LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
April 21, 1997
TO: Honorable Hugo Berlanga, Chair IN RE: Senate Bill No. 291, Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
Committee on Public Health By: Patterson, Jerry
House
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SB291 ( Relating
to the regulation of orthotists and prosthetists; providing
a civil penalty.) this office has detemined the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SB291-Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
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 provide for the regulation of prosthetists and
orthotists by creating the Texas Board of Orthotics and Prosthetics
within the Texas Department of Health. The Board of Orthotics
and Prosthetics would set fees as reasonable and necessary to
administer and implement the Act, if the fees are not set by
the General Appropriations Act. The Department of Health would
receive and account for funds derived under the Act, as well
as supply personnel, facilities, furniture, equipment, and other
items necessary to administer the Act.
Methodolgy
The Department of Health assumes approximately 284 professionals
would be licensed under this bill. Funds collected would be
deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
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 General General Revenue Employees from
Revenue Fund Fund FY 1997
0001 0001
1998 ($95,949) $95,949 1.3
1998 (78,277) 78,277 1.3
2000 (78,277) 78,277 1.3
2001 (78,277) 78,277 1.3
2002 (78,277) 78,277 1.3
Net Impact on General Revenue Related Funds:
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
LBB Staff: JK ,BB