LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 86TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

April 15, 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:	HB3232 by Johnson, Julie (Relating to the authority of health benefit plan issuers to require utilization review for a health care service provided by network physicians or providers.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

It is assumed that the provisions of the bill relating to utilization reviews within health benefit plans could be absorbed using existing resources at the Department of Insurance and the Employees Retirement System. Additional costs at the Employees Retirement System may result in the need for higher contributions from both the state and plan members, depending upon actual plan experience and the totality of benefit requirements passed by the Legislature.

Based on information provided, the bill would not apply to plans at the Teacher Retirement System, the Health and Human Services Commission, the Texas A&M University System, or the University of Texas System.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

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

LBB Staff:

WP, CMa, SGr, KFB, CP, LR