Honorable James B. Frank, Chair, House Committee on Human Services
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB4041 by Neave (Relating to a suicide prevention policy in residential child-care facilities and child-placing agencies.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would require the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to adopt rules related to a model suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention policy for use by a residential child-care facility no later than July 1, 2022. The bill would require each residential child-care facility to adopt a suicide prevention, intervention, and postvention policy and for HHSC to provide technical assistance as necessary to these facilities.
HHSC and the Department of Family and Protective Services indicate any cost to implement provisions of the bill would be minimal and could be absorbed within available resources.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
529 Hlth & Human Svcs Comm, 530 Family & Protective Services