Honorable Bryan Hughes, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB1696 by Buckley (relating to the relationship between managed care plans and optometrists and therapeutic optometrists.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
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.
Source Agencies:
327 Employees Retirement System, 454 Department of Insurance, 514 Optometry Board, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration