LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  April 22, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Hugo Berlanga, Chair            IN RE:  House Bill No. 2099
          Committee on Public Health                              By: Uher
          House
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB2099 ( Relating 
to student loan reimbursements for physician assistants practicing 
in certain areas.) this office has detemined the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB2099-As Introduced
         
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
         
The bill amends the Physician Assistant Licensing Act to allow 
physician assistants who were educated out-of-state to participate 
in the student loan reimbursement program.  It is anticipated 
that the number of physician assistants impacted would be minimal 
and that costs can be absorbed by the Board of Medical Examiners 
and the Texas Department of Health.
         
 
          
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
          
   Source:            Agencies:   503   Board of Medical Examiners
                                         501   Department of Health
                                         
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,BB ,AC