LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
 
FISCAL NOTE, 86TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
 
May 17, 2019

TO:
Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
 
FROM:
John McGeady, Assistant Director     Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director
Legislative Budget Board
 
IN RE:
HB463 by Springer (Relating to reciprocity agreements between certain air ambulance companies operating a subscription program.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend Chapter 773 of the Health and Safety Code to require the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission to adopt rules related to air ambulance companies that ensure the protection of health and safety, comply with federal law, and establish minimum standards for reciprocity agreements. The bill would require air ambulance companies that operate a subscription program to enter into reciprocity agreements with all other air ambulance companies in the same service delivery area that also operate a subscription program. DSHS has determined that the provisions of the bill could be implemented using existing resources. The bill would take effect September 1, 2019.
 
The federal Airline Deregulation Act (ADA) applies to and therefore preempts state law in price regulations of air transportation. See 49 U.S.C.A. § 41713 and Texas Attorney General Opinion No. GA-0684.

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.


Source Agencies:
537 State Health Services, Department of
LBB Staff:
WP, AKi, JQ, ND