LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
74th Regular Session
May 17, 1995
TO: Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair IN RE: House BillNo. 1604,
Committee on Health & Human Services as engrossed
Senate By: Glaze
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on House Bill No.
1604 (Relating to the regulation of emergency medical services
providers and of training programs for those providers.) this
office has determined the following:
The bill would make no appropriation, but would modify fees set
in statute or create new fees relating to out-of-state and out-
of-country Emergency Medical Service (EMS) personnel
certification, program instructors, examiners and course
coordinators, training programs for providers, EMS patient
transport vehicles, provisional licenses, and reinspections to
determine compliance.
The Department of Health states that there would be no costs
associated with the implementation of this bill and that the
revenue gains through fee increases could be used to help offset
costs in the EMS programs, which currently cover only 28% of
costs through fees.
The Department of Health estimates costs to local units of
government associated with this bill at a total increase of
$40,225 per fiscal year, due to an increase in the fee to license
EMS vehicles from $100 to $150.
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 Revenue
Year Gain to GR
Consolidated -
Emergency Mgmt Fd
512
1996 $163,975
1997 163,975
1998 172,174
1999 172,174
2000 180,783
Similar fiscal implications would continue as long as the
provisions of the bill are in effect.
Source: Department of Health
LBB Staff: JK, KF, DF