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Public Health
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Committee members
Referred bills
| Bill | Category | Caption | Date Referred to Committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 62 | Crime Health Immigration Other State Agencies Transportation |
Relating to the transportation of certain mental health patients. | 02/09/2015 |
| HB 91 | Health Legal Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the regulation of raw milk and raw milk products; adding a provision subject to a criminal penalty. | 02/09/2015 |
| HB 170 | Health Other State Agencies |
Relating to regulation of the sale, distribution, possession, use, and advertising of e-cigarettes, cigarettes, and tobacco products; creating criminal offenses. | 02/09/2015 |
| HB 179 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to the investigation and resolution of complaints filed against physicians. | 02/09/2015 |
| HB 90 | Health Public Services Reproductive Issues Sexual Orientation and Gender Issues State Agencies |
Relating to eligibility for benefits under the Texas women's health program. | 02/09/2015 |
| HB 175 | Health Military State Agencies |
Relating to the establishment of the Veterans Recovery Pilot Program to provide certain veterans with hyperbaric oxygen treatment. | 02/11/2015 |
| HB 465 | Health State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to the immunization data included in and excluded from the immunization registry. | 02/12/2015 |
| HB 377 | Family and Children Issues Health |
Relating to consent for the donation of blood or blood components by a minor. | 02/12/2015 |
| HB 144 | Crime Health Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the continuation of certain public benefits, including medical assistance, for individuals after release from confinement in a county jail. | 02/12/2015 |
| HB 467 | Education Family and Children Issues Health |
Relating to education programs regarding AIDS and HIV infection. | 02/12/2015 |
| HB 390 | Health Military State Agencies |
Relating to the establishment of the Veterans Recovery Program to provide certain veterans with hyperbaric oxygen treatment. | 02/12/2015 |
| HB 502 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to the re-creation of the Chronic Kidney Disease Task Force. | 02/16/2015 |
| HB 608 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to vaccines authorized under the adult safety net vaccination program. | 02/19/2015 |
| HB 611 | Health |
Relating to reporting requirements concerning Ebola virus disease. | 02/19/2015 |
| HB 606 | Health Other Public Services |
Relating to a study on the benefits of prenatal surgical procedures to treat birth defects. | 02/19/2015 |
| HB 614 | Health Legal Issues Other State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to establishing an advance directive registry. | 02/19/2015 |
| HB 438 | Health Insurance Legal Issues |
Relating to authorizing patients with certain terminal conditions to access certain investigational drugs, biological products, and devices that are in clinical trials. | 02/19/2015 |
| HB 661 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact; authorizing fees. | 02/19/2015 |
| HB 647 | Family and Children Issues Health State Agencies |
Relating to prohibiting the sale of nicotine products to minors; creating an offense. | 02/19/2015 |
| HB 628 | Health |
Relating to the requirement that a pharmacist honor a prescription written by a practitioner. | 02/19/2015 |
| HB 839 | Health Judiciary Public Services |
Relating to the reinstatement of eligibility of certain children released from a juvenile facility for benefits under the medical assistance and child health plan programs. | 02/23/2015 |
| HB 751 | Health Other State Agencies |
Relating to the prescription and pharmaceutical substitution of biological products; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty. | 02/23/2015 |
| HB 819 | Health Other |
Relating to the definition of a public health nuisance; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty. | 02/23/2015 |
| HB 762 | Health Public Services |
Relating to medical assistance reimbursement for certain health care services provided by a chiropractor. | 02/23/2015 |
| HB 698 | Health |
Relating to the regulation of the fitting and dispensing of hearing instruments. | 02/23/2015 |
| HB 635 | Health Reproductive Issues |
Relating to the disposition of fetal remains. | 02/23/2015 |
| HB 707 | Crime Family and Children Issues Health Reproductive Issues State Agencies |
Relating to providing information and other services relating to emergency contraception to sexual assault survivors. | 02/23/2015 |
| HB 892 | Crime Health Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis and the regulation of related organizations and individuals; requiring a dispensing organization to obtain a license to dispense low-THC cannabis and any employee of a dispensing organization to obtain a registration; authorizing fees. | 02/25/2015 |
| HB 938 | Health Labor and Employment State Agencies |
Relating to increased oversight by the Department of State Health Services of hospitals that commit certain violations. | 02/25/2015 |
| HB 764 | Health Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the use, collection, and security of health care data collected by the Department of State Health Services. | 02/26/2015 |
| HB 646 | Family and Children Issues Health State Agencies |
Relating to regulation of vapor products and cigarettes; creating offenses; authorizing fees. | 02/26/2015 |
| HB 984 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Family and Children Issues Health Judiciary Other State Agencies |
Relating to birth records of adopted persons; authorizing a fee. | 03/02/2015 |
| HB 998 | Health |
Relating to administrative penalties assessed or imposed against certain hospitals and reported to certain health professional licensing boards. | 03/02/2015 |
