LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session March 30, 1999 TO: Honorable Patricia Gray, Chair, House Committee on Public Health FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB2565 by Christian (Relating to payment for health care services provided to certain persons by public hospitals and hospital districts.), As Introduced ************************************************************************** * 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. * ************************************************************************** Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. The bill would allow a public hospital or hospital district that provides health care services to a patient the hospital suspects is an eligible county resident for the purposes of the Indigent Health Care and Treatment Act to require the patient to provide certain information and authorize the release of certain information so that the hospital district or public hospital can submit a claim. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: JK, TP, KF