| TO: | Honorable Carlos Uresti, Chair, House Committee on Human Services |
| FROM: | John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB3354 by Davis, John (Relating to nursing home facilities licensed under Chapter 242 of the Health and Safety Code, and assisted living facilities licensed under Chapter 247 of the Health and Safety Code.), As Introduced |
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend a number of sections of the Health and Safety Code, Chapters 242 and 247; and Government Code, Section 531. The bill would also impact the way the Department of Human Services (DHS) handles proposed and adopted rules.
The bill would add authority for assisted living facilities to the Long Term Care Oversight Committee and amend Section 242.852, Health and Safety Code, to add that covert use of an electronic monitoring device in a nursing facility is a Class B misdemeanor.
The bill would amend Section 242.0372, requiring liability insurance for nursing homes, changing the effective date from September 1, 2003 to September 1, 2005. Current appropriations do not reflect any expenditure for liability insurance pursuant to this section and enactment of this Legislation would not result in a savings of State funds.
DHS indicated that any costs incurred as a result of the passage of the bill could be absorbed by the agency.
| Source Agencies: | 324 Department of Human Services, 529 Health and Human Services Commission
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| LBB Staff: | JK, EB, KF, ML
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