| HB 970 | Family and Children Issues Health |
Relating to prohibiting the sale of nicotine products to minors; creating an offense. | 03/02/2015 |
| HB 1052 | Other Resolutions |
Relating to designating September as Hydrocephalus Awareness Month. | 03/02/2015 |
| HB 1098 | Crime Health Legal Issues |
Relating to the prescription, administration, and possession of certain opioid antagonists for the treatment of suspected opioid overdoses. | 03/02/2015 |
| HB 1008 | Health Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the establishment by the Department of State Health Services of a program for the transfer of certain unused drugs to public hospitals. | 03/03/2015 |
| HB 1263 | Health |
Relating to the regulation of the practice of physical therapy. | 03/03/2015 |
| HB 1282 | Health Other State Agencies |
Relating to a human papillomavirus-associated cancer strategic plan developed by the Department of State Health Services. | 03/03/2015 |
| HB 1145 | Family and Children Issues Health State Agencies |
Relating to the establishment of an information clearinghouse to facilitate embryo adoption and the provision by physicians of embryo adoption information to certain patients. | 03/03/2015 |
| HB 837 | Crime Health |
Relating to the medical use of marihuana; providing a defense to prosecution for possession of marihuana. | 03/03/2015 |
| HB 1174 | Education Health Transportation |
Relating to the types of medical professionals who may conduct an examination of certain school bus drivers. | 03/03/2015 |
| HB 1185 | Health |
Relating to the authority of an advanced practice registered nurse to sign or issue certain documents. | 03/03/2015 |
| HB 1456 | Health Public Services |
Relating to Medicaid billing for the services of substitute dentists. | 03/04/2015 |
| HB 1241 | Commerce Education Health Social Issues |
Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain mental health professionals. | 03/04/2015 |
| HB 1219 | Other State Agencies |
Relating to a provisional license to practice funeral directing or embalming; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty. | 03/04/2015 |
| HB 1212 | Crime Health Other |
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of certain offenses under the Texas Controlled Substances Act and the regulation and scheduling of certain substances. | 03/04/2015 |
| HB 1220 | Crime Health Housing and Property Science and Medical Research |
Relating to a property right in certain DNA samples; providing injunctive relief and a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense. | 03/04/2015 |
| HB 21 | Health Legal Issues State Agencies |
Relating to authorizing patients with certain terminal illnesses to access certain investigational drugs, biological products, and devices that are in clinical trials. | 03/04/2015 |
| HB 81 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Crime Family and Children Issues Health Other State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to regulation of the sale, distribution, possession, use, and advertising of nicotine products and cigarettes; authorizing a fee; creating offenses. | 03/04/2015 |
| HB 1323 | Crime |
Relating to the sale of certain abusable synthetic substances; providing a civil penalty. | 03/05/2015 |
| HB 1071 | Health Social Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the establishment of the Palliative Care and Quality of Life Interdisciplinary Advisory Council. | 03/05/2015 |
| HB 711 | Family and Children Issues Health State Agencies |
Relating to the creation of a childhood health program grant. | 03/05/2015 |
| HB 1483 | Health Other State Agencies |
Relating to the dispensing of aesthetic pharmaceuticals by physicians and therapeutic optometrists; imposing fees. | 03/05/2015 |
| HB 1473 | Health |
Relating to the authority of an advanced practice registered nurse and a physician assistant to sign or issue certain documents. | 03/05/2015 |
| HB 466 | Family and Children Issues Health Insurance Reproductive Issues |
Relating to covered benefits under the child health plan. | 03/05/2015 |
| HB 1670 | Health Reproductive Issues Sexual Orientation and Gender Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the possession and removal of a placenta from a hospital or birthing center. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1661 | Health Public Services |
Relating to Medicaid billing for the services of substitute dentists. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1623 | Health Public Services Technology and Communication |
Relating to the reimbursement of providers for the provision of certain home telemonitoring services under Medicaid. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1674 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to a physician counseling requirement for persons claiming an immunization exemption on the basis of conscience, including a religious belief. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1550 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to the administration of epinephrine by pharmacists. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1495 | Health Technology and Communication |
Relating to authorizing the electronic transmission of certain communications related to the prevention of communicable diseases. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1420 | Health |
Relating to the practice of therapeutic optometry. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1409 | Health |
Relating to the regulation of the practice of dental hygiene. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1508 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to the issuance of a license in this state to certain physicians licensed outside of this state. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1413 | Health |
