LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                              April 8, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Mike Moncrief, Chair, Senate Committee on
               Health & Human Services
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  SB1299  by Lucio (Relating to the creation and duties of
               a task force on rate-setting methodologies for the
               Medicaid and state child health plan programs.), As
               Introduced
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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The bill would create a task force on rate setting methodologies in the
State child health and medical assistance programs (Children's Health
Insurance Program and Medicaid).  The bill would exempt the task force
from Chapter 2110 of the Government Code and therefore, among other
provisions, reimbursement for travel and related expenses for members of
the task force would not require authorization in the General
Appropriations Act.
  
Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   529   Health and Human Services Commission
LBB Staff:         JK, HD, KF