Honorable Senfronia Thompson, Chair, House Committee on Public Health
FROM:
John McGeady, Assistant Director Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB2059 by Blanco (Relating to required human trafficking prevention training for health care practitioners and certain employees of health care facilities.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would require training on identifying and assisting victims of human trafficking for health care practitioners, including those employed by a health care facility, and their employees. The training course would use the standardized curriculum created by the human trafficking prevention task force, or something substantially similar, and be approved by the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC).
The Medical Board, Board of Nursing, and Board of Pharmacy indicate that the provisions of the bill could be absorbed using existing resources. HHSC would have costs related to establishing rules, approving the course, and making the course available but this analysis assumes those costs could be absorbed with existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
503 Texas Medical Board, 507 Texas Board of Nursing, 515 Board of Pharmacy, 529 Health and Human Services Commission