Relating to the practice of therapeutic optometry. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 869 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to a certificate of birth resulting in stillbirth. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 2004 | Education Health State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to a pilot project to provide emergency telemedicine medical services in rural areas. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 1885 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to the scope of practice of and the prescribing and ordering authority of advanced practice registered nurses. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 2006 | Education Family and Children Issues Health |
Relating to exemptions from immunization requirements for public school students and students at public institutions of higher education. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 2023 | Crime Health Other Science and Medical Research State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to the appointment of a forensic director responsible for statewide coordination and oversight of forensic mental health services overseen by the Department of State Health Services. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 1864 | Commerce Health |
Relating to the ability of professional associations to hire certain health care professionals. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 2020 | Health |
Relating to the scope of duties of an emergency medical technician-paramedic and a licensed paramedic. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 1874 | Health |
Relating to the establishment of the Palliative Care Interdisciplinary Advisory Council. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 1858 | Agriculture and Food Labor and Employment Other |
Relating to cardiopulmonary resuscitation certification requirements for certain food service workers. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 1924 | Health |
Relating to the authority of a psychologist to delegate certain care to an intern. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 1878 | Education Health Public Services Technology and Communication |
Relating to the provision of telemedicine medical services in a school-based setting, including the reimbursement of providers under the Medicaid program for those services. | 03/11/2015 |
| HR 922 | Legislative Affairs |
Expressing support for raising awareness of metastatic breast cancer and for expanding research into its causes and the development of more effective treatments. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 2171 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to information maintained in the immunization registry with the consent of an individual after the individual becomes an adult. | 03/12/2015 |
| HB 2149 | Crime Health |
Relating to the prescription, administration, and possession of certain opioid antagonists for the treatment of suspected opioid overdoses, training about opioid antagonists and drug overdoses, and grants for related programs. | 03/12/2015 |
| HB 1971 | Health Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the requirements and protocols for the use of nighttime triage equipment by emergency medical services personnel. | 03/12/2015 |
| HB 1724 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to the establishment of a state plan for Streptococcus pneumoniae education and prevention. | 03/12/2015 |
| HB 1945 | Health Insurance |
Relating to the provision of direct primary care. | 03/12/2015 |
| HB 2157 | Health |
Relating to a requirement that a hospital allow a patient to designate a caregiver to receive aftercare instruction regarding the patient. | 03/12/2015 |
| HB 2174 | Education Health State Agencies |
Relating to testing for and education about congenital cytomegalovirus in infants. | 03/12/2015 |
| HB 2129 | Health |
Relating to the administration by certain health care professionals of treatments, therapy, or medication ordered by an optometrist or therapeutic optometrist. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2102 | Health |
Relating to the appeal of an order authorizing the administration of medication to a patient receiving court-ordered inpatient mental health services. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2101 | Relating to the effect and disregard of declarations for mental health treatment. | 03/13/2015 | |
| HB 2055 | Health State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to the establishment of a sentinel surveillance program for emerging and neglected tropical diseases. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 1952 | Health |
Relating to grants awarded by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2082 | Family and Children Issues Health Municipal and County Issues Public Services Technology and Communication |
Relating to developing a program to provide telemedicine medical services to certain children. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2081 | Executive Branch Health |
Relating to the physician assistant board. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2079 | Other Reproductive Issues Resolutions |
Relating to the designation of May as Postpartum Depression Awareness Month. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2131 | Education Health Reproductive Issues Sexual Orientation and Gender Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the designation of centers of excellence to achieve healthy fetal outcomes in this state. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2240 | Health Other State Agencies |
Relating to the public's ability to access certain documents relating to a hospital inspection, survey, or investigation conducted by the Department of State Health Services. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2434 | Commerce Education Health Social Issues |
Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain mental health professionals. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2267 | Health |
Relating to the requirement to obtain a license to practice as an anesthesiologist assistant; providing an administrative penalty; authorizing fees. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2271 | Health Other State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to a pilot program for donation and redistribution of certain unused prescription medications; authorizing a fee. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2266 | Executive Branch Health State Agencies |
Relating to the membership of the State Board of Dental Examiners. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2250 | Health Legal Issues Technology and Communication |
Relating to the delivery of telemedicine medical services and telehealth services. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2474 | Education Family and Children Issues Health State Agencies |
Relating to requirements for and the transparency of epidemiological reports and immunization exemption information and reports. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2330 | Commerce Health |
Relating to the right of a dentist to contract for certain services. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2646 | Health |
Relating to the disclosure of information regarding communicable diseases to first responders and certain entities. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2773 | Health Public Services Transportation |
Relating to reimbursement for ambulance services provided to persons enrolled in the Medicaid managed care program. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2585 | Health |
Relating to implementation of a rapid response system in certain hospitals. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2497 | Family and Children Issues Health State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to a compact with other states regarding the licensure of emergency medical services personnel and the authority of those personnel to perform job duties in this state and other states. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2523 | Crime Health Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the continuation of certain public benefits, including medical assistance, for individuals after release from confinement in a county jail. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2897 | Health Other |
Relating to the identification requirements of certain health care providers associated with a hospital. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2908 | Health |
Relating to authorizing patients with certain terminal illnesses and severe chronic diseases to access certain investigational drugs, biological products, and devices that are in clinical trials. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2978 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to the licensing and regulation of neurodiagnostic technologists; requiring an occupational license; creating an offense; providing penalties and authorizing fees. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2321 | Education Family and Children Issues Health State Agencies |
Relating to regulation of the sale, distribution, possession, use, and advertising of vapor products; authorizing a fee; creating offenses. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2641 | Health Public Services Technology and Communication |
Relating to the exchange of health information in this state; creating a criminal offense. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2748 | Family and Children Issues Health Other |
Relating to warning signs for the sale of nitrous oxide; authorizing an administrative penalty. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2569 | Education Family and Children Issues Health Reproductive Issues |
Relating to identifying teen pregnancy crisis areas. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2952 | Health Other State Agencies |
Relating to donation of unused prescription drugs. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2340 | Family and Children Issues Health Senior Issues |
Relating to regulation of prescribed pediatric extended care centers; amending a provision subject to a criminal penalty. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2950 | Executive Branch Health State Agencies |
Relating to the Task Force on Infectious Disease Preparedness and Response. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2695 | Crime Health Labor and Employment Other State Agencies |
Relating to the reporting of physical assaults against certain direct care personnel. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2902 | Family and Children Issues Health State Agencies |
Relating to studies and reports on immunization exemptions. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2584 | Health Labor and Employment Senior Issues |
Relating to the authority of the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission to adopt rules defining certain medical conditions. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2752 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to a chronic respiratory disease state strategic plan developed by the Department of State Health Services. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2906 | Health Reproductive Issues Sexual Orientation and Gender Issues |
Relating to certain diagnostic testing during pregnancy. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2675 | Crime Science and Medical Research Technology and Communication |
