** REVISION ** HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING COMMITTEE: Public Health TIME & DATE: 8:00 AM, Tuesday, March 31, 2009 PLACE: E2.012 CHAIR: Rep. Lois Kolkhorst HB 1876 Chisum | et al. Relating to creating the health care access fund to recruit health care providers in health professional shortage areas and to support federally-qualified health centers and to using for those purposes revenue from a tax imposed on certain tobacco products. HB 4324 Chisum Relating to repayment assistance for certain physician education loans. HB 2154 Edwards Relating to the physician education loan repayment program. HB 1169 Martinez, "Mando" Relating to grants for federally qualified health centers. HB 1948 Rios Ybarra | et al. Relating to a public health extension service pilot program. HB 2686 Shelton | et al. Relating to a pilot project to increase enrollee access to primary care services and simplify enrollment procedures under the child health plan program. HB 168 Crownover | et al. Relating to the regulation of the practice of dental hygiene. HB 456 Villarreal | et al. Relating to the authority of a dental hygienist to provide services in certain facilities. HB 3670 Hopson | et al. Relating to the regulation of the practice of dental assistants, including the delegation of certain dental acts. HB 2027 Zerwas Relating to adoption of the Revised Uniform Anatomical Gift Act; providing criminal penalties. HB 4355 Howard, Donna Relating to the conducting of a research study on alternate ways to assure clinical competency of graduates of nursing educational programs. HB 2885 Martinez, "Mando" Relating to determination of the examination pass rate for nursing educational programs. HB 3230 Pitts Relating to the approval of out-of-state nursing education programs by the Texas Board of Nursing.

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HB 1128 McReynolds Relating to certain corrective actions by the Texas Board of Nursing including a pilot program on deferred disciplinary action; providing corrective actions. HB 3961 McReynolds Relating to the regulation of nursing. HB 4471 Kolkhorst | et al. Relating to the professional nursing shortage reduction program. HB 490 Jackson, Jim Relating to indigent health care. HB 2205 Gonzales Relating to a county's eligibility to receive state assistance  for health care expenditures that exceed eight percent of the county's general revenue levy for the year. HB 3408 Gonzales Relating to a county's liability for the costs of basic health care services. HB 3450 Legler Relating to a temporary faculty license for chiropractic faculty. HB 1357 Isett | et al. Relating to the regulation of freestanding emergency medical care facilities; providing an administrative penalty; creating an offense. HB 2183 Zerwas Relating to the regulation of independent freestanding emergency medical care facilities and urgent care clinics; providing penalties; creating an offense. HB 2712 Coleman Relating to ambulatory surgical centers and to the provision of services at those centers by certain designated physician groups. In order to hear from as many witnesses as possible, we intend to limit testimony to four minutes.  Please keep this limitation in mind when preparing your remarks. The committee will stand in recess before 10 a.m. and resume at a time to be specified by the Chair. Bills will not necessarily be heard in the order specified above, depending upon the availability of bill authors. Bills deleted after last posting: HB 1738 HB 4046