Honorable Myra Crownover, Chair, House Committee on Public Health
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB914 by Kolkhorst (Relating to a council on long-term care facility surveys and informal dispute resolution.), As Engrossed
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would create a council on long-term care facility surveys and informal dispute resolution. The bill would require the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to establish the council, which includes employees of the Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS), no later than December 1, 2015. The bill requires the council to submit a report by January 1, 2017, on the council's findings and recommendations to the HHSC executive commissioner, the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house, and the chairs of the appropriate legislative committees. The bill would expire on June 1, 2017. HHSC and DADS indicate that the provisions of the bill can be implemented within existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
529 Health and Human Services Commission, 539 Aging and Disability Services, Department of