LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
March 31, 2021

TO:
Honorable Stephanie Klick, Chair, House Committee on Public Health
 
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB326 by Howard (Relating to workplace violence prevention in certain health care facilities.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require certain licensed facilities to develop, implement, and enforce a workplace violence prevention plan.

If a certain facility experienced an incident of workplace violence, a facility would be required to, at minimum, offer immediate post-incident services, including any necessary acute medical treatment for each health care provider or employee of the facility who is directly involved in the incident.

The bill would allow an appropriate licensing agency to take disciplinary action against a person who violates the provisions of the bill as if the person violated an applicable licensing law.

The Health and Human Services Commission indicates any cost to implement provisions of the bill would be minimal and could be absorbed within available resources.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.


Source Agencies:
529 Hlth & Human Svcs Comm
LBB Staff:
JMc, AKI, JLI