LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session March 26, 2001 TO: Honorable Patricia Gray, Chair, House Committee on Public Health FROM: John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB3043 by Luna, Vilma (Relating to prevention and detection of fraud in hospital district funded indigent health care programs.), As Introduced ************************************************************************** * No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. * ************************************************************************** The provisions of the bill would authorize a hospital district to adopt reasonable procedures for minimizing and detecting fraud and for conducting administrative hearings, including an appeals process, on disqualifying persons from receiving indigent care. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: 501 Texas Department of Health LBB Staff: JK, HD, DB