LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 7, 2011 TO: Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, House Committee on Public Health FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB167 by Raymond (Relating to the transportation of certain mental health patients.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend Section 574.045(a) of the Health and Safety Code to revise the order of priority of who the court may authorize to transport a patient committed or detained to a designated mental health facility. The bill adds qualified transportation service providers selected from a list maintained by the commissioners court in a given county to the list of individuals authorized to transport a patient committed or detained to a designated mental health facility. The Department of State Health Services and the Office of Court Administration anticipate that there will be no significant fiscal impact to the state associated with these provisions. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 537 State Health Services, Department of LBB Staff: JOB, CL, MB, JF, NB, BM, TB
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 7, 2011
TO: Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, House Committee on Public Health FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB167 by Raymond (Relating to the transportation of certain mental health patients.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, House Committee on Public Health
FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB167 by Raymond (Relating to the transportation of certain mental health patients.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, House Committee on Public Health
Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, House Committee on Public Health
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB167 by Raymond (Relating to the transportation of certain mental health patients.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB167 by Raymond (Relating to the transportation of certain mental health patients.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend Section 574.045(a) of the Health and Safety Code to revise the order of priority of who the court may authorize to transport a patient committed or detained to a designated mental health facility. The bill adds qualified transportation service providers selected from a list maintained by the commissioners court in a given county to the list of individuals authorized to transport a patient committed or detained to a designated mental health facility. The Department of State Health Services and the Office of Court Administration anticipate that there will be no significant fiscal impact to the state associated with these provisions.
The bill would amend Section 574.045(a) of the Health and Safety Code to revise the order of priority of who the court may authorize to transport a patient committed or detained to a designated mental health facility.
The bill adds qualified transportation service providers selected from a list maintained by the commissioners court in a given county to the list of individuals authorized to transport a patient committed or detained to a designated mental health facility.
The Department of State Health Services and the Office of Court Administration anticipate that there will be no significant fiscal impact to the state associated with these provisions.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 537 State Health Services, Department of
212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 537 State Health Services, Department of
LBB Staff: JOB, CL, MB, JF, NB, BM, TB
JOB, CL, MB, JF, NB, BM, TB