LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              April 10, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Patricia Gray, Chair, House Committee on Public
               Health
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB1316  by Farabee (Relating to the consideration of a
               trust as property liable for the support of clients at
               mental health community centers or patients at state
               hospitals.), As Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill amends sections of the Health and Safety Code that relate to
payment for services at community centers (Section 534.0175(a)) and at
state hospitals (Section 552.018(a)).  The bill would increase the trust
exemption allowed mental health consumers at community centers and state
hospitals.  The amount of a trust that is not considered to be the
property of the client or the client's estate and is therefore not
liable for the client's support is currently $50,000.  The bill would
increase it to $250,000.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   655   TX Dept. of Mental Health & Mental Retardation
LBB Staff:         JK, HD, MB