Relating to excepting manufacturers engaged in certain commercial research and development from certain provisions of the Texas Controlled Substances Act. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2498 | Family and Children Issues Health State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to a compact with other states regarding the licensure of emergency medical services personnel and the authority of those personnel to perform job duties in this state and other states. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2696 | Crime Health Labor and Employment Other State Agencies |
Relating to a study on reducing workplace violence against nurses. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2690 | Campaign Finance and Election Issues Crime Health Other State Agencies |
Relating to the prevention of overdose deaths by providing a defense for prosecution for certain offenses involving the delivery or possession of controlled substances and other prohibited drugs, substances, or paraphernalia for certain persons who seek medical attention for a suspected opioid overdose, and the prescription, administration, and possession of certain opioid antagonists for the treatment of suspected opioid overdoses. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2600 | Agriculture and Food Health Legal Issues State Agencies |
Relating to the regulation of food production and sales operations by a home food processor; requiring an occupational permit; authorizing a fee and an administrative penalty. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2849 | Health |
Relating to the qualifications for a coronal polishing certificate. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2602 | Health |
Relating to the prescribing and ordering of Schedule II controlled substances by certain advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2503 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to examination requirements for certain applicants for a license to practice medicine. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2936 | Health Municipal and County Issues Other State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to a pilot program for donation and redistribution of certain unused prescription medications; authorizing a fee. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2823 | Guns Health State Agencies |
Relating to prohibiting certain physician questions regarding firearms. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2703 | Executive Branch Health Other State Agencies |
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Board of Behavior Analyst Examiners and the requirement to obtain a license to practice as a behavior analyst or assistant behavior analyst; imposing fees; providing an administrative penalty. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2613 | Other State Agencies Transportation |
Relating to the suspension of occupational and driver's licenses issued to persons who fail to pay an administrative penalty imposed by the Texas Funeral Service Commission. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2791 | Health Public Services |
Relating to Medicaid billing for the services of substitute dentists. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 2562 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues Legal Issues Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the care and unlawful restraint of a dog. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 3366 | Health Insurance Public Services |
Relating to the reimbursement of prescription drugs under Medicaid and the child health plan program. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 1940 | Health |
Relating to the improvement of oral health care access through the regulation of dental hygiene practitioners, dental hygienists, and dentists in this state. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 3372 | Health Public Services Sexual Orientation and Gender Issues |
Relating to coverage for certain services relating to postpartum depression under the medical assistance program. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 2352 | Health Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to prohibiting smoking tobacco on the grounds of the Capitol Complex and in certain state buildings; creating a criminal offense; providing penalties. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 3332 | Health Senior Issues |
Relating to the authority of certain public hospitals to construct certain facilities and to provide certain services. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 3427 | Health Other |
Relating to the confidentiality of birth and death records. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 3246 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to the authority of a pharmacist to dispense and deliver tobacco cessation drugs. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 2738 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues Crime Health |
Relating to the use of human remains for forensic science education, including the training of search and rescue animals. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 2576 | Campaign Finance and Election Issues Health |
Relating to restrictions on the assessment of the fee charged for issuance of certain birth records. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 3333 | Health Senior Issues |
Relating to the investment of funds by certain municipal hospital authorities. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 3504 | Health Other |
Relating to the availability of death records of unidentified persons. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 3433 | Health Reproductive Issues |
Relating to level of care designations for hospitals that provide neonatal and maternal care. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 3475 | Health Legal Issues |
Relating to health care information provided by and notice of facility fees charged by certain freestanding emergency medical care facilities. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 3464 | Health Technology and Communication |
