LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
April 8, 1997
TO: Honorable Hugo Berlanga, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 1390
Committee on Public Health By: Serna
House
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB1390 ( Relating
to the regulation of homeopathic medicine; providing penalties.)
this office has detemined the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB1390-As Introduced
Implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a net
impact of $0 to General Revenue Related Funds through the biennium
ending August 31, 1999.
The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal
basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions
of the bill.
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would create a Board of Homeopathic Medical Examiners
for the examination, licensing, and discipline of homeopathic
physicians and medical assistants. Responsibilities of the
new Board would parallel those responsibilities of other health
licensing agencies. The bill would also create a new special
fund and a dedicated revenue source in the State Treasury.
The creation and/or continuation of special funds and dedicated
revenue sources outside the General Revenue Fund could restrict
the Legislature's ability to appropriate revenues for general
operating purposes.
Methodolgy
The new Board would contract with the Texas Department of Health
(TDH) for administrative and record keeping services. The cost
to TDH is estimated at $44,948 for the first year and $44,376
annually for subsequent years. These costs include .75 FTE
for the workload due to 300 expected licensees. Revenue generated
from licensing fees should cover costs.
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 Probable Revenue Change in Number
Savings/(Cost) Gain/(Loss) from of State
from New State New State Fund/ Employees from
Fund/ Outside of Outside of FY 1997
General Revenue General Revenue
8041 8041
1998 ($44,948) $44,948 0.5
1998 (44,376) 44,376 0.8
2000 (44,376) 44,376 0.8
2001 (44,376) 44,376 0.8
2002 (44,376) 44,376 0.8
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 $0
1999 0
2000 0
2001 0
2002 0
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: 501 Department of Health
503 Board of Medical Examiners
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
302 Office of the Attorney General
LBB Staff: JK ,BB ,AC