TO: | Honorable Carlos Uresti, Chair, House Committee on Government Reform |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB799 by Uresti (Relating to the creation of an online medical passport for foster children.), As Introduced |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2006 | ($1,292,682) |
2007 | $0 |
2008 | $0 |
2009 | $0 |
2010 | $0 |
Fiscal Year | Probable Savings/(Cost) from GENERAL REVENUE FUND 1 |
Probable Savings/(Cost) from FEDERAL FUNDS 555 |
---|---|---|
2006 | ($1,292,682) | ($351,952) |
2007 | $0 | $0 |
2008 | $0 | $0 |
2009 | $0 | $0 |
2010 | $0 | $0 |
The bill would require the Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS), by March 1, 2006, to develop and implement an Internet-based medical passport for each foster child. The medical passport system must enable health care providers to update information from the Internet and be secure, confidential, and accessible to any computer with Internet access using existing hardware and software. The bill would require DFPS to provide training or instructional materials on how to use the medical passport and to ensure that the medical passport system is operated in coordination with various fraud prevention activities.
To provide a stand alone Online Medical Passport system the agency would develop and implement an Internet-based medical passport for each foster child. The passport must be maintained in an electronic format. The database will include the name and address of each of the child's health care providers; and a record of each visit to a health care provider, including routine checkups conducted in accordance with the Texas Health Steps program. The system used to access the medical passport must be secure and maintain the confidentiality of the child's medical records; be accessible from any computer that has access to the Internet, without requiring the purchase by a physician or other health care provider of additional hardware or software; and allow a physician or other health care provider to update the passport from the Internet. Estimated costs are based on similar IT projects that have been implemented within recent years.
Following the methodology above for a comparable system would cost $1,644,634 for implementation.
Source Agencies: | 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 530 Department of Family and Protective Services
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LBB Staff: | JOB, LB, PP, RC, NM
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