Relating to the processing and payment of claims for reimbursement by providers under Medicaid. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 3519 | Health Public Services Technology and Communication |
Relating to reimbursement for home telemonitoring services under Medicaid. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 3476 | Education Health Labor and Employment Public Services Senior Issues State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to the provision and reimbursement of, or benefits for, home telemonitoring services, telemedicine medical services, and telehealth services under Medicaid and certain health benefit plans provided to certain retired public employees. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 3527 | Health |
Relating to the requirement that certain medical facilities and physicians give patients a good faith estimate of the expected payment for facility-based health care services before the services are provided; providing an administrative penalty. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 3445 | Health Public Services |
Relating to implementing certain incentives and cost-sharing requirements under the Medicaid program. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 3499 | Agriculture and Food Health Other Science and Medical Research State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to the labeling of genetically modified food; authorizing a civil penalty. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 3449 | Health Public Services Reproductive Issues Sexual Orientation and Gender Issues |
Relating to the Medicaid eligibility of certain women after a pregnancy. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 3444 | Health State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to the provision of telemedicine medical services by a physician. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 3473 | Health Insurance Public Services |
Relating to the provision of a cranial molding orthosis under the medical assistance and child health plan programs. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 3632 | Health |
Relating to the prescribing and ordering of Schedule II controlled substances by certain advanced practice registered nurses and physician assistants. | 03/19/2015 |
| HB 3612 | Family and Children Issues Health |
Relating to classification of a liquid substance used to fill an electronic cigarette as a hazardous substance. | 03/19/2015 |
| HB 3651 | Crime Health |
Relating to the manufacture, sale, distribution, possession, and use of drugs not approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration and the false representation that a substance is a drug approved by the United States Food and Drug Administration or intended for the prevention or treatment of diseases in humans; creating criminal offenses. | 03/19/2015 |
| HB 3706 | Agriculture and Food Business and Consumers Commerce Health Other |
Relating to requiring certain food service establishments that prepare peanut products to post warning signs. | 03/19/2015 |
| HB 3574 | Health |
Relating to a study on early detection and early intervention in cases of children with autism spectrum disorders. | 03/20/2015 |
| HB 3581 | Health Technology and Communication |
Relating to the creation and maintenance of a registry of physicians co-managing patients with Licensees under Chapter 351, Occupations Code | 03/20/2015 |
| HB 3582 | Health Legal Issues Science and Medical Research |
Relating to a property right in certain genetic information. | 03/20/2015 |
| HB 3820 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to safe patient handling practices at hospitals and nursing homes; providing an administrative penalty. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3903 | Health Senior Issues |
Relating to a requirement that a hospital allow a patient to designate a caregiver to receive aftercare instruction regarding the patient. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3231 | Commerce Judiciary Other State Agencies |
Relating to perpetual care cemeteries. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 4113 | Health Other |
Relating to the licensing and regulation of speech-language pathologists and audiologists by the Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners; providing a fee. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3785 | Crime Health |
Relating to authorizing the possession, use, cultivation, distribution, transportation, and delivery of cannabis for medical purposes; authorizing fees. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3921 | Health Public Services |
Relating to reimbursement for certain emergency eye health care services provided to persons enrolled in the Medicaid managed care program. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3912 | Health |
Relating to the authority of advanced practice registered nurses to pronounce death and sign death certificates. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3757 | Crime Family and Children Issues Health Other Social Issues |
Relating to the prohibited disposition of a decedent's remains by a person charged with certain criminal conduct against the decedent; providing an administrative penalty. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3924 | Health Public Services |
Relating to allowing certain providers of eye health care services to enroll as Medicaid providers. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3922 | Health Public Services |
Relating to reimbursement for certain eye health care services provided to persons enrolled in the Medicaid managed care program. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 4062 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to limitations on the percentage of money awarded by the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas for certain uses. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 2831 | Agriculture and Food Business and Consumers Commerce Family and Children Issues Health State Agencies |
