SENATE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

 

COMMITTEE:     Health & Human Services 

TIME & DATE:   9:30 AM, Thursday, May 16, 2024 

PLACE:         Senate Chamber 
CHAIR:         Senator Lois Kolkhorst 

 

 

TESTING FOR LOTS OF AGENDA ITEMS

 

SB 26          Kolkhorst | et al.
Relating to local mental health authority and local behavioral health authority audits and mental and behavioral health reporting, services, and programs.

SB 39          Zaffirini
Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

SB 47          Zaffirini | et al.
Relating to the licensing of marriage and family therapists, marriage and family therapist associates, professional counselors, professional counselor associates, and social workers, including certain out-of-state applicants.

SB 50          Zaffirini | et al.
Relating to foster care placement in and the licensing of certain residential child-care facilities.

SB 51          Zaffirini | et al.
Relating to health benefit coverage for hearing aids for children and adults.

SB 52          Zaffirini | et al.
Relating to the right of state hospital patients to designate an essential caregiver for in-person visitation.

SB 54          Zaffirini
Relating to consent to services under certain programs designed to serve pregnant women and families.

SB 64          Zaffirini
Relating to certain notice and filing requirements in court proceedings involving persons with mental illness.

SB 71          Johnson | et al.
Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

SB 72          Johnson | et al.
Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

SB 73          Johnson | et al.
Relating to the Medicaid eligibility of certain women following a pregnancy.

SB 74          Johnson | et al.
Relating to the use of community health workers in Medicaid managed care.

SB 75          Johnson
Relating to eligibility for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits.

SB 76          Johnson
Relating to the health literacy advisory committee and health literacy in the state health plan.

SB 77          Johnson
Relating to notice of the health of children attending a child-care facility.

SB 107         Menéndez
Relating to the eligibility of a relative or other designated caregiver of a foster child for monetary assistance.

SB 121         Menéndez
Relating to authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, distribution, delivery, sale, and research of medical cannabis for medical use by patients with certain medical conditions and the licensing of medical cannabis organizations; authorizing fees.

SB 124         Alvarado | et al.
Relating to the Medicaid eligibility of certain women during and following a pregnancy.

SB 125         Alvarado | et al.
Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to certain individuals under the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

SB 127         Alvarado
Relating to the possession, use, cultivation, distribution, transportation, and delivery of medical cannabis for use by patients as the best available medical treatment, the licensing of medical cannabis dispensing organizations, and the registration of certain individuals; authorizing fees.

SB 134         West
Relating to the Medicaid eligibility of certain women after a pregnancy.

SB 135         West
Relating to recording the results of certain home studies performed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

SB 137         West
Relating to a counseling and crisis management program for relative or other designated caregivers and children in the managing conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

SB 160         Perry
Relating to the furnishing by pharmacists and dispensing by physicians of certain medications.

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

SB 177         Middleton | et al.
Relating to informed consent before the provision of certain medical treatments involving COVID-19 vaccination.

SB 180         Miles
Relating to the Center for Elimination of Disproportionality and Disparities renamed as the office for health equity and the duties of that office.

SB 181         Miles
Relating to the authority of the Health and Human Services Commission's office of the ombudsman to resolve complaints against the Department of Family and Protective Services.

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

SB 187         Miles
Relating to failure to report assault, neglect, or omission of care in certain group homes; creating a criminal offense.

SB 188         Miles
Relating to criminal history record information checks for applicants for employment and employees of group homes; creating a criminal offense.

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 195         Johnson | et al.
Relating to the development and implementation of the Live Well Texas program and the expansion of Medicaid eligibility to provide health benefit coverage to certain individuals; imposing penalties.

SB 203         Eckhardt | et al.
Relating to prioritization of a pregnant individual's health when providing health care treatments; authorizing an administrative penalty.

SB 229         Miles
Relating to employment verification of certain health facility applicants.

SB 251         Alvarado
Relating to a pilot project to provide emergency telemedicine medical services and telehealth services in rural areas.

SB 265         Perry | et al.
Relating to required reports of certain vaccine-related or drug-related injuries and adverse events.

SB 273         Blanco | et al.
Relating to annually adjusting for inflation the maximum amount of a motor vehicle excluded in determining eligibility for the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

SB 290         Johnson
Relating to collection and analysis of certain health information by the Texas Health Services Authority.

SB 297         Hall
Relating to hospital patients' rights and hospital policies and procedures; providing an administrative penalty.

SB 298         Hall
Relating to informed consent to immunizations for children and civil liability for failure to obtain the consent.

SB 299         Hall
Relating to health care services provided at a hospital by a physician who is not a member of the hospital's medical staff and the hospital's liability for health care services provided by such a physician.

SB 301         Hall
Relating to prescribing, dispensing, administering, or otherwise providing ivermectin or hydroxychloroquine sulfate.

SB 303         Hall
Relating to discrimination by a provider participating in Medicaid or the child health plan program against an individual based on immunization status.

SB 305         Hall
Relating to vaccine administration requirements and protection of immunization exemptions for health reasons.

SB 306         Hall
Relating to the right to choose medical treatments and certain control measures and to the imposition of isolation or quarantine control measures.

SB 309         Hall
Relating to COVID-19 prevention and treatment information provided to individuals receiving a COVID-19 viral test.

