TO: | Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, House Committee on Public Health |
FROM: | John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | HB3528 by Davis, Yvonne (Relating to the licensing and regulation of the practice of dietetics and nutrition care services.), As Introduced |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2010 | $31,968 |
2011 | $0 |
2012 | $26,640 |
2013 | $0 |
2014 | $26,640 |
Fiscal Year | Probable Revenue Gain from General Revenue Fund 1 |
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2010 | $31,968 |
2011 | $0 |
2012 | $26,640 |
2013 | $0 |
2014 | $26,640 |
Calculations by the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) assume that the number of licensed dietitians will increase by 296. The initial license fee is $108 for a two-year license; the two-year renewal fee is $90.
According to DSHS, the total cost of the bill would be $1,368,824 in All Funds in fiscal year 2010 and $24,060,905 in All Funds in each fiscal year thereafter to replace existing staff (mostly contract staff providing WIC services) with licensed staff, as required by the bill. DSHS assumes that federal WIC funds would be redirected from client services to pay for higher staff salaries. It is estimated this would result in approximately 720,000 fewer clients receiving nutrition and education counseling and approximately 139,000 fewer clients receiving nutritious food supplements. If the federal government determined that federal funds funds could not be redirected, General Revenue would be required to implement the bill.
Source Agencies: | 537 State Health Services, Department of
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LBB Staff: | JOB, CL, PP, VJC
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