Honorable Eddie Lucio III, Chair, House Committee on Insurance
FROM:
John McGeady, Assistant Director Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB1273 by Zedler (Relating to denial of payment for preauthorized health care services.), As Introduced
The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined at this time.
The bill would amend the Insurance Code relating to denial of payment for preauthorized health care services. According to the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC), the provisions of the bill would prevent the Office of Inspector General from recovering certain overpayments, which would result in significant increased costs in the Medicaid program. HHSC is unable to provide a specific estimate.
Based on information provided by the Texas Department of Insurance and Teacher Retirement System, this analysis assumes that the duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by utilizing existing resources.
The bill would take effect September 1, 2019.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
323 Teacher Retirement System, 327 Employees Retirement System, 454 Department of Insurance, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration