WITNESS LISTHB 1357Senate Committee ReportHealth & Human ServicesMay 19, 2009 - 9:00 AM FOR: Johnson, Allen Chief Executive Officer (Montgomery County Hospital District), Conroe, TX Rankins, Robert M.D. (Self), McKinney, TX AGAINST: Meroney, Shannon Government Affairs Manager (Aetna and Texas Association of Health Plans), Austin, TX ON: Woolbert, Lynda Executive Director (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice), West Columbia, TX Registering, but not testifying: For: Girard, Chuck Government Relations (Texas College of Emergency Physicians), Austin, TX Goetze, Art President (Emergency Health Centre), Houston, TX Mahon, Kirk (Self), Dallas, TX McGee, John Chief Operating Officer (Emergency Room Centers of America, Inc.), Plano, TX Sandel, Rhonda Chief Executive Officer/Registered Nurse (Texas Emergency Care Centers), Cypress, TX Whitehurst, Darren (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX Against: Rummel, Leah Vice President, State Affairs (United Health Group), Austin, TX On: Jakovich, Derek Manager, Patient Quality Care Unit Regulatory Division (Texas Department of State Health Services), Austin, TX WITNESS LIST WITNESS LIST HB 1357Senate Committee Report HB 1357 Senate Committee Report Health & Human Services Health & Human Services May 19, 2009 - 9:00 AM FOR: Johnson, Allen Chief Executive Officer (Montgomery County Hospital District), Conroe, TX Rankins, Robert M.D. (Self), McKinney, TX AGAINST: Meroney, Shannon Government Affairs Manager (Aetna and Texas Association of Health Plans), Austin, TX ON: Woolbert, Lynda Executive Director (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice), West Columbia, TX Registering, but not testifying: For: Girard, Chuck Government Relations (Texas College of Emergency Physicians), Austin, TX Goetze, Art President (Emergency Health Centre), Houston, TX Mahon, Kirk (Self), Dallas, TX McGee, John Chief Operating Officer (Emergency Room Centers of America, Inc.), Plano, TX Sandel, Rhonda Chief Executive Officer/Registered Nurse (Texas Emergency Care Centers), Cypress, TX Whitehurst, Darren (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX Against: Rummel, Leah Vice President, State Affairs (United Health Group), Austin, TX On: Jakovich, Derek Manager, Patient Quality Care Unit Regulatory Division (Texas Department of State Health Services), Austin, TX May 19, 2009 - 9:00 AM May 19, 2009 - 9:00 AM FOR: FOR: Johnson, Allen Chief Executive Officer (Montgomery County Hospital District), Conroe, TX Johnson, Allen Chief Executive Officer (Montgomery County Hospital District), Conroe, TX Rankins, Robert M.D. (Self), McKinney, TX Rankins, Robert M.D. (Self), McKinney, TX AGAINST: AGAINST: Meroney, Shannon Government Affairs Manager (Aetna and Texas Association of Health Plans), Austin, TX Meroney, Shannon Government Affairs Manager (Aetna and Texas Association of Health Plans), Austin, TX ON: ON: Woolbert, Lynda Executive Director (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice), West Columbia, TX Woolbert, Lynda Executive Director (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice), West Columbia, TX Registering, but not testifying: Registering, but not testifying: For: For: Girard, Chuck Government Relations (Texas College of Emergency Physicians), Austin, TX Girard, Chuck Government Relations (Texas College of Emergency Physicians), Austin, TX Goetze, Art President (Emergency Health Centre), Houston, TX Goetze, Art President (Emergency Health Centre), Houston, TX Mahon, Kirk (Self), Dallas, TX Mahon, Kirk (Self), Dallas, TX McGee, John Chief Operating Officer (Emergency Room Centers of America, Inc.), Plano, TX McGee, John Chief Operating Officer (Emergency Room Centers of America, Inc.), Plano, TX Sandel, Rhonda Chief Executive Officer/Registered Nurse (Texas Emergency Care Centers), Cypress, TX Sandel, Rhonda Chief Executive Officer/Registered Nurse (Texas Emergency Care Centers), Cypress, TX Whitehurst, Darren (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX Whitehurst, Darren (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX Against: Against: Rummel, Leah Vice President, State Affairs (United Health Group), Austin, TX Rummel, Leah Vice President, State Affairs (United Health Group), Austin, TX On: On: Jakovich, Derek Manager, Patient Quality Care Unit Regulatory Division (Texas Department of State Health Services), Austin, TX Jakovich, Derek Manager, Patient Quality Care Unit Regulatory Division (Texas Department of State Health Services), Austin, TX
