LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 10, 2011

TO:
Honorable Jim Jackson, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
 
FROM:
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB2452 by Zedler (Relating to disclosures regarding liability limits and malpractice insurance and related coverage in connection with services provided at health care institutions.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Texas Civil Practice and Remedies Code, Section 1, Subchapter A, Chapter 74,  by requiring a health care institution owned or operated by the state or subdivision of the state, including a hospital district, provide written notice to the individual being treated disclosing; the liability limits applicable to a health care liability claim against the institution; the liability limits applicable to a health care liability claim against a private institution; whether a physician or health care provider is covered by malpractice insurance or another form of financial responsibility and the amounts of that responsibility if any. 

The bill takes effect on September 1, 2011.

It is assumed tha any costs associated with implementing the bill could be absorbed with in exsisting resources.


Local Government Impact

A health care institutions owner or operated by political subdivisions of the state would face costs associated with formulating and printing the information required by the bill; however, these costs are not anticipated to be significant.


Source Agencies:
529 Health and Human Services Commission, 537 State Health Services, Department of, 539 Aging and Disability Services, Department of, 709 Texas A&M University System Health Science Center, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration, 739 Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, 763 University of North Texas Health Science Center at Fort Worth
LBB Staff:
JOB, JT, RT, DE, KKR