LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 75th Regular Session May 5, 1997 TO: Honorable Hugo Berlanga, Chair IN RE: Senate Bill No. 788, Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted Committee on Public Health By: Ellis House Austin, Texas FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SB788 ( Relating to the duty of certain hospitals to provide community benefits and charity care.) this office has detemined the following: Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SB788-Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated, although some public hospitals will be required to report on their charity care and community benefits activities. Source: Agencies: 501 Department of Health LBB Staff: JK ,BB ,KF