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May 19, 2009 - 9:00 AM FOR: Johnson, Allen Chief Executive Officer (Montgomery County Hospital District), Conroe, TX Rankins, Robert M.D. (Self), McKinney, TX AGAINST: Meroney, Shannon Government Affairs Manager (Aetna and Texas Association of Health Plans), Austin, TX ON: Woolbert, Lynda Executive Director (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice), West Columbia, TX Registering, but not testifying: For: Girard, Chuck Government Relations (Texas College of Emergency Physicians), Austin, TX Goetze, Art President (Emergency Health Centre), Houston, TX Mahon, Kirk (Self), Dallas, TX McGee, John Chief Operating Officer (Emergency Room Centers of America, Inc.), Plano, TX Sandel, Rhonda Chief Executive Officer/Registered Nurse (Texas Emergency Care Centers), Cypress, TX Whitehurst, Darren (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX Against: Rummel, Leah Vice President, State Affairs (United Health Group), Austin, TX On: Jakovich, Derek Manager, Patient Quality Care Unit Regulatory Division (Texas Department of State Health Services), Austin, TX May 19, 2009 - 9:00 AM May 19, 2009 - 9:00 AM FOR: FOR: Johnson, Allen Chief Executive Officer (Montgomery County Hospital District), Conroe, TX Johnson, Allen Chief Executive Officer (Montgomery County Hospital District), Conroe, TX Rankins, Robert M.D. (Self), McKinney, TX Rankins, Robert M.D. (Self), McKinney, TX AGAINST: AGAINST: Meroney, Shannon Government Affairs Manager (Aetna and Texas Association of Health Plans), Austin, TX Meroney, Shannon Government Affairs Manager (Aetna and Texas Association of Health Plans), Austin, TX ON: ON: Woolbert, Lynda Executive Director (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice), West Columbia, TX Woolbert, Lynda Executive Director (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice), West Columbia, TX Registering, but not testifying: Registering, but not testifying: For: For: Girard, Chuck Government Relations (Texas College of Emergency Physicians), Austin, TX Girard, Chuck Government Relations (Texas College of Emergency Physicians), Austin, TX Goetze, Art President (Emergency Health Centre), Houston, TX Goetze, Art President (Emergency Health Centre), Houston, TX Mahon, Kirk (Self), Dallas, TX Mahon, Kirk (Self), Dallas, TX McGee, John Chief Operating Officer (Emergency Room Centers of America, Inc.), Plano, TX McGee, John Chief Operating Officer (Emergency Room Centers of America, Inc.), Plano, TX Sandel, Rhonda Chief Executive Officer/Registered Nurse (Texas Emergency Care Centers), Cypress, TX Sandel, Rhonda Chief Executive Officer/Registered Nurse (Texas Emergency Care Centers), Cypress, TX Whitehurst, Darren (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX Whitehurst, Darren (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX Against: Against: Rummel, Leah Vice President, State Affairs (United Health Group), Austin, TX Rummel, Leah Vice President, State Affairs (United Health Group), Austin, TX On: On: Jakovich, Derek Manager, Patient Quality Care Unit Regulatory Division (Texas Department of State Health Services), Austin, TX Jakovich, Derek Manager, Patient Quality Care Unit Regulatory Division (Texas Department of State Health Services), Austin, TX
May 19, 2009 - 9:00 AM May 19, 2009 - 9:00 AM
May 19, 2009 - 9:00 AM
FOR: FOR:
FOR:
Johnson, Allen Chief Executive Officer (Montgomery County Hospital District), Conroe, TX Johnson, Allen Chief Executive Officer (Montgomery County Hospital District), Conroe, TX
Johnson, Allen Chief Executive Officer (Montgomery County Hospital District), Conroe, TX
Rankins, Robert M.D. (Self), McKinney, TX Rankins, Robert M.D. (Self), McKinney, TX
Rankins, Robert M.D. (Self), McKinney, TX
AGAINST: AGAINST:
AGAINST:
Meroney, Shannon Government Affairs Manager (Aetna and Texas Association of Health Plans), Austin, TX Meroney, Shannon Government Affairs Manager (Aetna and Texas Association of Health Plans), Austin, TX
Meroney, Shannon Government Affairs Manager (Aetna and Texas Association of Health Plans), Austin, TX
ON: ON:
ON:
Woolbert, Lynda Executive Director (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice), West Columbia, TX Woolbert, Lynda Executive Director (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice), West Columbia, TX
