LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                              April 1, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Judith Zaffirini, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Human Services
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB1589  by Zaffirini (Relating to fraudulent claims for
               medical or health care benefits submitted under certain
               state programs), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
  
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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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*  It is assumed that affected agencies can implement the requirements   *
*  of the bill within existing resources.                                *
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The bill would expand the scope of the health care claims study and
require that certain steps be taken to improve the accuracy of future
studies.  The bill would increase the State's ability to assess the
efficacy of its current and future fraud and abuse control efforts.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, TP, AZ