LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                                May 7, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Mike Moncrief, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Health & Human Services
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB2419  by Coleman (Relating to charity care requirements
               for certain hospitals.), As Engrossed
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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It is assumed that any costs the Department of Health would incur
associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be
absorbed by the agency within existing resources.  Hospitals owned by
local governments will be required to report annually summary
information on their charity care policies and on community benefits
provided. It is assumed any cost associated with this requirement would
be absorbed by these hospitals within existing resources.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   304   Comptroller of Public Accounts, 501   Texas
                   Department of Health
LBB Staff:         JK, HD, RM