LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  March 18, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Hugo Berlanga, Chair            IN RE:  House Bill No. 164, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
          Committee on Public Health                              By: Maxey
          House
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB164 ( Relating 
to tests for human immunodeficiency virus infection on delivery 
of a child.) this office has detemined the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB164-Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
         
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. 
 Some savings may be realized due to elimination of some HIV 
testing.
         

         
 
          
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government 
is anticipated although there could be some savings to local 
hospitals.
          
   Source:            Agencies:   501   Department of Health
                                         
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,BB