LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  May 14, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Hugo Berlanga, Chair            IN RE:  Senate Bill No. 276, As Engrossed
          Committee on Public Health                              By: Patterson
          House
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SB276 ( Relating 
to organizational and health maintenance organization requirements 
for community centers to provide certain services under capitation 
and other at-risk agreements in plans approved by the Texas 
Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation.) this office 
has detemined the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SB276-As Engrossed
         
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.
          
   Source:            Agencies:   
                                         454   Department of Insurance
                                         655   Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,BB