| TO: | Honorable Dianne White Delisi, Chair, House Committee on Public Health |
| FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | SB44 by Nelson (Relating to the Indigent Health Care Advisory Committee. ), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted |
The bill would require the Executive Commissioner of Health and Human Services Commission to appoint an 11 member advisory committee to advise the Commission on rules and policies related to indigent health care. The bill specifies that the membership shall consist of four consumers or persons representing consumers, and seven other representatives.
The bill would require the advisory committee to 1) conduct a feasibility study and develop recommendations regarding the implementation of a pilot program for the regionalization of county indigent health care services and assistance and hospital district services and assistance; 2) review and propose recommendations for legislation updating indigent health care and treatment under this chapter; and 3) identify other areas or subjects related to indigent health care that the advisory committee could review or study. HHSC is also required to submit a report regarding the advisory committee’s recommendations not later than November 1 of each even-numbered year.
The bill states that Government Code Chapter 2110 provisions relating to size and composition of advisory committees does not apply.
The added section would expire on September 1, 2007.
The bill has an effective date of September 1, 2005.
| Source Agencies: | 529 Health and Human Services Commission
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, PP, CL, MB
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