LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

March 29, 2021

TO:	Honorable Kelly Hancock, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	SB992 by Hancock (Relating to the provision of telehealth services by health professionals located outside of this state.), As Introduced

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

The bill would amend the Occupations Code as it relates to health professionals providing telemedicine and telehealth services. The bill would permit health professionals who are licensed and located outside of Texas to provide telehealth services as authorized by the state which issued the health professional's license to patients located in Texas. The bill would direct agencies with regulatory authority over health professionals to adopt the rules associated with implementing this section.

It is assumed that the costs associated with the bill's provisions relating to the provision of services by health professionals outside of Texas could be absorbed using existing agency resources. 

Local Government Impact

No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies:

503 Texas Medical Board

LBB Staff:

JMc, SZ, MB, EJ