ASSEMBLY AGENDA

for the

Committee on Health and Human Services

 

  Day  Wednesday     Date  February 9, 2005       Time   1:30 p.m.           Room  3138

 


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Note:  We are pleased to make reasonable accommodations for members of the public who are disabled and wish to attend the meeting.  If special arrangements for the meeting are necessary, please notify the Assembly Committee on Health and Human Services at (775) 684-8845.

(R#) Indicates the reprint number of the bill/resolution being considered.

PLEASE PROVIDE 15 COPIES OF YOUR EXHIBITS AND NOTES.

 

REVISED AGENDA

 

Note:  Interested parties may observe the proceedings through a simultaneous videoconference in Room 4406 of the Grant Sawyer State Office Building, 555 E. Washington Avenue, Las Vegas, Nevada.

 

Opening Remarks, Introduction of Committee Members, and Members’ Comments

 

Adoption of Committee Standing Rules

 

Committee Introductions of Bill Drafts

 

Presentation of Committee Brief

 

Presentations Concerning the Future of Health Care Coverage in Nevada

Joseph Q. Jarvis, M.D., MSPH, Associate Professor, School of Medicine

                    University of Nevada, Reno, and President, Utah Health Alliance

Ruth Mills, President, Nevada Health Care Reform Project

Patricia van Betten, Director at Large, Nevada Nurses Association

Lawrence P. Matheis, Executive Director, Nevada State Medical Association

Roger Volker, Executive Director, Great Basin Primary Care Association

Jan Gilbert, Northern Nevada Coordinator, Progressive Leadership Alliance of Nevada

Larry Struve, Advocate, Religious Alliance in Nevada

Claire Boutin, Past President, National Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Southern Nevada

Bobbi Gang, Nevada Women’s Lobby