Woolbert, Lynda Executive Director (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice), West Columbia, TX
Registering, but not testifying: Registering, but not testifying:
Registering, but not testifying:
For: For:
For:
Girard, Chuck Government Relations (Texas College of Emergency Physicians), Austin, TX Girard, Chuck Government Relations (Texas College of Emergency Physicians), Austin, TX
Girard, Chuck Government Relations (Texas College of Emergency Physicians), Austin, TX
Goetze, Art President (Emergency Health Centre), Houston, TX Goetze, Art President (Emergency Health Centre), Houston, TX
Goetze, Art President (Emergency Health Centre), Houston, TX
Mahon, Kirk (Self), Dallas, TX Mahon, Kirk (Self), Dallas, TX
Mahon, Kirk (Self), Dallas, TX
McGee, John Chief Operating Officer (Emergency Room Centers of America, Inc.), Plano, TX McGee, John Chief Operating Officer (Emergency Room Centers of America, Inc.), Plano, TX
McGee, John Chief Operating Officer (Emergency Room Centers of America, Inc.), Plano, TX
Sandel, Rhonda Chief Executive Officer/Registered Nurse (Texas Emergency Care Centers), Cypress, TX Sandel, Rhonda Chief Executive Officer/Registered Nurse (Texas Emergency Care Centers), Cypress, TX
Sandel, Rhonda Chief Executive Officer/Registered Nurse (Texas Emergency Care Centers), Cypress, TX
Whitehurst, Darren (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX Whitehurst, Darren (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX
Whitehurst, Darren (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX
Against: Against:
Against:
Rummel, Leah Vice President, State Affairs (United Health Group), Austin, TX Rummel, Leah Vice President, State Affairs (United Health Group), Austin, TX
Rummel, Leah Vice President, State Affairs (United Health Group), Austin, TX
On: On:
On:
Jakovich, Derek Manager, Patient Quality Care Unit Regulatory Division (Texas Department of State Health Services), Austin, TX Jakovich, Derek Manager, Patient Quality Care Unit Regulatory Division (Texas Department of State Health Services), Austin, TX
Jakovich, Derek Manager, Patient Quality Care Unit Regulatory Division (Texas Department of State Health Services), Austin, TX
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May 19, 2009 - 9:00 AM FOR: Johnson, Allen Chief Executive Officer (Montgomery County Hospital District), Conroe, TX Rankins, Robert M.D. (Self), McKinney, TX AGAINST: Meroney, Shannon Government Affairs Manager (Aetna and Texas Association of Health Plans), Austin, TX ON: Woolbert, Lynda Executive Director (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice), West Columbia, TX Registering, but not testifying: For: Girard, Chuck Government Relations (Texas College of Emergency Physicians), Austin, TX Goetze, Art President (Emergency Health Centre), Houston, TX Mahon, Kirk (Self), Dallas, TX McGee, John Chief Operating Officer (Emergency Room Centers of America, Inc.), Plano, TX Sandel, Rhonda Chief Executive Officer/Registered Nurse (Texas Emergency Care Centers), Cypress, TX Whitehurst, Darren (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX Against: Rummel, Leah Vice President, State Affairs (United Health Group), Austin, TX On: Jakovich, Derek Manager, Patient Quality Care Unit Regulatory Division (Texas Department of State Health Services), Austin, TX May 19, 2009 - 9:00 AM May 19, 2009 - 9:00 AM FOR: FOR: Johnson, Allen Chief Executive Officer (Montgomery County Hospital District), Conroe, TX Johnson, Allen Chief Executive Officer (Montgomery County Hospital District), Conroe, TX Rankins, Robert M.D. (Self), McKinney, TX Rankins, Robert M.D. (Self), McKinney, TX AGAINST: AGAINST: Meroney, Shannon Government Affairs Manager (Aetna and Texas Association of Health Plans), Austin, TX Meroney, Shannon Government Affairs Manager (Aetna and Texas Association of Health Plans), Austin, TX ON: ON: Woolbert, Lynda Executive Director (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice), West Columbia, TX Woolbert, Lynda Executive Director (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice), West Columbia, TX Registering, but not testifying: Registering, but not testifying: For: For: Girard, Chuck Government Relations (Texas College of Emergency Physicians), Austin, TX Girard, Chuck