Relating to disclosure of calorie content and nutrition information by certain food establishments; providing an administrative penalty. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3146 | Health |
Relating to a legislative finding that pharmacists are health care providers. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3904 | Health |
Relating to identification and implementation of hospital funding solutions. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 4110 | Health Labor and Employment State Agencies |
Relating to implementation of a workplace violence prevention plan in certain hospitals; providing an administrative penalty. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3200 | Crime Health Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to limitations on filling prescriptions for certain opioid pain medications; adding prohibitions subject to a criminal penalty. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3926 | Health |
Relating to the practice of chiropractic. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3974 | Health Legal Issues |
Relating to the records of certain disciplinary actions against health care professionals. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3999 | Health Social Issues |
Relating to the exemption of certain persons from licensure as a professional counselor or social worker. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3781 | Education Health |
Relating to the creation of the Texas Health Improvement Network. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3677 | Crime Health |
Relating to the authority of a peace officer to apprehend a person for emergency detention and the authority of certain facilities and physicians to temporarily detain a person with mental illness. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3995 | Family and Children Issues Other |
Relating to the practice of marriage and family therapy. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3066 | Business and Consumers Commerce Family and Children Issues Health Other Technology and Communication |
Relating to the regulation of the sale of dextromethorphan to minors; providing civil penalties. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3115 | Health Public Services Sexual Orientation and Gender Issues State Agencies |
Relating to coverage for certain services relating to postpartum depression under the medical assistance and CHIP perinatal programs. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 4008 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to procedures for complaints filed with the Texas Medical Board against physicians. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3954 | Health Reproductive Issues Sexual Orientation and Gender Issues |
Relating to fetal alcohol syndrome information provided to pregnant patients. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3925 | Health |
Relating to the practice of chiropractic. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 2824 | Agriculture and Food Budget, Spending, and Taxes Family and Children Issues Health State Agencies |
Relating to food and beverages available from a vending machine located on property owned or leased by the state. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3105 | Education Health |
Relating to the establishment of a multi-stakeholder advisory committee on health literacy. | 03/24/2015 |
| HB 3966 | Family and Children Issues Health Reproductive Issues Sexual Orientation and Gender Issues |
Relating to the regulation of limited service pregnancy centers; providing civil penalties. | 03/24/2015 |
| HB 3860 | Health Immigration |
Relating to immigration visa waivers for physicians. | 03/24/2015 |
| HB 3155 | Health Insurance |
Relating to insurance coverage for hemophilia medical treatment. | 03/24/2015 |
| HB 3875 | Education Family and Children Issues Health State Agencies |
Relating to a policy on vaccine-preventable diseases for public schools. | 03/24/2015 |
| HB 3048 | Health Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in certain municipalities. | 03/24/2015 |
| HB 3154 | Health Insurance Legal Issues |
Relating to dental expert witness activity; providing penalties. | 03/24/2015 |
| HB 3195 | Health Insurance Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the establishment of a health care pilot program for low-income individuals. | 03/31/2015 |
| HCR 98 | Designating October as Thrombosis Awareness Month for a 10-year period beginning in 2015. | 04/02/2015 | |
| SB 197 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Health State Agencies |
Relating to the financial self-sufficiency of the Cancer Prevention and Research Institute of Texas. | 04/15/2015 |
| SB 97 | Education Family and Children Issues Health State Agencies |
Relating to regulation of the sale, distribution, possession, use, and advertising of e-cigarettes, cigarettes, and tobacco products; amending provisions subject to a criminal penalty. | 04/17/2015 |
| SB 359 | Crime Health |
Relating to the authority of a peace officer to apprehend a person for emergency detention and the authority of certain facilities and physicians to temporarily detain a person with mental illness. | 04/27/2015 |
| SB 425 | Health Legal Issues |
Relating to health care information provided by and notice of facility fees charged by certain freestanding emergency medical care facilities. | 04/29/2015 |
| SB 1507 | Crime Health Other Science and Medical Research State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to the statewide coordination and oversight of forensic mental health services overseen by the Department of State Health Services, including the appointment of a forensic director. | 04/29/2015 |
