LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 9, 2011

TO:	Honorable Veronica Gonzales, Chair, House Committee on Border & Intergovernmental Affairs
FROM:	John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB394 by Gonzales, Veronica (Relating to the authority of certain counties to provide health care services.), As Introduced

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code to authorize a county located on the Texas-Mexico border to provide health care services to a person in the county regardless of the person's income and to provide funding for those services from the county treasury. The county would be allowed to establish standards and application, documentation, and verification procedures for determining a person's eligibility to receive health care services under the statute.

Local Government Impact

The fiscal impact to units of local government could be significant, but would vary depending on decisions made by a county regarding standards and application of the provisions of the bill, what services a county currently offers, and the number of persons seeking services.

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LBB Staff:

JOB, KM, TP