LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 3, 2005

TO:	Honorable Dianne White Delisi, Chair, House Committee on Public Health
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB3317 by Brown, Betty (Relating to financial arrangements between referring health care providers and providers of designated health services in rural areas; providing penalties.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The Office of the Attorney General, Texas Department of Insurance, Employees Retirement System, Board of Medical Examiners, and Office of Court Administration all indicate that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed within existing agency resources.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 302 Office of the Attorney General, 323 Teacher Retirement System, 327 Employees Retirement System, 357 Office of Rural Community Affairs, 454 Department of Insurance, 503 Board of Medical Examiners, 537 Department of State Health Services

LBB Staff:

JOB, CL, RB, KJG