LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 16, 2021

TO:	Honorable Stephanie Klick, Chair, House Committee on Public Health
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB1490 by Dean (Relating to notice of the cash price of certain health care services by certain hospitals.), As Introduced

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code to require certain hospitals to disclose the hospital's cash price for each health care service regularly provided by the hospital. 

According to the Health and Human Services Commission, no significant fiscal impact to the state is anticipated. Neither the University of Texas System nor the Texas Tech University System anticipate a fiscal impact to their systems.

Local Government Impact

The City of Houston anticipates no fiscal impact to the the city. No significant fiscal implication to other units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

529 Hlth & Human Svcs Comm, 720 UT Sys Admin, 768 Texas Tech Univ Sys Admin

LBB Staff:

JMc, AKi, CMa, DPe