S.B. 1356 78(R)    BILL ANALYSIS


S.B. 1356
By: Nelson
Public Health
Committee Report (Unamended)



BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE 

Currently, the United States Department of Health and Human Services has
not created a universal provider numbering system. S.B. 1356 changes the
effective date of past state legislation in anticipation of federal action
to create such a numbering system. 

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

It is the committee's opinion that this bill does not expressly grant any
additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency, or
institution. 

ANALYSIS

Amends Chapter 1266, Section (2), Acts of the 76th Legislature, Regular
Session, 1999, to require the director of the Department of Public Safety
of the State of Texas (DPS) to adopt rules required by Section 481.003(b),
Health and Safety Code, not earlier than the 180th day after, and not
later than the first anniversary of, the date on which compliance with a
rule adopted by the United States Department of Health and Human Services
creating a universal provider numbering system takes effect, rather than
January 1, 2003.   Provides that a rule adopted by the director of DPS
under this Act takes effect on adoption, rather than on January 1, 2003.  


EFFECTIVE DATE
Upon passage, or, if the Act does not receive the necessary vote, the Act
takes effect September 1, 2003.