COMMITTEE:    Public Health 

TIME & DATE:  11:00 AM, Tuesday, September 13, 2022 

PLACE:       E2.010 

CHAIR:       Rep. Stephanie Klick 

The Committee will meet to take invited and public testimony on the following interim charges:

 ·Monitor the agencies and programs under the Committee’s jurisdiction and oversee the implementation of relevant legislation passed by the 87th Legislature. Conduct active oversight of all associated rulemaking and other governmental actions taken to ensure the intended legislative outcome of all legislation, including the following:

 HB 4 relating to the provision and delivery of telemedicine and telehealth services; and

 HB 1616 relating to the Interstate Medical Licensure Compact.

 ·Study the impact of fentanyl-related overdoses and deaths in Texas. Evaluate existing data collection, dissemination, and mitigation strategies regarding opioid abuse in Texas. Make recommendations to improve coordinated prevention, education, treatment, and data-sharing.

 ·Study current telemedicine trends by assessing and making recommendations related to standardizing required documentation healthcare providers must obtain for consent for treatment, data collection, sharing and retention schedules, and providing telemedicine medical services to certain cancer patients receiving pain management services and supportive palliative care.

Public Comments will be available for the following:

Monitor the agencies and programs under the Committee’s jurisdiction.

Implementation of HB 4(87 R) relating to telemedicine.

Implementation of HB 1616(87R)Interstate Medical Licensure Compacts.

Fentanyl-related overdoses, prevention, treatment and data.

Telemedicine - consent forms, data and palliative care.

For those persons who will be testifying, information for in-person witness registration, can be found here: https://mytxlegis.capitol.texas.gov/HWRSPublic/About.aspx

A live video broadcast of this hearing will be available here: https://house.texas.gov/video-audio/

Instructions related to public access to the meeting location and health and safety protocols for attending this meeting are available here: https://house.texas.gov/committees/public-access-house-committee-meetings/

Texas residents who wish to electronically submit comments related to agenda items on this notice without testifying in person can do so until the hearing is adjourned by visiting: https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c410