Honorable Richard Peña Raymond, Chair, House Committee on Human Services
FROM:
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB3533 by Raymond (Relating to inspection procedures in certain long-term care facilities and the creation of a long-term care legislative oversight committee.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would require a Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) employee conducting an inspection, survey, or investigation of certain facilities is a healthcare professional licensed in Texas to provide proof of licensure at the request of an officer or employee of the facility. The bill would also require the Executive Commissioner of HHSC to adopt rules to ensure uniformity of inspections and enforcement of long-term care facilities, and to prepare and deliver a semi-annual progress report on uniform administration, interpretation, and enforcement actions. The bill would establish a Legislative Oversight Committee for long-term care and allow the committee to request reports and other information from HHSC related to facility regulatory and enforcement systems. The bill would require the committee to use existing staff and resources of the Senate and House of Representatives in performing its duties. The bill would take effect September 1, 2017.
Based on the LBB's analysis of the Health and Human Services Commission, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be absorbed utilizing existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.