| TO: | Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives |
| FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | HB1342 by Menendez (Relating to adoption of certain information technology.), As Passed 2nd House |
The bill would amend the Insurance Code to require certain health care providers to use information technology to provide additional information to the enrollee and physician or health care provider at the point of service. The bill also would require the Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) to adopt rules to implement the bill and create a waiver process to exempt certain insurers and health care providers from requirements listed in the bill. It is anticipated that any costs associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within existing agency resources.
Based on the analysis by the Teacher Retirement System, the agency would have an additional cost from the third-party administrator for TRS-Active Care to implement the bill's information technology requirements. These costs are expected to be absorbed within the agency's existing budget.
| Source Agencies: | 454 Department of Insurance, 323 Teacher Retirement System, 720 The University of Texas System Administration
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, SD, CH, KJG
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