LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 75th Regular Session April 23, 1997 TO: Honorable Hugo Berlanga, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 2932 Committee on Public Health By: Coleman House Austin, Texas FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on HB2932 ( Relating to the rights of recovery of Medicaid providers.) this office has detemined the following: Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by HB2932-As Introduced No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. Because of the potential for legal challenges related to this bill, it is assumed that there are no fiscal implications. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled that the third party recovery allowed by the bill conflicts with federal Medicaid law. (Evanston Hospital V. Hauck, et al. No. 92-3551, July 30, 1993 1 F3d 540). No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source: Agencies: 501 Department of Health 324 Department of Human Services LBB Staff: JK ,BB ,MM