| TO: | Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services |
| FROM: | John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
| IN RE: | SB229 by Nelson (Relating to birthing facilities required to offer newborn hearing screenings.), As Introduced |
The bill would amend Chapter 47 of the Health and Safety Code by removing the exemptions for certain facilities from newborn hearing screening requirements based on the population of the county in which the facility is located. The bill would take effect September 1, 2011.
The Department of State Health Services indicates that the bill would have no fiscal impact because the majority of facilities that would be affected by the change in statute are already reporting screening results.
| Source Agencies: | 537 State Health Services, Department of
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| LBB Staff: | JOB, CL, MB, VJC, NB
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