LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 5, 2011 TO: Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, House Committee on Public Health FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2722 by Perry (Relating to the state Medicaid program as the payor of last resort.), As Introduced No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would require the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to adopt rules to ensure, to the extent allowed by federal law, that the Medicaid program is the payor of last resort. It is assumed that HHSC could absorb the cost of implementing the the bill with existing resources. The Department of Aging and Disability Services and the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services indicate there would be no fiscal impact for implementing the provisions of the bill. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:529 Health and Human Services Commission, 538 Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Department of, 539 Aging and Disability Services, Department of LBB Staff: JOB, CL, MB, LR, VJC, ES
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 5, 2011
TO: Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, House Committee on Public Health FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2722 by Perry (Relating to the state Medicaid program as the payor of last resort.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, House Committee on Public Health
FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB2722 by Perry (Relating to the state Medicaid program as the payor of last resort.), As Introduced
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
HB2722 by Perry (Relating to the state Medicaid program as the payor of last resort.), As Introduced
HB2722 by Perry (Relating to the state Medicaid program as the payor of last resort.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would require the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to adopt rules to ensure, to the extent allowed by federal law, that the Medicaid program is the payor of last resort. It is assumed that HHSC could absorb the cost of implementing the the bill with existing resources. The Department of Aging and Disability Services and the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services indicate there would be no fiscal impact for implementing the provisions of the bill.
The bill would require the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to adopt rules to ensure, to the extent allowed by federal law, that the Medicaid program is the payor of last resort.
It is assumed that HHSC could absorb the cost of implementing the the bill with existing resources. The Department of Aging and Disability Services and the Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services indicate there would be no fiscal impact for implementing the provisions of the bill.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 538 Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Department of, 539 Aging and Disability Services, Department of
529 Health and Human Services Commission, 538 Assistive and Rehabilitative Services, Department of, 539 Aging and Disability Services, Department of
LBB Staff: JOB, CL, MB, LR, VJC, ES
JOB, CL, MB, LR, VJC, ES