Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB119 by Landgraf (Relating to prohibiting organ transplant recipient discrimination on the basis of certain disabilities.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would add additional definitions to the Health and Safety Code and would prohibit a health care provider or health care facility from determining an individual as ineligible for medical services related to an organ transplant on the basis of a disability. The bill would allow disciplinary action by the regulatory agency that issued a license, certificate, or other authority to a health care provider who commits the violation.
The Health and Human Services Commission and the Texas Medical Board have indicated any costs related to rulemaking and possible increases in complaints and investigations would be minimal and could be absorbed within available resources.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
503 Texas Medical Board, 529 Hlth & Human Svcs Comm