INTERIM HEARINGSToday's Committee Meetings on the LRL website is a calendar of interim committee hearings with links to agendas. The following may be helpful resources for upcoming hearings.
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
Topic: Procedures used in the testing of DNA evidence in Texas and feasibility of certifying additional DNA testing centers
House Committee on Human Services
Topic: Implementation of Medicaid managed care model in South Texas; transition of Medicaid vendor drug program's prescription drug benefit to managed care
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
House Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence
Topic: Procedures used in the testing of DNA evidence in Texas and feasibility of certifying additional DNA testing centers
- Physical Evidence Handbook (Biological Screening/DNA Evidence Collection), Texas Department of Public Safety, July 9, 2010
- Quality Assurance Standards for Forensic DNA Testing Laboratories, Federal Bureau of Investigation - Laboratory Services
- Crime Laboratory Operations, National Institute of Justice
- Advancing Justice Through DNA Technology, DNA Initiative
- Standards on DNA Evidence, American Bar Association
House Committee on Human Services
Topic: Implementation of Medicaid managed care model in South Texas; transition of Medicaid vendor drug program's prescription drug benefit to managed care
- Medicaid Managed Care Initiatives, including Hidalgo Service Area STAR and STAR+PLUS expansion, effective March 1, 2012, Texas Health and Human Services Commission
- A Profile of Medicaid Managed Care Programs in 2010: Findings from a 50-State Survey, Kaiser Commission on Medicaid & the Uninsured, Kaiser Family Foundation, September 2011
- The Economic Impact of Changing the Texas Medicaid Pharmacy Benefit Structure: An Analysis of the Potential Effects of Switching from a Carve-Out to a Carve-In System of Limiting Network Access, Pharmacy Choice & Access Now, The Perryman Group, April 6, 2011
