LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 75th Regular Session April 29, 1997 TO: Honorable Hugo Berlanga, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 935, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted Committee on Public Health By: Maxey/et al. House Austin, Texas FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB935 ( Relating to public access to certain information pertaining to medical practitioners.) this office has detemined the following: Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB935-Committee Report 1st House, Substituted Implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a net negative impact of $(299,069) to General Revenue Related Funds through the biennium ending August 31, 1999. Fiscal Analysis The bill would amend the Medical Practice Act by requiring the Board of Medical Examiners (BME) to create a professional profile of licensed physicians. This profile would be updated annually; would be available to the public; and would be more comprehensive than the profile currently maintained by the BME. The BME would adopt rules necessary to implement the provisions of the bill. Methodolgy The bill would increase the workload related to collecting additional information from the physicians, subsequent verification of information, annual profile updates, and requests for information by consumers and physicians. Such increases in workload would require 5 FTEs for the development of the profile in the first year and 2 FTEs for maintenance of the profile in subsequent years. The physician profile would also require $128,653 in computer hardware and software upgrades in the first year sufficient to meet the number and size of the profiles. The probable fiscal implications of implementing the provisions of the bill during each of the first five years following passage is estimated as follows: Five Year Impact: Fiscal Year Probable Change in Number Savings/(Cost) of State from General Employees from Revenue Fund FY 1997 0001 1998 ($256,367) 5.0 1998 (42,702) 2.0 2000 (42,702) 2.0 2001 (42,702) 2.0 2002 (42,702) 2.0 Net Impact on General Revenue Related Funds: The probable fiscal implication to General Revenue related funds during each of the first five years is estimated as follows: Fiscal Year Probable Net Postive/(Negative) General Revenue Related Funds Funds 1998 ($256,367) 1999 (42,702) 2000 (42,702) 2001 (42,702) 2002 (42,702) Similar annual fiscal implications would continue as long as the provisions of the bill are in effect. No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source: Agencies: 503 Board of Medical Examiners LBB Staff: JK ,BB ,AC