LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                               May 17, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable James E. "Pete" Laney, Speaker of the House,
               House of Representatives
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB2602  by Coleman (Relating to indigent health care.),
               As Passed 2nd House
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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Under existing statute, the maximum income for patients participating in
the county indigent health care program (CIHCP) will be raised from 21%
to 25% of the Federal Poverty Income Level (FPIL) on January 1, 2002.
The bill would eliminate this change.

The implementation of the provisions of the bill would not likely result
in a reduction in state expenditures because state expenditures for the
CIHCP are currently below the levels authorized in statute.

The bill would also authorize the Texas Department of Health to allocate
an unspecified portion of the Tertiary Care Facility Program (TCFP)
funding toward the CIHCP.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   304   Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff:         JK, HD, SW