LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              March 28, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Elliott Naishtat, Chair, House Committee on
               Human Services
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB2774  by Chavez (Relating to the establishment of pilot
               projects to demonstrate the applications of technology in
               providing certain services under the medical assistance
               program.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would authorize the Health and Human Services Commission to
establish one or more pilot projects. The cost of the project(s) would
be subject to reimbursement through the Medicaid program and would
demonstrate the application of technology in providing rehabilitation
services, services for the aging or disabled, or long term care
services. The bill further provides relative to federal waivers. The
bill does not specify the number of participants in the project or
whether services related to technology would supplement or replace
current services. For purposes of this fiscal note, it is assumed
services related to technology would replace current services.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   324   Texas Department of Human Services, 655   TX
                   Dept. of Mental Health & Mental Retardation, 529
                   Health and Human Services Commission
LBB Staff:         JK, HD, AJ