LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 83RD LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 24, 2013

TO:	Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB1401 by Carona (Relating to the eligibility of certain providers of laboratory services to participate in programs administered by health and human services agencies or the Health and Human Services Commission.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend Chapter 531 of the Government Code to authorize any provider of diagnostic laboratory services to be eligible to participate in all health and human services programs as an in-state provider as long as the provider maintains diagnostic lab operations and employs at least 1000 persons within Texas. The bill would take effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house. If not, the bill would take effect September 1, 2013.

The Health and Human Services Commission anticipates there would be a cost related to technology changes to implement the provisions of the bill; the federal matching is assumed to be 75% and 50% respectively for these costs, resulting in a minimal impact to General Revenue Funds.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

529 Health and Human Services Commission

LBB Staff:

UP, LR, ES, CL, NB