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: HB2355 by Tillery (Relating to eligibility of a newborn
child for the state child health plan.), As Introduced
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* Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for *
* HB2355, As Introduced: negative impact of $(1,019,714) 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 $(595,466) *
* 2003 (424,248) *
* 2004 (431,717) *
* 2005 (430,846) *
* 2006 (433,758) *
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All Funds, Five-Year Impact:
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*Fiscal Probable Savings/(Cost) from GR Probable Savings/(Cost) from *
* Year Match for Title XXI (CHIP) Federal Funds - Federal *
* 8010 0555 *
* 2002 $(595,466) $(1,540,351) *
* 2003 (424,248) (1,093,634) *
* 2004 (431,717) (1,112,888) *
* 2005 (430,846) (1,110,643) *
* 2006 (433,758) (1,118,148) *
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Fiscal Analysis
The bill would require the Health and Human Services Commission to
provide retroactive coverage to the time of a child's birth for a child
whose family applies for coverage in the Children's Health Insurance
Program for that child no later than the 30th day after the birth of the
child.
Methodology
The Health and Human Services Commission assumes that implementing the
provisions of this bill would result in coverage of 207 infants in 2002,
152 infants in 2003, 155 infants in 2004 and 2005, and 156 in 2006, for
three months each. Three months are assumed to cover the one month
retroactive from date of application and two months it takes to become
enrolled in the Children's Health Insurance Program.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 501 Texas Department of Health, 529 Health and
Human Services Commission, 324 Texas Department of
Human Services
LBB Staff: JK, HD, KF, PP