LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session May 9, 2001 TO: Honorable David Sibley, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB2614 by Solis, Jim (Relating to a dental services pilot program in border-region counties.), As Engrossed ************************************************************************** * Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for * * HB2614, As Engrossed: negative impact of $(1,130,841) 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. * ************************************************************************** General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact: **************************************************** * Fiscal Year Probable Net Positive/(Negative) * * Impact to General Revenue Related * * Funds * * 2002 $(102,860) * * 2003 (1,027,981) * * 2004 0 * * 2005 0 * * 2006 0 * **************************************************** All Funds, Five-Year Impact: *************************************************************************** *Fiscal Probable Savings/(Cost) from Change in Number of State * * Year General Revenue Fund Employees from FY 2001 * * 0001 * * 2002 $(102,860) 2.0 * * 2003 (1,027,981) 2.0 * * 2004 0 0.0 * * 2005 0 0.0 * * 2006 0 0.0 * *************************************************************************** Fiscal Analysis The bill would require the Department of Health (TDH) to develop and implement a dental care pilot program to provide dental services for indigent residents in border-region counties selected by the department. The bill would require the department to report on the cost-effectiveness and other outcomes of the program. The bill would expire September 1, 2003. Methodology It is assumed TDH would experience a delay of 12 months for rulemaking and to start up the program. TDH would pattern the program after the Dental Public Health Fee for Service Program and provide services to children ages one through 18 in families at or below 185% of the Federal Poverty Level and not eligible for Medicaid or CHIP. Services would be provided through contractors based on a Request for Proposal process in border areas, with one contractor per region. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 501 Texas Department of Health LBB Staff: JK, JO, HD, KF, PP