** REVISION **
SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

COMMITTEE:     Health & Human Services 

TIME & DATE:   8:30 AM or upon adjournment/recess
Wednesday, April 12, 2023 

PLACE:         Senate Chamber 
CHAIR:         Senator Lois Kolkhorst 

The committee will meet to consider the following:

SB 161         Perry                  
Relating to the procedure for certain complaints against health care practitioners.

SB 186         Miles                  
Relating to the prohibited discharge of a patient to certain unlicensed or unpermitted group-centered facilities.

SB 189         Miles | et al.          
Relating to the creation of a criminal offense concerning the failure of certain persons to report abuse, neglect, or exploitation in boarding home facilities.

SB 389         Hall                   
Relating to information requested from the Texas Medical Board by a member, committee, or agency of the legislature.

SB 820         Kolkhorst              
Relating to the registration of vision support organizations; imposing a fee; requiring an occupational registration; providing a civil penalty.

SB 861         Hughes                 
Relating to coordination of vision and eye care benefits under certain insurance policies and vision plans.

SB 945         Kolkhorst              
Relating to the disclosure of certain health care cost information by certain health care facilities; authorizing an administrative penalty.

SB 1135        Schwertner             
Relating to certain health care services contract arrangements entered into by insurers or employee benefit plans and health care providers.

SB 1193        Schwertner             
Relating to an on-site physician and disclosure of physician information at a freestanding emergency medical care facility.

SB 1298        Hughes                 
Relating to requests for arbitration of certain billing disputes between health benefit plan issuers or administrators and out-of-network facilities.

SB 1327        Blanco                 
Relating to authorizing a day-care center to employ an interim director.

SB 1341        West                   
Relating to the application review process for certain delayed birth certificates.

SB 1379        Parker | et al.         
Relating to a pilot program to increase the financial independence of foster children who are transitioning to independent living.

SB 1447        Miles                  
Relating to a training program for persons investigating suspected child abuse or neglect.

SB 1467        Hancock                
Relating to the disclosure of certain medical information by electronic means.

SB 1677        Perry                  
Relating to the establishment or expansion of behavioral health centers or jail diversion centers in certain local mental health authority service areas.

SB 1698        Kolkhorst              
Relating to peace officers commissioned by the Health and Human Services Commission's office of inspector general.

SB 1781        Hughes                 
Relating to health coverage for school district and open-enrollment charter school employees under interlocal contracts or the uniform group coverage program for active school employees.

SB 1903        Menéndez               
Relating to a grant program for technological enhancements at certain health care facilities that provide mental health care services.

SB 2193        LaMantia               
Relating to the operation and financing of the federally qualified health center primary care access program to provide primary care access to persons in this state.

SB 2256        Blanco                 
Relating to the verification of health care practitioner continuing education compliance through the establishment of continuing education tracking systems.

SB 2468        Eckhardt | et al.       
Relating to a study regarding available beds at inpatient mental health facilities providing acute psychiatric treatment.

SB 2474        Hinojosa               
Relating to civil and administrative penalties assessed for violations of statutes or rules governing chemical dependency treatment facilities.

SB 2476        Zaffirini              
Relating to consumer protections against certain medical and health care billing by municipal ground ambulance service providers.

SB 2527        Campbell | et al.       
Relating to the regulation of telemedicine medical services, teledentistry services, and telehealth services; providing a civil penalty.

Individuals wising to provide public testimony will be limited to 2 minutes.

If submitting written testimony, please provide 12 copies with the bill number, and your name, on each copy.

Bills added after last posting:

SB 2256

Bills deleted after last posting:

SB 2212

** See Committee Coordinator for previous versions of the schedule **

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