LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              March 27, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Patricia Gray, Chair, House Committee on Public
               Health
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB2602  by Coleman (Relating to indigent health care.),
               As Introduced
  
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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 in the county
indigent health care program 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 be likely to
result in a reduction in State expenditures because State expenditures
for this program are currently below the levels authorized in statute.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   324   Texas Department of Human Services, 501   Texas
                   Department of Health, 304   Comptroller of Public
                   Accounts
LBB Staff:         JK, HD, SW, PP