Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, House Committee on Public Health
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB3556 by Kolkhorst (Relating to the licensing and regulation of emergency medical services providers and a moratorium on the issuance of emergency medical services provider licenses.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code as it relates to the licensing and regulation of emergency medical services providers and a moratorium on the issuance of emergency medical services provider licenses. The bill adds provisions related to emergency ambulance transportation providers including requiring providers to provide the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) with letters of credit and a surety bond. Under the provisions of the bill, DSHS would be required to submit a report no later than December 1 of even numbered years to the Governor and the Legislature on license and regulatory actions on emergency medical service providers. Additionally, the bill places a moratorium on the issuance of a new emergency medical services provider license for the period beginning on September 1, 2013 and ending on February 28, 2015. Based on the analysis provided by DSHS and the Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA), the moratorium will result in a decrease in revenue, but this loss in revenue could reasonably be absorbed by DSHS. Based on the analysis provided by DSHS and CPA, it is assumed that 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:
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 537 State Health Services, Department of