LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 79TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 21, 2005

TO:	Honorable Dianne White Delisi, Chair, House Committee on Public Health
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Deputy Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1328 by Nelson ( relating to the privacy of protected health information.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would make changes relating to the privacy of protected health information and incorporates the federal Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) into several Texas statutes including the Family Code, Government Code, and Health and Safety Code.

The bill requires the state auditor to conduct an audit of state agencies to determine which agencies have designated themselves covered entities for the purposes of HIPAA.  

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

454 Department of Insurance, 530 Department of Family and Protective Services

LBB Staff:

JOB, JRO, CL, WP, LB