LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 80TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 18, 2007

TO:	Honorable Dianne White Delisi, Chair, House Committee on Public Health
FROM:	John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB29 by Nelson (Relating to the creation of a minimum data set for the collection of information on health professionals by the statewide health coordinating council. ), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for SB29, Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted: an impact of $0 through the biennium ending August 31, 2009.

The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.

General Revenue-Related Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds
2008	$0
2009	$0
2010	$0
2011	$0
2012	$0

All Funds, Five-Year Impact:

Fiscal Year	Probable Savings/(Cost) from GENERAL REVENUE FUND 1	Probable Revenue Gain/(Loss) from GENERAL REVENUE FUND 1	Change in Number of State Employees from FY 2007
2008	($541,671)	$541,671	0.0
2009	$0	$0	0.0
2010	$0	$0	0.0
2011	$0	$0	0.0
2012	$0	$0	0.0

Fiscal Analysis

The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code to require the Department of Information Resources (DIR), through TexasOnline and in consultation with the statewide health coordinating council (council) and the Health Professions Council, to add certain mandatory information fields on an application or renewal form, through the data collection system developed under the provisions of the bill, for a license, certificate, or registration for certain persons. 

 

The relevant members of the Health Professions Council, in conjunction with DIR would be required to ensure that the mandatory information collected is transmitted to the council.

 

DIR would also be required to work with the health occupation regulatory agencies to minimize the costs of obtaining the information.

 

The bill would take effect March 1, 2008.

Methodology

Under the provisions of the bill, it is estimated that the following agencies would have cost associated with database modifications: Texas Medical Board ($11,250 in FY08), Texas State Board of Dental Examiners ($4,243 in FY08), Texas Board of Pharmacy ($4,058 in FY08), Texas Board of Examiners of Psychologists ($12,000 in FY08), the Executive Council of Physical Therapy & Occupational Therapy Examiners ($6,120 in FY08), Department of Information Resources ($339,000 in FY08) and the Department of State Health Services ($165,000 in FY08) for a total cost of $541,671 in FY08.

It is assumed that all agencies listed above would adjust fees to cover the additional costs associated with the implementation of the bill.  However, the funding authority would have to be appropriated to the agencies.

Technology

The technology impact would be $541,671 in FY08.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

313 Department of Information Resources, 364 Health Professions Council, 503 Texas Medical Board, 508 Board of Chiropractic Examiners, 514 Optometry Board, 515 Board of Pharmacy, 520 Board of Examiners of Psychologists, 533 Executive Council of Physical Therapy & Occupational Therapy Examiners, 537 State Health Services, Department of, 504 Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, 507 Board of Nurse Examiners, 512 Board of Podiatric Medical Examiners

LBB Staff:

JOB, CL, PP, RC, SJ