Honorable Myra Crownover, Chair, House Committee on Public Health
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB3433 by Sheffield (Relating to level of care designations for hospitals that provide neonatal and maternal care.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend Chapter 241 of the Health and Safety Code as it relates to the Perinatal Advisory Council. The bill would require the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to appoint two additional members meeting certain criteria to the advisory council. The bill would require that the executive commissioner adopt rules related to level of care designations for hospitals that provide neonatal and/or maternal care and complete the level of care designations within a certain timeframe. The Department of State Health Services and HHSC indicate that the provisions of the bill could be implemented within available resources.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
529 Health and Human Services Commission, 537 State Health Services, Department of