LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  April 2, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Hugo Berlanga, Chair            IN RE:  House Bill No. 1312
          Committee on Public Health                              By: Naishtat
          House
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB1312 ( Relating 
to modification of an order for outpatient mental health services 
and the temporary detention of a patient pending hearing on 
the modification.) this office has detemined the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB1312-As Introduced
         
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
         
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal 
basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions 
of the bill.
         
 
          
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government 
is anticipated.  This bill would allow the courts flexibility 
to have the commitment up to seven days from the order of detention 
as long as a probable cause hearing is held within 72 hours.
          
   Source:            Agencies:   655   Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
                                         
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,BB ,MG