Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
FROM:
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
SB1489 by Hall (Relating to the provision of information regarding COVID-19 prevention and treatment to individuals receiving a COVID-19 viral test.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would require the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to develop and post on its website a brochure containing information about preventative measures and treatments for COVID-19 and would require health care providers that perform a COVID-19 viral test to provide a printed or electronic copy of the brochure to the individual receiving the test. DSHS, the Health and Human Services Commission, and the University of Texas System indicated that the provisions of the bill could be implemented using existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
529 Hlth & Human Svcs Comm, 537 State Health Services, 720 UT Sys Admin