TO:	Honorable Tom Oliverson, Chair, House Committee on Insurance
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1696 by Buckley (Relating to the relationship between managed care plans and optometrists, therapeutic optometrists, and ophthalmologists.), As Introduced

Based on the analysis of the Employees Retirement System, Department of Insurance, Texas Optometry Board, Health and Human Services Commission, Texas A&M University System Administrative & General Offices, and the University of Texas System Administration, any duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by the agencies utilizing existing resources.

Local Government Impact

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