LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                                   Austin, Texas
         
                                   FISCAL NOTE
                               75th Regular Session
         
                                  April 25, 1997
         
         
      TO: Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair            IN RE:  Senate Bill No. 943, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
          Committee on Health & Human Services                              By: Nelson
          Senate
          Austin, Texas
         
         
         
         
         FROM:  John Keel, Director    
         
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SB943 ( Relating 
to the regulation of medical radiologic technologists and other 
persons who perform radiologic procedures.) this office has 
detemined the following:
         
         Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SB943-Committee Report 1st 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 primarily transfer authority relating to radiological 
procedures from the Texas Department of Health (TDH) to the 
Board of Medical Examiners (BME). 
 
Methodolgy
 
Cost savings to TDH should equal costs incurred by BME.
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           Change in Number   
            Savings/(Cost)     Savings/(Cost)     of State                                                
            from General       from General       Employees from                                          
            Revenue Fund       Revenue Fund       FY 1997                                                 
            0001               0001                                                                        
       1998            $2,749          ($2,749)               0.0                                    
       1998             2,749           (2,749)               0.0                                    
       2000             2,749           (2,749)               0.0                                    
       2001             2,749           (2,749)               0.0                                    
       2002             2,749           (2,749)               0.0                                    
 
 
         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
                                         503   Board of Medical Examiners
                      LBB Staff:   JK ,BB ,AC