LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 18, 2013

TO:	Honorable Richard Peña Raymond, Chair, House Committee on Human Services
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB3158 by Zerwas (Relating to Medicaid managed care pilot programs for contracts with provider-directed managed care organizations, including organizations that delegate to health care collaboratives, and to the establishment of those collaboratives.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend Chapter 533 of the Government Code to require the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), if cost-effective and feasible, to develop and implement pilot programs under which HHSC contracts with provider-directed managed care organizations. The Department of Insurance and HHSC indicate the provisions of the bill can be implemented within existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

454 Department of Insurance, 529 Health and Human Services Commission

LBB Staff:

UP, CL, LR, VJC, NB, ACl