WITNESS LIST

            Health & Human Services

            April 23, 2013 9:00 AM

            SB 1321

                  FOR:

                                 Vane, Mark  Partner (Gardere Wynne Sewell LLP), Austin, TX

                  ON:

                                 Cawley, Jennifer  Executive Director (Texas Association of Life and Health Insurers),

                                 Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Graves, Tim  President and Chief Executive Officer (Texas Health Care Association),

                                 Austin, TX

            SB 1361

                  FOR:

                                 Murphree, Susan  Senior Policy Specialist  (also providing written testimony) (Disability

                                 Rights Texas), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Borel, Dennis  Executive Director (Coalition of Texans with Disabilities), Austin, TX

                                 Castillo, Consuelo  President (Texas Advocates), Austin, TX

                                 Elrod, Susanne  Associate Director of IDD Services (Texas Council of Community

                                 Centers), Austin, TX

                                 Fredriksen, Amanda  Director of Advocacy (AARP), Austin, TX

                                 Hench, Marina  Director of Public Policy (Texas Association for Home Care and Hospice),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Kafka, Bob  (ADAPT of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Lavelle, Tanya  Mental Health Policy Fellow (Easter Seals Central Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Statman, Rona  Director of Family Support Services (The Arc of Texas), Austin, TX

            SB 1375

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Banning, Tom  Chief Executive Officer/Executive Vice President (Texas Academy of

                                 Family Physicians), Austin, TX

                                 Beinke, Allen  Attorney (Baptist Health System), Austin, TX

                                 Capelo, Jaime  (Texas Academy of Family Physicians), Austin, TX

                                 Conradt, Trish  Public Policy Director (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice), Cedar

                                 Park, TX

                                 Finch, Dan  Director, Legislative Affairs (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX

                                 Marwitz, David  (Texas Pharmacy Association), Austin, TX

                                 Shields, Brad  Lobbyist (Texas Federation of Drug Stores), Austin, TX

                                 Shields, Brad  Lobbyist (Texas Society of Hospital Pharmacists), Austin, TX

                                 Valdez, Jerry  (West Coast University), Austin, TX

                                 Valdez, Jerry  (Career Colleges and Schools of Texas), Austin, TX

                                 Williams, David  Director, Public Affairs (Texas Nurse Practitioners), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Health & Human Services

            April 23, 2013 9:00 AM

                                 Willmann, James  Director of Governmental Affairs (Texas Nurses Association), Austin,

                                 TX

            SB 1401

                  FOR:

                                 Hughes, Chris  Counsel  (also providing written testimony) (Labcorp), Austin, TX

            SB 1535

                  FOR:

                                 Thomas, Anthony  Driver  (Self; Mother), Dallas, TX

                  ON:

                                 Waldron, Patrick  Branch Manager (Texas Department of State Health Services), Austin,

                                 TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Fredriksen, Amanda  Director of Advocacy (AARP), Austin, TX

                                 Spiller, Lee  Policy Director (Citizens Commission on Human Rights), Austin, TX

                                 Whitehurst, Darren  Vice President of Advocacy (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX

            SB 1542

                  FOR:

                                 McClurkin, Chanin  Clinical Educator (Thermo Fisher Scientific), Portage, MI

                                 Saunders, Chris  Clinical Implementation Manager  (also providing written testimony)

                                 (Edwards Life Sciences), Irvine, CA

                                 Yang, Brian  Health Economics and Payer Policy Manager (Thermo Fisher Scientific),

                                 Portage, MI

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Capelo, Jaime  (Texas Ambulatory Surgery Center Society), Austin, TX

                                 Hutto, Kathy  Consultant (Texas Occupational Therapy Association), Austin, TX

                                 Marwitz, David  (Texas Pharmacy Association), Austin, TX

                                 Romero, Michelle  Associate Director of Advocacy (Texas Medical Association), Austin,

                                 TX

            SB 1752

                  FOR:

                                 Hansch, Greg  Policy Coordinator (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas),

                                 Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Finch, Dan  Director of Legislative Affairs (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX

                                 Ligon, Katharine  Mental Health Policy Analyst (Center for Public Policy Priorities),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Spiller, Lee  Policy Director (Citizens Commission on Human Rights), Austin, TX

                                 Stuart, John  Representative (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Switzer, Gyl  Public Policy Director (Mental Health America of Texas), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Health & Human Services

            April 23, 2013 9:00 AM

                                 Wilson, Dennis  Sheriff (Sheriff's Association of Texas, Limestone County), Groesbeck, TX

                                 Wilson, Stacey  Associate General Counsel (Texas Hospital Association), Austin, TX

                                 Woomer, Eric  (Federation of Texas Psychiatry), Austin, TX

            SB 1754

                  FOR:

                                 McDaniel, Gene  Emergency Medical Services Representative (Professional Firefighters

                                 Association of Arizona), Phoenix, AZ

                                 Norris, Bryan  (San Antonio Professional Firefighters Association), San Antonio, TX