| SB 622 | Executive Branch Health |
Relating to the physician assistant board. | 04/29/2015 |
| SB 1128 | Health Reproductive Issues Sexual Orientation and Gender Issues State Agencies |
Relating to certain diagnostic testing during pregnancy. | 04/30/2015 |
| SB 373 | Health Labor and Employment State Agencies |
Relating to increased oversight by the Department of State Health Services of hospitals that commit certain violations. | 04/30/2015 |
| SB 292 | Health Judiciary Other |
Relating to a request for a waiver of the waiting period before human remains may be cremated. | 04/30/2015 |
| SB 519 | Commerce Executive Branch Health |
Relating to the registration of dental support organizations; imposing a fee; requiring an occupational registration; providing a civil penalty. | 04/30/2015 |
| SB 791 | Education Health State Agencies |
Relating to education about congenital cytomegalovirus in infants. | 04/30/2015 |
| SB 582 | Agriculture and Food Health Municipal and County Issues Other |
Relating to training courses for certain food handlers. | 04/30/2015 |
| SB 460 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to the licensing and regulation of pharmacists and pharmacies. | 04/30/2015 |
| SB 914 | Health Legal Issues Senior Issues |
Relating to a council on long-term care facility surveys and informal dispute resolution. | 04/30/2015 |
| SB 988 | Crime Family and Children Issues Health Other Social Issues |
Relating to the prohibited disposition of a decedent's remains by a person charged with certain criminal conduct against the decedent; providing an administrative penalty. | 04/30/2015 |
| SB 239 | Commerce Education Health Social Issues |
Relating to student loan repayment assistance for certain mental health professionals. | 04/30/2015 |
| SB 424 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to the licensing and regulation of hospitals in this state; increasing the amount of administrative penalties assessed or imposed against certain hospitals; authorizing the imposition of a fee. | 04/30/2015 |
| SB 1666 | Crime Science and Medical Research Technology and Communication |
Relating to excepting manufacturers engaged in certain commercial research and development from certain provisions of the Texas Controlled Substances Act. | 05/01/2015 |
| SB 1753 | Health Other |
Relating to the identification requirements of certain health care providers associated with a hospital. | 05/01/2015 |
| SB 195 | Crime Health Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to prescriptions for certain controlled substances, access to information about those prescriptions, and the duties of prescribers and other entities registered with the Federal Drug Enforcement Administration; authorizing fees. | 05/01/2015 |
| SB 1235 | Health |
Relating to defining the duties and to the penalties concerning pain management clinics. | 05/01/2015 |
| SB 1214 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues Crime Health |
Relating to the use of human remains for forensic science education, including the training of search and rescue animals. | 05/01/2015 |
| SB 694 | Health Insurance Legal Issues State Agencies |
Relating to authorizing patients with certain terminal illnesses to access certain investigational drugs, biological products, and devices that are in clinical trials. | 05/01/2015 |
| SB 1462 | Crime Health Legal Issues |
Relating to the prescription, administration, and possession of certain opioid antagonists for the treatment of suspected opioid overdoses. | 05/01/2015 |
| SB 1243 | Health Other State Agencies |
Relating to a pilot program for donation and redistribution of certain unused prescription medications; authorizing a fee. | 05/04/2015 |
| SB 1485 | Health Other |
Relating to the availability of death records of unidentified persons. | 05/05/2015 |
| SB 1387 | Health Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to the creation and operations of health care provider participation programs in certain municipalities. | 05/06/2015 |
| SB 538 | Crime Executive Branch Health Other State Agencies |
Relating to the control of infectious diseases. | 05/06/2015 |
| SB 339 | Crime Health Public Services State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to the medical use of low-THC cannabis and the regulation of related organizations and individuals; requiring a dispensing organization to obtain a license to dispense low-THC cannabis and any employee of a dispensing organization to obtain a registration; authorizing fees. | 05/11/2015 |
| SB 1582 | Crime Health |
Relating to the scheduling of controlled substances and the designation and emergency scheduling of certain substances as hazardous controlled substances; creating criminal offenses. | 05/11/2015 |
| SB 848 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to the regulation of medical radiologic technology; providing an administrative penalty; imposing fees; requiring an occupational license. | 05/12/2015 |
| SB 983 | Campaign Finance and Election Issues Health State Agencies |
Relating to restrictions on the assessment of the fee charged for issuance of certain birth records. | 05/12/2015 |
| SB 1585 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Health Public Services Senior Issues |
Relating to a study on the feasibility of establishing a prepaid investment plan or other product to help citizens of this state finance and access residential care. | 05/12/2015 |
| SB 1583 | Crime |
Relating to classifying synthetic cannabinoid or cathinone as a Schedule I controlled substance under the Texas Controlled Substances Act; affecting the prosecution of a criminal offense. | 05/12/2015 |
| SB 1899 | Health State Agencies |
Relating to the regulation of emergency medical services. | 05/14/2015 |
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