LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 30, 2009 TO: Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Insurance FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1888 by Davis, John (Relating to standards required for certain rankings of physicians by health benefit plans.), As Introduced No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would provide that health benefit plans which rank physicians must meet standards as prescribed by the Commissioner of Insurance by rule. The bill would require that the Commissioner of Insurance consider national standards and performance measures emphasizing quality of health care. The bill would require that a health benefit plan that ranks physicians must disclose the standards and measurements by which each physician is ranked to the physician. The bill would provide due process for the physician to dispute the ranking. It is not anticipated that these requirements would have any fiscal impact to the state. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:454 Department of Insurance LBB Staff: JOB, KJG, JI, HC
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 30, 2009
TO: Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Insurance FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1888 by Davis, John (Relating to standards required for certain rankings of physicians by health benefit plans.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Insurance
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1888 by Davis, John (Relating to standards required for certain rankings of physicians by health benefit plans.), As Introduced
Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Insurance
Honorable John T. Smithee, Chair, House Committee on Insurance
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB1888 by Davis, John (Relating to standards required for certain rankings of physicians by health benefit plans.), As Introduced
HB1888 by Davis, John (Relating to standards required for certain rankings of physicians by health benefit plans.), As Introduced
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would provide that health benefit plans which rank physicians must meet standards as prescribed by the Commissioner of Insurance by rule. The bill would require that the Commissioner of Insurance consider national standards and performance measures emphasizing quality of health care. The bill would require that a health benefit plan that ranks physicians must disclose the standards and measurements by which each physician is ranked to the physician. The bill would provide due process for the physician to dispute the ranking. It is not anticipated that these requirements would have any fiscal impact to the state.
The bill would provide that health benefit plans which rank physicians must meet standards as prescribed by the Commissioner of Insurance by rule. The bill would require that the Commissioner of Insurance consider national standards and performance measures emphasizing quality of health care. The bill would require that a health benefit plan that ranks physicians must disclose the standards and measurements by which each physician is ranked to the physician. The bill would provide due process for the physician to dispute the ranking.
It is not anticipated that these requirements would have any fiscal impact to the state.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 454 Department of Insurance
454 Department of Insurance
LBB Staff: JOB, KJG, JI, HC
JOB, KJG, JI, HC