HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Public Health TIME & DATE: 8:00 AM, Tuesday, March 17, 2009 PLACE: E2.012 CHAIR: Rep. Lois Kolkhorst HB 1310 Solomons | et al. Relating to the use of a tanning facility device by a minor. HB 1358 Keffer | et al. Relating to the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. HB 1672 Crownover | et al. Relating to the confidentiality of newborn screening information. HB 1232 Menendez Relating to establishing a local behavioral health intervention pilot project. HB 2196 Truitt Relating to the establishment of a workgroup to study and make recommendations on the integration of health and behavioral health services. HB 1487 Pitts Relating to the alignment of certain Medicaid procedures regarding written orders for diabetic equipment and supplies with comparable Medicare written order procedures. HB 2330 Guillen Relating to laboratory tests measuring kidney function. HB 2055 Guillen Relating to the Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force. HB 1363 Gutierrez Relating to a voluntary statewide diabetes mellitus registry. HB 1990 McReynolds Relating to a diabetes self-management training pilot program under the state Medicaid program. HB 1740 Howard, Donna Relating to the authorization of physicians and therapeutic optometrists to dispense therapeutic contact lenses. HB 1392 Leibowitz Relating to required procedures regarding the ranking of physicians by health benefit plan issuers. HB 858 Laubenberg Relating to the practice of psychological associates.

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HB 497 Zerwas | et al. Relating to a study to determine the effect on the health care infrastructure in this state if the state Medicaid program is abolished or a severe reduction in federal matching money under the program occurs. HB 492 Zerwas Relating to the expansion of faith- and community-based health and human services and social services initiatives. Bills will not necessarily be heard in the order specified above, depending on the availability of bill authors.