The bill would require health care providers who have received federal funding during the coronavirus disease public health emergency, including under the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, to provide a monthly report of the funding received to the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). HHSC would be required to compile the information received from health care providers and submit a quarterly written report to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Legislative Budget Board, and the standing committees of the Legislature with primary jurisdiction over state finance and public health.
Additionally, the bill would allow the appropriate licensing agency of a health care provider to take disciplinary action against a health care provider who violates reporting requirements as if the health care provider violated an applicable licensing law.
It is assumed any cost for the Health Professions Council, the Texas Medical Board, the Board of Dental Examiners, the Texas Board of Nursing, the Board of Chiropractic Examiners, the Behavioral Health Executive Council, and the Board of Pharmacy, to implement provisions of the bill would be minimal and can be absorbed within available resources.
HHSC indicates any cost to implement provisions of the bill would be minimal and can be absorbed within available resources.
According to the Texas Association of Counties, no significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.