LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
74th Regular Session
May 3, 1995
TO: Honorable Harvey Hilderbran, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 648,
Committee on Human Services as amended
House of Representatives By: Ramsay
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on House Bill No.
648 (relating to the personal needs allowance for certain
Medicaid recipients who are residents of long-term care
facilities) this office has determined the following:
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal
basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions
of the bill.
The bill would require the Department of Human Services to set a
personal needs allowance of not less than $35.00 a month for a
resident of a convalescent of nursing home or related institution
under Chapter 242, Health and Safety Code, personal care
facility, ICF-MR facility or other similar long-term care
facility who receives medical assistance. The effective date the
legislation is September 1, 1995 and applies only to a personal
needs allowance paid on or after that date.
The probable fiscal implication of implementing the provisions of
the bill during each of the first five years following passage
is estimated as follows:
Fiscal Probable Cost Out Probable Cost Out Change in
Year of General of Federal Funds Number of State
Revenue Fund 001 555 Employees from
FY 1995
1996 $1,730,598 $2,208,822 .0
1997 1,755,756 2,203,644 .0
1998 1,843,471 2,288,909 .0
1999 1,880,365 2,334,695 .0
2000 1,917,988 2,381,372 .0
Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as the
provisions of the bill are in effect.
Source: Department of Human Services
LBB Staff: JK, MU, DF