LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 9, 2017

TO:
Honorable Four Price, Chair, House Committee on Public Health
 
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB3152 by Thompson, Senfronia (Relating to the care and transportation provided to a sexual assault survivor by a health care facility.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would require the Health and Human Services Commission to designate certain health care facilities as sexual assault forensic exam (SAFE)- ready facilities and to post a list of SAFE-ready facilities to the agency website. Non-SAFE-ready facilities would be required to develop and submit a transportation plan to HHSC for a sexual assault survivor who chooses to be transferred to a SAFE-ready facility. The bill would take effect September 1, 2017.

HHSC indicates that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed within the agency's existing resources.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.


Source Agencies:
529 Health and Human Services Commission, 537 State Health Services, Department of
LBB Staff:
UP, KCA, EP, MDI, TBo