LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 9, 2011 TO: Honorable Veronica Gonzales, Chair, House Committee on Border & Intergovernmental Affairs FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB394 by Gonzales, Veronica (Relating to the authority of certain counties to provide health care services.), As Introduced No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Health and Safety Code to authorize a county located on the Texas-Mexico border to provide health care services to a person in the county regardless of the person's income and to provide funding for those services from the county treasury. The county would be allowed to establish standards and application, documentation, and verification procedures for determining a person's eligibility to receive health care services under the statute. Local Government Impact The fiscal impact to units of local government could be significant, but would vary depending on decisions made by a county regarding standards and application of the provisions of the bill, what services a county currently offers, and the number of persons seeking services. Source Agencies: LBB Staff: JOB, KM, TP
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 82ND LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 9, 2011
TO: Honorable Veronica Gonzales, Chair, House Committee on Border & Intergovernmental Affairs FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB394 by Gonzales, Veronica (Relating to the authority of certain counties to provide health care services.), As Introduced
TO: Honorable Veronica Gonzales, Chair, House Committee on Border & Intergovernmental Affairs
FROM: John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB394 by Gonzales, Veronica (Relating to the authority of certain counties to provide health care services.), As Introduced
Honorable Veronica Gonzales, Chair, House Committee on Border & Intergovernmental Affairs
Honorable Veronica Gonzales, Chair, House Committee on Border & Intergovernmental Affairs
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB394 by Gonzales, Veronica (Relating to the authority of certain counties to provide health care services.), As Introduced
HB394 by Gonzales, Veronica (Relating to the authority of certain counties to provide health care services.), As Introduced
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 a county located on the Texas-Mexico border to provide health care services to a person in the county regardless of the person's income and to provide funding for those services from the county treasury. The county would be allowed to establish standards and application, documentation, and verification procedures for determining a person's eligibility to receive health care services under the statute.
Local Government Impact
The fiscal impact to units of local government could be significant, but would vary depending on decisions made by a county regarding standards and application of the provisions of the bill, what services a county currently offers, and the number of persons seeking services.
The fiscal impact to units of local government could be significant, but would vary depending on decisions made by a county regarding standards and application of the provisions of the bill, what services a county currently offers, and the number of persons seeking services.
Source Agencies:
LBB Staff: JOB, KM, TP
JOB, KM, TP