TO: | Honorable John Whitmire, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice |
FROM: | John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board |
IN RE: | SB1713 by Whitmire (Relating to compensation under the Crime Victims' Compensation Act for forensic medical examinations performed with respect to victims of family violence. ), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted |
Fiscal Year | Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds |
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2012 | $0 |
2013 | $0 |
2014 | $0 |
2015 | $0 |
2016 | $0 |
Fiscal Year | Probable Savings/(Cost) from Crime Victims Comp Acct 469 |
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2012 | ($3,746,729) |
2013 | ($3,746,729) |
2014 | ($3,746,729) |
2015 | ($3,746,729) |
2016 | ($3,746,729) |
The Office of the Attorney General anticipates that approximately 5,303 additional claims would be filed for compensation payments related to forensic medical exams for family violence at a cost of approximately $700 per claim. Therefore, the total cost for additional claim payments would be $3,712,100 out of the General Revenue Dedicated-Compensation to Victims of Crime Account No. 469 each fiscal year.
In addition, the OAG currently has a cost containment contract with a vendor to review medical bills submitted for victim claim payments to ensure that each claim is paid at the appropriate amount. Each claim payment reviewed by the vendor costs $6.53. Therefore, the additional medical claims reviewed by the vendor would cost $34,629 per fiscal year.
Source Agencies: | 302 Office of the Attorney General, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
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LBB Staff: | JOB, ESi, MS, JM
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