LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                            February 28, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Mike Moncrief, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Health & Human Services
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB832  by Moncrief (Relating to requiring reports from
               the Health and Human Services Commission about the state
               Medicaid program.), As Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would require the Health and Human Services Commission to assume
new responsibilities, including preparation of a Biennial Medicaid
Financial Report and a Quarterly Report of Medicaid Expenditures.  The
Commission estimates these responsibilities could be achieved using
existing funding and FTEs.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   529   Health and Human Services Commission, 304
                   Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff:         JK, HD, PP