STOP ABUSE BY THE TEXAS MEDICAL BOARD NOW!

STOP ABUSE BY THE TEXAS
MEDICAL BOARD NOW!

All - Please see Dr. Hotze's update & join us in Austin Tuesday May 5th for the Senate Bill Hearing 2336.----------------------

Greetings! Great news: HB 3816 was passed out of the House Public Health Committee on Tuesday, April 28, 2009 by a 10-1 margin. We could not have accomplished this without your efforts.
The companion bill is scheduled for a Senate Health and Human Services committee hearing this coming Tuesday, May 5th.

If you are in Houston, Please accept Dr. Hotze's invitation to travel to Austin to join him on Tuesday morning, May 5th, 2009 for the Senate Health and Human Services Committee Hearing on the companion bill to HB 3816. This bill will protect patients’ and physicians’ rights and provides for transparency of the Texas Medical Board (TMB) and legal due process for physicians.

We must ensure that both patients and physicians maintain their right to choose natural approaches to health care.

Buses will be provided for our guests and supporters. The buses will be leaving at 6:30 am sharp from the Carpool and Ride location on the Southwest corner of I-10 and Fry Road on Tuesday morning May 5, 2009. The buses will be back in Houston around 6:30 pm. Breakfast will be provided. Lunch will be available in the Texas Capitol cafeteria. You will also have time to meet your local legislators.

This is a tremendous opportunity for you to impact and influence legislation which will have a positive influence on your doctor’s and your ability to maintain freedom of choice in your health care. A strong show of support before the Senate Health and Human Services Committee will help us advance our goal to ensure that patients’ and physicians rights’ are protected in Texas.

Please reserve your place on the buses by calling 281-698-8698 today or email rsvp@hotzehwc.com.

For more information please visit the Texans for Patients and Physicians Rights’ website at www.txppr.com. Please forward this e-mail to your distribution list.

Also, be sure to contact, by phone and email, the members of the Senate Health and Human Services Committee today and every day before the Tuesday, May 5th, 2009 hearing and ask them to support the bill as written.

2009 Senate Committee on Health and Human Services
Chair:

Senator Jane Nelson (R-12)
1E.5
(512) 463-0112
jane.nelson@senate.state.tx.us
Steve Roddy – Chief of Staff
steve.roddy@senate.state.tx.us
Nnenna Ezekoye Policy Analyst
Nnenna.ezekoye@senate.state.tx.us
Dave Nelson – Legislative Aide
Dave.nelson@senate.state.tx.us

Vice-Chair:

Senator Bob Deuell (R-2)
E1.706
(512) 463-0102
bob.deuell@senate.state.tx.us
Don T. Forse, Jr. – Chief Staff
Don.forse@senate.state.tx.us
Scot Kibde – Legislative/Health Policy
Scot.kibde@senate.state.tx.us

Members:

Senator Joan Huffman (R-17)
GE.5
joan.huffman@senate.state.tx.us
(512) 463-0117
Jonathon Stinson – Legislative Director
Jonathon.stinson@senate.state.tx.us
Kyle Kamrath – Policy Director
Kyle.kamrath@senate.state.tx.us
Ryan Hutchison - Legislative Aide
ryan.hutchison@senate.state.tx.us

Senator Robert Nichols (R-3)
E1.708
Robert.nichols@senate.state.tx.us
(512) 463-0103
Steven Albright – Chief of Staff
Steven.albright@senate.state.tx.us
Adrianne Emr
Adrianne.emr@senate.state.tx.us
Angus Lupton – Policy Director
Angus.lupton@senate.state.tx.us

Senator Dan Patrick (R-7)
3S.3
(512) 463-0107
Dan.patrick@senate.state.tx.us
Logan Spence JD - Legislative Director
logan.spence@senate.state.tx.us
Kate Pigg - Legal Counsel
kate.pigg@senate.state.tx.us
John Gibbs - Legislative Aide
john.gibbs@senate.state.tx.us

Senator Eliot Shapleigh (D-29)
E1.610
eliot.shapleigh@senate.state.tx.us
(512) 463-0129
Eduardo Hagert – Chief of Staff
Eduardo.hagert@senate.state.tx.us
Sushma Jasti – Policy Director
Sushma.jasti@senate.state.tx.us

Senator Carlos Uresti (D-19)
E1.810
carlos.uresti@senate.state.tx.us
(512) 463-0119
Tomas Larralde – Chief of Staff
Tomas.larralde@senate.state.tx.us.
Rachel Johnston – Legislative/Policy Director
Rachel.johnston@senate.state.tx.us

Senator Royce West (D-23)
1E.12
royce.west@senate.state.tx.us
(512) 463-0123
LaJuana Barton – Chief of Staff
Lajuana.barton@senate.state.tx.us
Graham Keever – Policy Analyst
Graham.keever@senate.state.tx.us

Senator Judith Zaffirini (D-21)
1E.14
judith.zaffirini@senate.state.tx.us
(512) 463-0121
Warren von Eschenbach – Chief of Staff
Warren.voneschenbach@senate.state.tx.us
Jessica Ramos – Legislative Aide/Policy
Jessica.ramos@senate.state.tx.us

Please forward this email to your distribution lists.

With much appreciation for your support, I remain, as always,

Sincerely yours,


Steven F. Hotze, M.D.
President
Texans for Patients’ and Physician’s Rights
20214 Braidwood, Suite 215
Katy, Texas 77450
281.698.8679 - Stacey Bandfield, Director of Public Relations
stacey.bandfield@hotzehwc.com
www.txppr.org