LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 8, 2009 TO: Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1626 by Wentworth (Relating to the reporting of certain confidential statements made to a mental health professional.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Government Code to require a mental health professional, to whom a patient communicates a threat of physical violence against a reasonably identifiable person, to report the threat to local law enforcement. The bill states a peace officer that receives this report from a mental health professional must make a written report of the threat and the local law enforcement agency must establish a departmental code to identify and retrieve the report. The bill would take effect on September 1, 2009. The Department of State Health Services and DPS anticipate no significant fiscal impact to their agencies. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:405 Department of Public Safety, 537 State Health Services, Department of LBB Staff: JOB, CL, GG, LG, TP
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 8, 2009
TO: Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1626 by Wentworth (Relating to the reporting of certain confidential statements made to a mental health professional.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1626 by Wentworth (Relating to the reporting of certain confidential statements made to a mental health professional.), As Introduced
Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB1626 by Wentworth (Relating to the reporting of certain confidential statements made to a mental health professional.), As Introduced
SB1626 by Wentworth (Relating to the reporting of certain confidential statements made to a mental health professional.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Government Code to require a mental health professional, to whom a patient communicates a threat of physical violence against a reasonably identifiable person, to report the threat to local law enforcement. The bill states a peace officer that receives this report from a mental health professional must make a written report of the threat and the local law enforcement agency must establish a departmental code to identify and retrieve the report. The bill would take effect on September 1, 2009. The Department of State Health Services and DPS anticipate no significant fiscal impact to their agencies.
The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code, the Code of Criminal Procedure, and the Government Code to require a mental health professional, to whom a patient communicates a threat of physical violence against a reasonably identifiable person, to report the threat to local law enforcement. The bill states a peace officer that receives this report from a mental health professional must make a written report of the threat and the local law enforcement agency must establish a departmental code to identify and retrieve the report. The bill would take effect on September 1, 2009.
The Department of State Health Services and DPS anticipate no significant fiscal impact to their agencies.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 405 Department of Public Safety, 537 State Health Services, Department of
405 Department of Public Safety, 537 State Health Services, Department of
LBB Staff: JOB, CL, GG, LG, TP
JOB, CL, GG, LG, TP