Honorable Robert Duncan, Chair, Senate Committee on State Affairs
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB555 by Janek (Relating to requirements for certain medical treatment consent forms.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would require that certain medical treatment disclosure forms be printed in English and Spanish. The Department of State Health Services indicates that the disclosure forms would need to be translated into Spanish, at a total, one-time cost of $500. There would be additional translation costs if the forms are revised. It is assumed that the department would be able to absorb these costs within existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.