PLACE: Capitol Extension E1.028

CHAIR: Senator Bill Ratliff

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To consider the following bills:

SB 10            Averitt / et al.
Relating to the creation of employer health benefit plan groups.

SB 41            Zaffirini
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for immunizations.

SB 116            Van de Putte
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for certain mental
disorders in children.

SB 382            Armbrister
Relating to reimbursement under certain health benefit plans for
services provided by licensed athletic trainers.

SB 541            Williams
Relating to authorizing insurers and health maintenance
organizations to issue plans that do not include state-mandated
health benefits or offer of coverage mandates.

SB 563            Lucio
Relating to health benefit plan coverage for an enrollee with
autism and pervasive developmental disorders.

SB 857            Madla
Relating to certain therapeutic optometrists' participation in a
managed care plan.

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