LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 84TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 20, 2015

TO:	Honorable Myra Crownover, Chair, House Committee on Public Health
FROM:	Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB3974 by Darby (Relating to the expunction of the record of certain disciplinary actions against health care professionals.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would allow health care practitioners to have their disciplinary actions expunged if the disciplinary action is the only one on record, is administrative in nature, and was taken at least five years before the request for expunction. 

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

503 Texas Medical Board, 504 Texas State Board of Dental Examiners, 507 Texas Board of Nursing, 514 Optometry Board, 515 Board of Pharmacy, 533 Executive Council of Physical Therapy & Occupational Therapy Examiners, 537 State Health Services, Department of

LBB Staff:

UP, NB, JJ, THo, BRi