LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                            February 12, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Health
               Services
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB122  by Nelson (Relating to automated external
               defibrillator devices.), As Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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*  The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal      *
*  basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of    *
*  the bill.                                                             *
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*  The bill would require the Department of Health to adopt rules to     *
*  establish minimum requirements for training for persons acquiring     *
*  an automated external defibrillator.  It is assumed that the          *
*  department can accomplish this within existing resources.             *
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Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated, although persons acquiring an automated external
defibrillator would be required to notify the local emergency medical
services provider of the existence, location, and type of automated
external defibrillator.
  
  
Source Agencies:   501   Department Of Health, 477   Adv Comm/Emer
                   Communicat
LBB Staff:         JK, TP, KF