Government Relations (Texas College of Emergency Physicians), Austin, TX Goetze, Art President (Emergency Health Centre), Houston, TX Goetze, Art President (Emergency Health Centre), Houston, TX Mahon, Kirk (Self), Dallas, TX Mahon, Kirk (Self), Dallas, TX McGee, John Chief Operating Officer (Emergency Room Centers of America, Inc.), Plano, TX McGee, John Chief Operating Officer (Emergency Room Centers of America, Inc.), Plano, TX Sandel, Rhonda Chief Executive Officer/Registered Nurse (Texas Emergency Care Centers), Cypress, TX Sandel, Rhonda Chief Executive Officer/Registered Nurse (Texas Emergency Care Centers), Cypress, TX Whitehurst, Darren (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX Whitehurst, Darren (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX Against: Against: Rummel, Leah Vice President, State Affairs (United Health Group), Austin, TX Rummel, Leah Vice President, State Affairs (United Health Group), Austin, TX On: On: Jakovich, Derek Manager, Patient Quality Care Unit Regulatory Division (Texas Department of State Health Services), Austin, TX Jakovich, Derek Manager, Patient Quality Care Unit Regulatory Division (Texas Department of State Health Services), Austin, TX
May 19, 2009 - 9:00 AM May 19, 2009 - 9:00 AM
May 19, 2009 - 9:00 AM
FOR: FOR:
FOR:
Johnson, Allen Chief Executive Officer (Montgomery County Hospital District), Conroe, TX Johnson, Allen Chief Executive Officer (Montgomery County Hospital District), Conroe, TX
Johnson, Allen Chief Executive Officer (Montgomery County Hospital District), Conroe, TX
Rankins, Robert M.D. (Self), McKinney, TX Rankins, Robert M.D. (Self), McKinney, TX
Rankins, Robert M.D. (Self), McKinney, TX
AGAINST: AGAINST:
AGAINST:
Meroney, Shannon Government Affairs Manager (Aetna and Texas Association of Health Plans), Austin, TX Meroney, Shannon Government Affairs Manager (Aetna and Texas Association of Health Plans), Austin, TX
Meroney, Shannon Government Affairs Manager (Aetna and Texas Association of Health Plans), Austin, TX
ON: ON:
ON:
Woolbert, Lynda Executive Director (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice), West Columbia, TX Woolbert, Lynda Executive Director (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice), West Columbia, TX
Woolbert, Lynda Executive Director (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice), West Columbia, TX
Registering, but not testifying: Registering, but not testifying:
Registering, but not testifying:
For: For:
For:
Girard, Chuck Government Relations (Texas College of Emergency Physicians), Austin, TX Girard, Chuck Government Relations (Texas College of Emergency Physicians), Austin, TX
Girard, Chuck Government Relations (Texas College of Emergency Physicians), Austin, TX
Goetze, Art President (Emergency Health Centre), Houston, TX Goetze, Art President (Emergency Health Centre), Houston, TX
Goetze, Art President (Emergency Health Centre), Houston, TX
Mahon, Kirk (Self), Dallas, TX Mahon, Kirk (Self), Dallas, TX
Mahon, Kirk (Self), Dallas, TX
McGee, John Chief Operating Officer (Emergency Room Centers of America, Inc.), Plano, TX McGee, John Chief Operating Officer (Emergency Room Centers of America, Inc.), Plano, TX
McGee, John Chief Operating Officer (Emergency Room Centers of America, Inc.), Plano, TX
Sandel, Rhonda Chief Executive Officer/Registered Nurse (Texas Emergency Care Centers), Cypress, TX Sandel, Rhonda Chief Executive Officer/Registered Nurse (Texas Emergency Care Centers), Cypress, TX
Sandel, Rhonda Chief Executive Officer/Registered Nurse (Texas Emergency Care Centers), Cypress, TX
Whitehurst, Darren (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX Whitehurst, Darren (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX
Whitehurst, Darren (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX
Against: Against:
Against:
Rummel, Leah Vice President, State Affairs (United Health Group), Austin, TX Rummel, Leah Vice President, State Affairs (United Health Group), Austin, TX
Rummel, Leah Vice President, State Affairs (United Health Group), Austin, TX
On: On:
On:
Jakovich, Derek Manager, Patient Quality Care Unit Regulatory Division (Texas Department of State Health Services), Austin, TX Jakovich, Derek Manager, Patient Quality Care Unit Regulatory Division (Texas Department of State Health Services), Austin, TX
