LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 75th Regular Session April 11, 1997 TO: Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair IN RE: Senate Bill No. 1763, Committee Report 1st House, as amended Committee on Health & Human Services By: Moncrief Senate Austin, Texas FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on SB1763 ( Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Human Services to contract for Medicaid-certified beds in nursing facilities.) this office has detemined the following: Biennial Net Impact to General Revenue Funds by SB1763-Committee Report 1st House, as amended 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 number of additional beds eligible to be Medicaid certified, per this bill, is expected to be insignificant relative to the number of existing Medicaid certified beds. No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source: Agencies: 324 Department of Human Services LBB Staff: JK ,BB