LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 78TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 22, 2003

TO:	Honorable Jaime Capelo, Chair, House Committee on Public Health
FROM:	John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1148 by Shapleigh (Relating to the information provided to parents of newborn children relating to immunizations.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require a hospital, birthing center, or other specified medical personnel to provide an informational pamphlet to a newborn's parents, managing conservator, or guardian before the discharge of the newborn after birth.

The Department of Health (TDH) would be required to develop the pamphlet to provide information about childhood immunizations. TDH indicates no significant fiscal impact.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

529 Health and Human Services Commission, 501 Department of Health, 532 Interagency Council on Early Childhood Intervention

LBB Staff:

JK, AJ, EB, KF, KG