                  AGAINST:

                                 Harbert, Jodie  Clinical Coordinator (Tarrant County College), Hurst, TX

                                 Persse, David  Vice Chair  (also providing written testimony) (National Registry of EMT's),

                                 Houston, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Alvarado, Aidan  Fire Fighter (Laredo Fire Department), Laredo, TX

                                 Crow, David  President (Arlington Professional Firefighters Association), Arlington, TX

                                 DeLanghe, Wayne  Fire Fighter (San Antonio Professional Firefighters - Local 624), San

                                 Antonio, TX

                                 Gibson, Rob  (Fort Worth Firefighters Association), Fort Worth, TX

                                 Higgins, Mike  Chief of Staff/Legislative (Texas State Association of Fire Fighters), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Moreno, Randy  Retired Firefighter (Austin Firefighters), Austin, TX

                                 Rivera, Alejandro  (Laredo Fire Department), Laredo, TX

                                 Sprinkle, GK  Public Policy Consultant (Texas Ambulance Association), Austin, TX

                                 Steele, Chris  President (San Antonio Fire Department Professional Firefighters - Local

                                 624), San Antonio, TX

                                 Tate, Jim  President (Fort Worth Firefighters), Fort Worth, TX

                                 Villarreal, Johnny  Legislative Director (Houston Firefighters - Local 341), Houston, TX

            SB 1836

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Barillas, Katherine  Director, Child Welfare Policy (One Voice Texas), Houston, TX

                                 Blanke, Laura  (Texas Pediatric Society), Austin, TX

                                 Capelo, Jaime  (The Texas Association for the Protection of Children (TexProtects)),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Hine, Jim  Chief Executive Officer (Public Policy Solutions), Austin, TX

                                 Lavelle, Tanya  Mental Health Policy Fellow (Easter Seals Central Texas), Austin, TX

                                 LeBleu, Stephanie  Public Policy Coordinator (Texas Court Appointed Special Advocates

                                 (CASA)), Austin, TX

                                 Ligon, Katharine  Mental Health Policy Analyst (Center for Public Policy Priorities),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Sabo, Jason  (Children at Risk), Austin, TX

                                 Sabo, Jason  (The Pew Charitable Trusts), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Health & Human Services

            April 23, 2013 9:00 AM

                                 Sepulveda, Gabriel  (Nurse Family Partnership), Austin, TX

                                 Setliff, Aaron  Director of Policy (The Texas Council on Family Violence), Austin, TX

                                 Stuart, John  Representative (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Switzer, Gyl  Public Policy Director (Mental Health America of Texas), Austin, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  FOR:

                                 McClure, Madeline  Executive Director (The Texas Association for the Protection of

                                 Children (TexProtects)), Dallas, TX

            SB 1842

                  FOR:

                                 Greene, Pamela  Chief Nursing Officer (The Menninger Clinic), Houston, TX

                                 Santos, George  Chief Medical Officer - West Oaks Hospital  (also providing written

                                 testimony) (Texas Medical Association; Texas Society of Psychiatric Physicians), Houston,

                                 TX

                  ON:

                                 Spiller, Lee  Policy Director (Citizens Commission on Human Rights), Austin, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Harmon, Gail  Executive Director (Texas Assisted Living Association), Austin, TX

                                 Hine, Jim  Public Policy Advisor (Texas Assisted Living Association (TALA)), Austin, TX

                                 Rich, Sid  Executive Director (Texas Association of Residential Care Communities),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Stuart, John  Representative (National Association of Social Workers - Texas Chapter),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Whitehurst, Darren  Vice President of Advocacy (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX

                                 Willmann, James  Director of Governmental Affairs (Texas Nurses Association), Austin,

                                 TX

                                 Wilson, Stacey  Associate General Counsel (Texas Hospital Association), Austin, TX

                                 Woomer, Eric  (Federation of Texas Psychiatry), Austin, TX

                  Providing written testimony:

                  FOR:

                                 Hansch, Greg  Policy Coordinator (National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Texas),

                                 Austin, TX

                                 Taylor, Sally  Medical Director, Mental Health Services (University Health System), San

                                 Antonio, TX

            SB 1889

                  FOR:

                                 Storey, Andre  Director, Population Health (CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System),

                                 Texarkana, TX

                  Registering, but not testifying:

                  FOR:

                                 Reynolds, David  Director, political Education (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX

                                 Townsend, Linda  Director of Advocacy (CHRISTUS Health), Austin, TX


                                                                              WITNESS LIST

            Health & Human Services

            April 23, 2013 9:00 AM

                                 Wilson, Dennis  Sheriff (Sheriff's Association of Texas, Limestone County), Groesbeck, TX

                                 Wilson, Stacey  Associate General Counsel (Texas Hospital Association), Austin, TX

                                 Woomer, Eric  (Federation of Texas Psychiatry), Austin, TX