TO: | Honorable Jaime Capelo, Chair, House Committee on Public Health |
FROM: | John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB1930 by Capelo (Relating to certain fees and administrative penalties applicable to emergency medical services providers.), As Introduced |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
---|---|
2004 | $0 |
2005 | $0 |
2006 | $0 |
2007 | $0 |
2008 | $0 |
Fiscal Year | Probable Revenue Gain fromGENERAL REVENUE FUND 1 |
Probable (Cost) fromGENERAL REVENUE FUND 1 |
---|---|---|
2004 | $254,740 | ($254,740) |
2005 | $254,740 | ($254,740) |
2006 | $254,740 | ($254,740) |
2007 | $254,740 | ($254,740) |
2008 | $254,740 | ($254,740) |
The Texas Department of Health made the following assumptions:
1. It would increase fees in an amount necessary to cover the cost of administering the program. TDH assumed that $1,226,510 of revenue would be received each year from fees relating to emergency medical services providers. This represents an increase of $224,340 per year over current collections.
2. With the increase cap on administrative penalties, TDH assumed that $100,000 of revenue would be received each year. This represents an increase of $30,400 per year over current collections.
3. All increases in revenue would be used to cover the cost of administering the program.
4. There would be no additional costs to the agency to collect and process these fees, as existing staff would continue to perform this function.
Costs to emergency medical services (EMS) providers to implement the bill would depend on the actions of the Texas Department of Health (TDH).
The cost to EMS providers to implement Sections 1 through 8, 10, and 11 of the bill would depend on the fee structure developed by TDH in the wake of the elimination of fee caps and the setting of fees to cover costs. The larger the increase, the greater the fiscal impact on EMS providers. The Austin-Travis County EMS Department reported certification fees of $7,825 forwarded to TDH in fiscal year 2002. The Austin Fire Department reported that it spends approximately $12,500 per year in certification fees for its firefighters.
Source Agencies: | 501 Department of Health
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LBB Staff: | JK, EB, KF, LW, KG
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