TO: | Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Insurance |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB2011 by Rose (Relating to health benefit plan coverage for a hospital stay following mastectomy and certain related procedures.), As Introduced |
The bill would require health benefit plans to provide coverage for a hospital stay following mastectomy and certain other related procedures.
The Employees Retirement System (ERS), assumes that because the bill does not reference Chapter 1551 of the Insurance Code the bill would have no significant fiscal impact on ERS.
Based on the analysis the Texas Department of Insurance, it is assumed that there would be a one-time revenue gain of $5,000 in the General Revenue Dedicated Account Fund 36 in fiscal year 2008 because the bill would result in 50 filings, each accompanied by a $100 filing fee. Since General Revenue Dedicated Account Fund 36 is a self-leveling account, this analysis assumes all revenue generated would go toward fund balances or the maintenance tax would be set to recover a lower level of revenue the following year. It is also assumed that any costs that would be realized by TDI from implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within existing resources.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2007, and would only apply to a health benefit plan that is delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed on or after January 1, 2008.
Source Agencies: | 327 Employees Retirement System, 454 Department of Insurance
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LBB Staff: | JOB, JRO, MW, SK
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