Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
FROM:
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB1612 by Lucio (Relating to the provision of information by health and human services agencies to assist children with velocardiofacial syndrome.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Human Resources Code as it relates to the provision of information by health and human services (HHS) agencies to assist children with velocardiofacial syndrome.
The bill would require the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to develop information regarding velocardiofacial syndrome using medically accurate and peer-reviewed literature and to provide this information to each HHS agency that provides intervention services to young children. In turn, HHS agencies that provide intervention services to young children would be required to provide the information regarding velocardiofacial syndrome to appropriate health care coordinators and therapists and to parents of a child that is known by the agency to have at least two of the conditions outlined by the bill.
It is assumed that any costs associated with the provisions of the bill could be absorbed within existing resources.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2009.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
529 Health and Human Services Commission, 538 Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Department of