| TO: | Honorable Dianne White Delisi, Chair, House Committee on Public Health |
| FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB3097 by Laubenberg (Relating to reporting of diabetes diagnosed in persons younger than 18 years of age.), As Introduced |
| Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
|---|---|
| 2006 | ($585,696) |
| 2007 | ($300,999) |
| 2008 | ($242,704) |
| 2009 | ($242,704) |
| 2010 | ($242,704) |
| Fiscal Year | Probable Savings/(Cost) from GENERAL REVENUE FUND 1 |
Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2005 |
|---|---|---|
| 2006 | ($585,696) | 2.0 |
| 2007 | ($300,999) | 2.0 |
| 2008 | ($242,704) | 1.0 |
| 2009 | ($242,704) | 1.0 |
| 2010 | ($242,704) | 1.0 |
The bill relates to reporting of diabetes diagnosed in persons younger than 18 years of age. The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code by adding Chapter 81A. The bill would require physicians, health care facilities and laboratories to report to the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) each newly diagnosed case of diabetes in persons younger than 18 years of age. Upon enactment, the bill would take effect September 1, 2005.
According to DSHS, the agency would contract for the development and maintenance of a Web-based reporting system. DSHS indicates that one estimate of the new cases of diabetes in youth in Texas is that 1,000 new cases would be diagnosed per year. The estimated contracted system development cost for a Web-based computer application would total $430,000 ($100/hr times 4300 hours) for FY 2006 and $200,000 for ongoing support and enhancements for the computer application each year of FY 2007-2010.
DSHS assumes that 2 FTEs would be needed in FY 2006-07 and one FTE would be needed in subsequent years. In FY 2006, the estimated costs would include $67,082 for salary and benefits (nine months only due to phase-in), $4,547 for rent and utilities, and $1,500 for in-state travel. The estimated costs for other operating expenses would total $1,646 including $1,188 for office supplies and postage, and $458 for telephone. The estimated cost for leased personal computers would total $1,806. One-time information technology costs would total $79,116 including $38,696 for hardware equipment purchases and $40,420 for software equipment.
In FY 2007, the estimated costs would include $89,443 for salary and benefits, $2,000 for in-state travel, $6,062 for rent and utilities, and $2,194 for other operating costs. Information technology costs for leased personal computers would total $1,300.
In FY 2008-2010, the estimated costs (each year) would include $37,926 for salary and benefits (1 FTE only), $3,031 for rent and utilities, and $1,097 for other operating costs. IT costs for leased personal computer would total $650.
Information Technology (IT) costs: One-time purchases in FY 2006-- $38,686 for IT equipment and $40,420 for IT software. Leased personal computers for staff -- $1,806 in FY 2006, $1,300 in FY 2007 and $650 each year in FY 2008-2010.
| Source Agencies: | 537 Department of State Health Services
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, CL, KF, RM
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