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:
SB1458 by Johnson (Relating to compliance with federal coding guidelines for certain divisions and offices within the Health and Human Services Commission.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would require the Health and Human Services Commission's (HHSC) Office of the Inspector General and HHSC's medical and utilization review appeals unit to comply with the federal coding guidelines adopted by the United States Department of Health and Human Services in accordance with the Health Insurance Portability and Privacy Act of 1996.
HHSC indicates that the provisions of the bill could be absorbed with existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.