LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 86TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 20, 2019

TO:	Honorable Kelly Hancock, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
FROM:	John McGeady, Assistant Director     Sarah Keyton, Assistant Director Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB747 by Kolkhorst (Relating to required notice of the cost and health benefit plan coverage of newborn screening tests.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

It is assumed that the provisions of the bill relating to publishing the cost of a newborn screening test on the Department of State Health Service's website and review of individual and group issuers form filings by the Department of Insurance could be absorbed using existing resources.

Local Government Impact

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

Source Agencies:

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

LBB Staff:

WP, CLo, EP, AMa, CP