Jakovich, Derek Manager, Patient Quality Care Unit Regulatory Division (Texas Department of State Health Services), Austin, TX
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May 19, 2009 - 9:00 AM
FOR: FOR:
FOR:
Johnson, Allen Chief Executive Officer (Montgomery County Hospital District), Conroe, TX Johnson, Allen Chief Executive Officer (Montgomery County Hospital District), Conroe, TX
Johnson, Allen Chief Executive Officer (Montgomery County Hospital District), Conroe, TX
Rankins, Robert M.D. (Self), McKinney, TX Rankins, Robert M.D. (Self), McKinney, TX
Rankins, Robert M.D. (Self), McKinney, TX
AGAINST: AGAINST:
AGAINST:
Meroney, Shannon Government Affairs Manager (Aetna and Texas Association of Health Plans), Austin, TX Meroney, Shannon Government Affairs Manager (Aetna and Texas Association of Health Plans), Austin, TX
Meroney, Shannon Government Affairs Manager (Aetna and Texas Association of Health Plans), Austin, TX
ON: ON:
ON:
Woolbert, Lynda Executive Director (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice), West Columbia, TX Woolbert, Lynda Executive Director (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice), West Columbia, TX
Woolbert, Lynda Executive Director (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice), West Columbia, TX
Registering, but not testifying: Registering, but not testifying:
Registering, but not testifying:
For: For:
For:
Girard, Chuck Government Relations (Texas College of Emergency Physicians), Austin, TX Girard, Chuck Government Relations (Texas College of Emergency Physicians), Austin, TX
Girard, Chuck Government Relations (Texas College of Emergency Physicians), Austin, TX
Goetze, Art President (Emergency Health Centre), Houston, TX Goetze, Art President (Emergency Health Centre), Houston, TX
Goetze, Art President (Emergency Health Centre), Houston, TX
Mahon, Kirk (Self), Dallas, TX Mahon, Kirk (Self), Dallas, TX
Mahon, Kirk (Self), Dallas, TX
McGee, John Chief Operating Officer (Emergency Room Centers of America, Inc.), Plano, TX McGee, John Chief Operating Officer (Emergency Room Centers of America, Inc.), Plano, TX
McGee, John Chief Operating Officer (Emergency Room Centers of America, Inc.), Plano, TX
Sandel, Rhonda Chief Executive Officer/Registered Nurse (Texas Emergency Care Centers), Cypress, TX Sandel, Rhonda Chief Executive Officer/Registered Nurse (Texas Emergency Care Centers), Cypress, TX
Sandel, Rhonda Chief Executive Officer/Registered Nurse (Texas Emergency Care Centers), Cypress, TX
Whitehurst, Darren (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX Whitehurst, Darren (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX
Whitehurst, Darren (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX
Against: Against:
Against:
Rummel, Leah Vice President, State Affairs (United Health Group), Austin, TX Rummel, Leah Vice President, State Affairs (United Health Group), Austin, TX
Rummel, Leah Vice President, State Affairs (United Health Group), Austin, TX
On: On:
On:
Jakovich, Derek Manager, Patient Quality Care Unit Regulatory Division (Texas Department of State Health Services), Austin, TX Jakovich, Derek Manager, Patient Quality Care Unit Regulatory Division (Texas Department of State Health Services), Austin, TX
Jakovich, Derek Manager, Patient Quality Care Unit Regulatory Division (Texas Department of State Health Services), Austin, TX
May 19, 2009 - 9:00 AM
FOR:
Johnson, Allen Chief Executive Officer (Montgomery County Hospital District), Conroe, TX
Rankins, Robert M.D. (Self), McKinney, TX
AGAINST:
Meroney, Shannon Government Affairs Manager (Aetna and Texas Association of Health Plans), Austin, TX
ON:
Woolbert, Lynda Executive Director (Coalition for Nurses in Advanced Practice), West Columbia, TX
Registering, but not testifying:
For:
Girard, Chuck Government Relations (Texas College of Emergency Physicians), Austin, TX
Goetze, Art President (Emergency Health Centre), Houston, TX
Mahon, Kirk (Self), Dallas, TX
McGee, John Chief Operating Officer (Emergency Room Centers of America, Inc.), Plano, TX
Sandel, Rhonda Chief Executive Officer/Registered Nurse (Texas Emergency Care Centers), Cypress, TX
Whitehurst, Darren (Texas Medical Association), Austin, TX
Against:
Rummel, Leah Vice President, State Affairs (United Health Group), Austin, TX
On:
Jakovich, Derek Manager, Patient Quality Care Unit Regulatory Division (Texas Department of State Health Services), Austin, TX