LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 25, 2017 TO: Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2025 by Davis, Yvonne (Relating to the regulation of certain long-term care facilities, including facilities that provide care to persons with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders; authorizing an administrative penalty.), As Passed 2nd House No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend portions of the Health and Safety Code to set the expiration date of licenses issued to certain long-term care facilities to the third anniversary of the date the license was issued, require the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to review and develop efficiencies in the methods used to issue informational materials and other materials to a licensed entity, and would require HHSC to develop and implement a system to track the scope and severity of violations of rules and standards regulating certain long-term care facilities that is comparable to the system used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to categorize the scope and severity of violations for nursing homes. The bill would take effect September 1, 2017. Based on the LBB's analysis of the Health and Human Services Commission, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished utilizing existing resources. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:529 Health and Human Services Commission, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts LBB Staff: UP, SD, KCA, EP, MDI, LCO
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 25, 2017
TO: Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:HB2025 by Davis, Yvonne (Relating to the regulation of certain long-term care facilities, including facilities that provide care to persons with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders; authorizing an administrative penalty.), As Passed 2nd House
TO: Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB2025 by Davis, Yvonne (Relating to the regulation of certain long-term care facilities, including facilities that provide care to persons with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders; authorizing an administrative penalty.), As Passed 2nd House
Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB2025 by Davis, Yvonne (Relating to the regulation of certain long-term care facilities, including facilities that provide care to persons with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders; authorizing an administrative penalty.), As Passed 2nd House
HB2025 by Davis, Yvonne (Relating to the regulation of certain long-term care facilities, including facilities that provide care to persons with Alzheimer's disease or related disorders; authorizing an administrative penalty.), As Passed 2nd House
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend portions of the Health and Safety Code to set the expiration date of licenses issued to certain long-term care facilities to the third anniversary of the date the license was issued, require the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to review and develop efficiencies in the methods used to issue informational materials and other materials to a licensed entity, and would require HHSC to develop and implement a system to track the scope and severity of violations of rules and standards regulating certain long-term care facilities that is comparable to the system used by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) to categorize the scope and severity of violations for nursing homes. The bill would take effect September 1, 2017. Based on the LBB's analysis of the Health and Human Services Commission, duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished utilizing existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
529 Health and Human Services Commission, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts
LBB Staff: UP, SD, KCA, EP, MDI, LCO
UP, SD, KCA, EP, MDI, LCO