LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 19, 2011 TO: Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1568 by Coleman (Relating to authority of the Harris County Hospital District and certain local governmental entities to appoint, contract for, or employ physicians.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code to authorize the Harris County Hospital District to appoint, contract for or employ physicians as necessary to fulfill the districts statutory mandate to provide medical care for the indigent and needy residents of the district. The bill would amend the Local Government Code to authorize the commissioners court of a county with a population of 3.3 million or more to appoint, contract for, or employ physicians to provide health care services to inmates in the custody of the sheriff. Local Government Impact Because the bill would not have statewide impact on units of local government of the same type or class, no comment from this office is required by the rules of the House/Senate as to its probable fiscal implication on units of local government. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: JOB, KKR, TP
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 19, 2011
TO: Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB1568 by Coleman (Relating to authority of the Harris County Hospital District and certain local governmental entities to appoint, contract for, or employ physicians.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations
FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB1568 by Coleman (Relating to authority of the Harris County Hospital District and certain local governmental entities to appoint, contract for, or employ physicians.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations
Honorable Royce West, Chair, Senate Committee on Intergovernmental Relations
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB1568 by Coleman (Relating to authority of the Harris County Hospital District and certain local governmental entities to appoint, contract for, or employ physicians.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
HB1568 by Coleman (Relating to authority of the Harris County Hospital District and certain local governmental entities to appoint, contract for, or employ physicians.), Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code to authorize the Harris County Hospital District to appoint, contract for or employ physicians as necessary to fulfill the districts statutory mandate to provide medical care for the indigent and needy residents of the district. The bill would amend the Local Government Code to authorize the commissioners court of a county with a population of 3.3 million or more to appoint, contract for, or employ physicians to provide health care services to inmates in the custody of the sheriff.
Local Government Impact
Because the bill would not have statewide impact on units of local government of the same type or class, no comment from this office is required by the rules of the House/Senate as to its probable fiscal implication on units of local government.
Source Agencies:
LBB Staff: JOB, KKR, TP
JOB, KKR, TP