LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 86TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 9, 2019

TO:	Honorable Eddie Lucio III, Chair, House Committee on Insurance
FROM:	John McGeady, Assistant Director     Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB2387 by Bonnen, Greg (relating to the regulation of utilization review, independent review, and peer review for health benefit plan and workers' compensation coverage.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Insurance Code and Labor Code relating to the regulation of utilization review, independent review, and peer review for health benefit plan and workers' compensation coverage. Based on information provided by the Texas Department of Insurance, Teacher Retirement System, State Office of Risk Management, The University of Texas System Administration, and Texas A&M University System Administration, 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 applies only to utilization, independent, or peer review that was requested on or after September 1, 2019. The bill would take effect on September 1, 2019.

Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

479 State Office of Risk Management, 601 Department of Transportation, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration, 323 Teacher Retirement System, 454 Department of Insurance, 529 Health and Human Services Commission

LBB Staff:

WP, CMa, SGr, CP, LR