LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE
75th Regular Session
May 12, 1997
TO: Honorable Hugo Berlanga, Chair IN RE: Senate Bill No. 1699, Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
Committee on Public Health By: Cain
House
Austin, Texas
FROM: John Keel, Director
In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SB1699 ( Relating
to the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners and the licensure
of physicians; providing penalties.) this office has detemined
the following:
Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SB1699-Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
Implementing the provisions of the bill would result in a net
impact to the State of $0 to General Revenue Related Funds through
the biennium ending August 31, 1999.
Fiscal Analysis
The bill would restructure and consolidate sections of the Medical
Practice Act. This would require some minor changes to the licensing
rules and procedures of the Board of Medical Examiners (BME);
however, these changes would not require additional funds.
The
bill would also amend the Medical Practice Act by requiring
the BME to create a professional profile of licensed physicians.
This profile would be updated annually; would be available
to the public; and would be more comprehensive than the profile
currently maintained by the BME. The bill would require the
BME to raise fees for each licensed physician to cover the costs
of administering the bill. The increase in fees could not exceed
$15 per fiscal year in the 1998-1999 biennium and could not
exceed $10 per year in the 2000-2001 biennium. The BME would
adopt rules necessary to implement the provisions of the bill.
Methodolgy
The bill would increase the workload related to collecting additional
information from the physicians, subsequent verification of
information, annual profile updates, and requests for information
by consumers and physicians. Such increases in workload would
require 5 FTEs for the development of the profile in the first
year and 2 FTEs for maintenance of the profile in subsequent
years. The physician profile would also require $128,653 in
computer hardware and software upgrades in the first year sufficient
to meet the number and size of the profiles. It is assumed
that the BME would raise fees by an amount necessary to cover
the increased costs.
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 ($256,367) $256,367 5.0
1998 (42,702) 42,702 2.0
2000 (42,702) 42,702 2.0
2001 (42,702) 42,702 2.0
2002 (42,702) 42,702 2.0
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:
503 Board of Medical Examiners
LBB Staff: JK ,BB ,AC