Honorable Byron Cook, Chair, House Committee on State Affairs
FROM:
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB2088 by Smithee (Relating to failure to submit to an examination by a designated doctor under the workers' compensation system.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Labor Code relating to failure to submit to an examination by a designated doctor under the workers' compensation system. Based on the analysis by the Texas Department of Insurance, the Texas Department of Transportation, and Texas A&M University System, it is assumed that all duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources. It is assumed that the duties and responsibilities associated with the University of Texas System Administration, the State Office of Risk Management, or the Texas Tech University System implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing agency resources.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
454 Department of Insurance, 479 State Office of Risk Management, 601 Department of Transportation, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration, 768 Texas Tech University System Administration