WITNESS LIST
Public Health Committee
March 2, 2005-2:00P
HB 224
For: Brown, Karen (Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance of
Texas; Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance of
Austin)
Castle, Lana R (Self and Depression and Bipolar Support
Alliance Texas; Depression and Bipolar Support
Alliance Austin)
Chou, Kelley (Self)
Lovelace, Joe (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
(NAMI) Texas)
Rilling, Frank (Austin Area Mental Health Consumers)
Seay, Kathi (Self)
Swinney, James (Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
of Texas; Mental Health Association of Tarrant
County)
Swinney, Sarah E. (Depression and Bi-polar Support
Alliance of Texas)
On: Dudley, Jr., Harold K. (Dept. State Health Services
State Hospital Section)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Kern, Diana (NAMI Texas - National Alliance for the
Mentally Ill)
Steege, Armin (Texas Hospital Association; Seton Shoal
Creek Hospital)
HB 1025
For: Cornett, OD, John Todd (Texas Optometric Association)
On: Kloeris, Chris (Texas Optometry Board (Executive
Director))
Ninaud, Christian (Sunset Advisory Commission)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Avery, BJ (Texas Optometric Association)
Sorrenson, OD, Dr. Laurie (Texas Optometric Association)
On: Feinleib, Yvonne (Department of State Health Services,
Professional Licensing and Certification Unit)
Latta, Mark (Texas Optometry Board (Board Chair))
HB 1028
On: Olvera, David (Sunset Commission)
Peterson, Debbie (Dept. of State Health Services)
HB 1298
For: Phillips, Sharon (Self and Hep C Advocate Network
(HepCAN))
Against: Douglas, Wanda (Texas Nurses Assoc.)
On: Heseltine, Gary (DSHS- Infectious Disease Control Unit)
Majek, Mark (Board of Nurse Examiners)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Parker, PhD, Carolyn A. (Texas AIDS Network)
Against: Capelo, Jaime (Texas Academy of Physician Assistants)
Woolbert, Lynda (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced
Practice)
HB 1336
For: Martin, Jim (Texas Pharmacy Assoc.)
Purcell, Gerry (Self and Pharmacy Partners)
Spence, Daryl (Self)
Against: Bain, Doug (Caremark, Inc.)
Buley, Chris (Community First Health Plans)
Hammond, Bill (Texas Association of Business)
Harty, Peter (Medco Health Solutions, Inc.)
Horne, Allen (Caremark Rx)
Rummel, Leah (Texas Assoc. of Health Plans)
On: Bingham, Bill (Texas Dept. of Insurance)
Dean, Barbara (HHSC Vendor Drug Program)
Mattax, David (Texas Attorney General)
Olah, Ray (Texas Attorney General)
Registering, but not testifying:
For: Beck, Richard (American Pharmacies)
Reagan, Karen (Texas Federation of Drug Stores)
Rogers, Jr., Johnnie B. (Texas Academy of Independent
Pharmacist)
Santos, Frank (Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacters
of America (PhRMA))
Against: Hammond, Deborah (PacifiCare Prescription Solutions)
McWilliams, Andrea (Express Scripts - PBM)
Invited Testimony
On: Flynn, Tim (Capitol Nurse Practitioner)