LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
February 23, 2001
TO: Honorable Patricia Gray, Chair, House Committee on Public
Health
FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB846 by Maxey (Relating to the issuance of a contact
lens prescription and a patient's right of access to that
prescription.), As Introduced
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* HB846, As Introduced: an impact of $0 through the biennium ending *
* August 31, 2003. *
* *
* 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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General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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* Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) *
* Impact to General Revenue Related *
* Funds *
* 2002 $0 *
* 2003 0 *
* 2004 0 *
* 2005 0 *
* 2006 0 *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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*Fiscal Probable Savings/(Cost) from Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) *
* Year General Revenue Fund from General Revenue Fund *
* 0001 0001 *
* 2002 $(17,187) $17,187 *
* 2003 (6,746) 6,746 *
* 2004 (6,746) 6,746 *
* 2005 (6,746) 6,746 *
* 2006 (6,746) 6,746 *
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Fiscal Analysis
The bill would amend the Contact Lens Prescription Act (Chapter 353,
Occupations Code), relating to the issuance of a contact lens
prescription and a patient's right of access to prescriptions.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2001.
Methodology
The bill would require the dissemination of information, drafting of
rules, printing costs of communication documents such as brochures and
general rules. Staff time, cost in handling complaints for investigations
and the updating of the agency's web site are also included. It
assumes initial start-up costs in year one of $17,717 and $6,746 in each
subsequent year.
It is assumed that the Optometry Board would adjust fees collected by the
agency to offset any costs associated with the bill.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
Source Agencies: 514 Texas Optometry Board
LBB Staff: JK, HD, ER, RT