Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
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 1st 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.
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