LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 86TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 21, 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:	SB670 by Buckingham (Relating to Medicaid telemedicine and telehealth services.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted

The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined at this time.

The bill would require the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to amend reimbursement policy related to telemedicine and telehealth services under Medicaid, including Medicaid managed care. According to HHSC, there would be a significant fiscal impact but HHSC does not have the information necessary to make appropriate assumptions to determine that impact.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

529 Health and Human Services Commission, 537 State Health Services, Department of

LBB Staff:

WP, AKi, LR