LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              March 5, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Fred M. Bosse, Chair, House Committee on Civil
               Practices
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB233  by Hawley (Relating to the liability of volunteers
               at certain free health clinics.), As Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would include in the definition of charitable organization a
health clinic that provides services to its patients without collecting
a fee for those services other than that provided by any insurance
coverage that its patients may carry, without regard to whether the
clinic is operated by a public or private entity or funded partially or
wholly by public money.  The bill would limit the liability of a
volunteer for the charitable organization.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   
LBB Staff:         JK, TB