LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 21, 2003

TO:	Honorable Robert Duncan, Chair, Senate Committee on Jurisprudence
FROM:	John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB320 by Grusendorf (Relating to the refusal to administer or consent to the administration of certain psychiatric or psychological treatment to a child), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would exempt from the definition of neglect refusal to consent to certain medications for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. There would be no significant fiscal impact to the state.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

529 Health and Human Services Commission, 530 Department of Protective and Regulatory Services

LBB Staff:

JK, GO, VDS, AJ