LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 14, 2003

TO:	Honorable Helen Giddings, Chair, House Committee on Business & Industry
FROM:	John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB3000 by Capelo (Relating to reimbursement under the workers' compensation system for certain providers of health care services.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill amends the Labor Code to include surgical assistants, surgical technologists/certified first assistants to bill for services in the workers' compensation system.  The Workers' Compensation Commission estimates a $75,000 cost to the bill.  It is assumed that any additional work as a result of the passage of the bill could be absorbed within current resources.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:	453 Workers' Compensation Commission, 478 Research and Oversight Council on Workers' Compensation
LBB Staff:	JK, JRO, RT, JW