LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 75th Regular Session April 7, 1997 TO: Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair IN RE: Senate Bill No. 1248, Committee Report 1st House, Substituted Committee on Health & Human Services By: Madla Senate Austin, Texas FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SB1248 ( Relating to intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded; imposing civil and criminal penalties.) this office has detemined the following: Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SB1248-Committee Report 1st House, as amended FN Revision 1 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 bill would add Chapter 252 to the Health and Safety Code for the regulation of intermediate care facilities for the mentally retarded (ICF-MR). Under current law, ICF-MR regulation is governed by Chapter 242. Section 252.065 (b) of the bill would lower the maximum administrative penalty from $10,000 per offense to $5,000 per offense. Lowering the maximum penalty could result in reduced general revenue funds for the state. The potential fiscal impact, however, is expected to be less than $30,000 per year. No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source: Agencies: LBB Staff: JK ,BB