LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 23, 2015

TO:
Honorable Richard Peña Raymond, Chair, House Committee on Human Services
 
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB1880 by Laubenberg (Relating to the applicability of adverse licensing, listing, or registration decisions by certain health and human services agencies.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend Section 531.951(a) of the Government Code, related to the applicability of adverse licensing, listing, or registration decisions by certain health and human services agencies. The bill would add ambulatory surgical centers, birthing centers, abortion facilities, end stage renal disease facilities, freestanding emergency medical care facilities, and narcotic drug treatment programs to the list of provider types for which health and human services agencies must maintain information about adverse actions for a period of ten years. It is assumed the Health and Human Services Commission and the Department of State Health Services could implement the provisions of the bill within exisiting appropriations.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.


Source Agencies:
537 State Health Services, Department of, 529 Health and Human Services Commission
LBB Staff:
UP, CH, NB, WP, LR, AG