TO: | Honorable Dianne White Delisi, Chair, House Committee on Public Health |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB512 by Hughes (Relating to an exemption for certain physicians from the requirement to pay a registration fee.), As Introduced |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2006 | ($840,000) |
2007 | ($720,000) |
2008 | ($720,000) |
2009 | ($720,000) |
2010 | ($720,000) |
Fiscal Year | Probable Revenue (Loss) from GENERAL REVENUE FUND 1 |
Probable Revenue (Loss) from Physician Enforcement Account 8074 |
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2006 | ($840,000) | ($115,000) |
2007 | ($720,000) | ($86,000) |
2008 | ($720,000) | ($86,000) |
2009 | ($720,000) | ($86,000) |
2010 | ($720,000) | ($86,000) |
The Board of Medical Examiners estimates that 2,148 physicians would currently fall into the exempt category and 1,074 physicians on average would become eligible for this exemption each year.
The biennial registration permit fee includes the registration fee ($260), the professional fee ($400), the SB 104, 78th Legislature, Regular Session, surcharge ($80), the Office of Patient Protection fee ($2), and the TexasOnline fee ($8). The board began biennial licensing January 2005; by January 2006, all physician license renewals will be biennial. According to the Comptroller of Public Accounts, the annual fee totals $415, of which $335 is deposited to the General Revenue Fund 0001 and $80 is deposited to GR Account 5105—Public Assurance. The biennial fee totals $750, of which $670 is deposited to Fund 0001 and $80 is deposited to GR Account 5105. Because the bill would take effect before full implementation of biennial licensing, the figures for fiscal 2006 were adjusted accordingly.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2005.
Source Agencies: | 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 503 Board of Medical Examiners
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LBB Staff: | JOB, CL, MW, NV
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