LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
April 3, 2017

TO:
Honorable Larry Phillips, Chair, House Committee on Insurance
 
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB3276 by Oliverson (Relating to notice of health benefit plan provider network status provided by certain freestanding emergency medical care facilities.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code to require certain freestanding emergency medical care facilities to post notice that either lists the health benefit plan provider networks in which the facility participates or states that the facility is not a participating provider of any health benefit plan provider network. The bill would take effect September 1, 2017. The Health and Human Services Commission 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, AG, EP, MDI, TBo, JGA