Honorable Charles Schwertner, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB3519 by Guerra (Relating to reimbursement for home telemonitoring services under Medicaid.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill extends home telemonitoring medical reimbursement through 2019. HHSC must amend contracts to change the expiration date of the home telemonitoring benefit from September 1, 2015, to September 1, 2019. Associated costs are immaterial and could be absorbed within existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.