LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 75th Regular Session May 18, 1997 TO: Honorable Hugo Berlanga, Chair IN RE: Senate Bill No. 662, As Engrossed Committee on Public Health By: Moncrief House Austin, Texas FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SB662 ( Relating to the unauthorized practice of chiropractic; providing civil and administrative penalties and injunctive relief.) this office has detemined the following: Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SB662-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. The Board of Chiropractic Examiners would be able to monitor whether an owner or operator of a chiropractic facility is licensed to practice chiropractic based on the information which they already collect. In addition, the Board has recently begun to do compliance visits across the state and would be able to check whether an owner is a licensed chiropractor during the visit. No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source: Agencies: 302 Office of the Attorney General 508 Board of Chiropractic Examiners LBB Staff: JK ,BB