SB 310         Hall
Relating to limitations on public health directives issued during a state of disaster or outbreak of a communicable disease.

SB 314         Hall
Relating to required labeling of certain products that contain or are derived from aborted human fetal tissue.

SB 328         Hall
Relating to the repeal of a prohibition on cottage food production operations selling foods at wholesale.

SB 329         Hall
Relating to the definition of a cottage food production operation.

SB 331         Hall
Relating to food labeling by a cottage food production operation.

SB 332         Kolkhorst | et al.
Relating to the terminology used in statute to refer to intellectual disability and certain references to abolished health and human services agencies.

SB 342         Zaffirini | et al.
Relating to the immunization data included in and excluded from the immunization registry.

SB 343         Johnson
Relating to the expansion of eligibility for Medicaid to all individuals for whom federal matching money is available.

SB 344         Johnson
Relating to the creation of the Texas Health Insurance Exchange and premium assistance and cost-sharing reduction programs; authorizing a fee.

SB 346         Middleton | et al.
Relating to prohibiting the purchase of certain food and drink items under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

SB 351         Perry
Relating to responsibility for certain expenses incurred to temporarily house a child in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services in a hotel.

SB 358         Kolkhorst
Relating to establishment of a shared savings program for certain managed care plans.

SB 362         Zaffirini
Relating to the terminology used in statute to refer to intellectual disability.

SB 387         Hall
Relating to procedures for ex parte hearings in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship filed by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

SB 388         Hall
Relating to court orders to aid an investigation by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

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

SB 403         Springer | et al.
Relating to a study on the side effects, adverse reactions, including death, and the effectiveness of vaccines against the SARS-CoV-2 virus (COVID-19) or its variants.

SB 407         Eckhardt
Relating to covered benefits under the child health plan.

SB 426         Paxton | et al.
Relating to patient access to prescription drugs for off-label use for COVID-19 treatment.

SB 439         Menéndez
Relating to unprofessional conduct by mental health providers who attempt to change the sexual orientation of a child.

SB 447         Menéndez | et al.
Relating to health benefit coverage for certain fertility preservation services under certain health benefit plans.

SB 451         Menéndez
Relating to consumer protections for accident and health insurance that excludes coverage for preexisting conditions.

SB 452         Menéndez
Relating to step therapy protocols required by health benefit plans for coverage of prescription drugs for serious mental illnesses.

SB 457         Menéndez
Relating to disclosure requirements for health benefit plans and health expense arrangements marketed to individuals.

SB 490         Hughes | et al.
Relating to itemized billing for health care services and supplies provided by health care providers.

SB 504         Miles
Relating to a "Texas solution" to reforming and addressing issues related to the Medicaid program, including the creation of an alternative program designed to ensure health benefit plan coverage to certain low-income individuals through the private marketplace; requiring a fee.

SB 513         Hall
Relating to the verification of the accuracy of an application for a license to practice medicine in this state.

SB 514         Hall
Relating to investigations and disciplinary action by the Texas Medical Board regarding certain treatments or practices during the COVID-19 pandemic.

SB 515         Hall
Relating to investigations of child abuse and neglect and the procedures for adding names to or removing names from the central registry of child abuse and neglect.

SB 524         West
Relating to the statewide intellectual and developmental disability coordinating council.

SB 525         West
Relating to personal assistive mobility device protections for patients receiving emergency medical services.

SB 534         Paxton
Relating to the administration of certain drugs by a midwife.

SB 550         Johnson | et al.
Relating to implementation of an express lane option for  determining eligibility and enrolling certain individuals in Medicaid or the child health plan program.

SB 557         West | et al.
Relating to the eligibility of certain students enrolled in a postsecondary educational institution for the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

SB 565         Sparks
Relating to the release of a reversionary interest in certain real property by the Health and Human Services Commission.

SB 576         Menéndez
Relating to the definition of exploitation for purposes of investigating reports of exploitation by certain providers against certain elderly individuals and individuals with disabilities receiving services from those providers.

SB 577         Springer
Relating to regulation of food service establishments, retail food stores, mobile food units, roadside food vendors, temporary food service establishments, and food managers.

SB 583         Hughes
Relating to a direct payment to a health care provider in lieu of a claim for benefits under a health benefit plan.

SB 584         Hughes
Relating to the treatment of a patient by a physical therapist without a referral.

SB 587         Hughes
Relating to a limitation on commercial kitchen requirements for food fundraisers held by a religious institution or nonprofit organization.

SB 589         Johnson | et al.
Relating to a health literacy plan developed by the statewide health coordinating council and the inclusion of health literacy in the state health plan.

SB 593         Sparks | et al.
Relating to licensing and oversight of certain facilities and homes providing substitute care for children in the conservatorship of the Department of Family and Protective Services.

SB 605         Springer
Relating to the definition of state-mandated health benefits for the purposes of consumer choice of benefits plans.

SB 609         Johnson
Relating to a voluntary home nursing visitation program for newborns.

SB 611         Johnson | et al.
Relating to the regulation of certain senior living facilities.

SB 614         Perry
Relating to certain procedures relating to children placed under a parental child safety placement.

SB 619         Johnson
Relating to newborn and infant hearing screenings.

 

 

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