LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION May 27, 2017 TO: Honorable Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor, Senate Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1148 by Buckingham (Relating to maintenance of certification by a physician or an applicant for a license to practice medicine in this state.), Conference Committee Report No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Occupations Code and the Insurance Code relating to maintenance of certification by a physician or an applicant for a license to practice medicine in this state. The bill would prohibit certain hospitals, institutions, programs, or managed care plan issuer from differentiating between physicians based solely on a physician's maintenance of certificate. The bill would prohibit the Texas Medical Board (TMB) from requiring maintenance of certificate or adopting a rule that would require maintenance of certificate. The TMB, The University of Texas System Administration, Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, Department of Insurance, Health and Human Services Commission, and Department of State Health Services anticipate any additional work resulting from the passage of the bill could be reasonably absorbed within current resources. Local Government Impact No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:454 Department of Insurance, 503 Texas Medical Board, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 537 State Health Services, Department of, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration LBB Staff: UP, KCA, CL, EH, EK, TBo
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
May 27, 2017
TO: Honorable Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor, Senate Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB1148 by Buckingham (Relating to maintenance of certification by a physician or an applicant for a license to practice medicine in this state.), Conference Committee Report
TO: Honorable Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor, Senate Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1148 by Buckingham (Relating to maintenance of certification by a physician or an applicant for a license to practice medicine in this state.), Conference Committee Report
Honorable Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor, Senate Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
Honorable Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor, Senate Honorable Joe Straus, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB1148 by Buckingham (Relating to maintenance of certification by a physician or an applicant for a license to practice medicine in this state.), Conference Committee Report
SB1148 by Buckingham (Relating to maintenance of certification by a physician or an applicant for a license to practice medicine in this state.), Conference Committee Report
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Occupations Code and the Insurance Code relating to maintenance of certification by a physician or an applicant for a license to practice medicine in this state. The bill would prohibit certain hospitals, institutions, programs, or managed care plan issuer from differentiating between physicians based solely on a physician's maintenance of certificate. The bill would prohibit the Texas Medical Board (TMB) from requiring maintenance of certificate or adopting a rule that would require maintenance of certificate. The TMB, The University of Texas System Administration, Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, Department of Insurance, Health and Human Services Commission, and Department of State Health Services anticipate any additional work resulting from the passage of the bill could be reasonably absorbed within current resources.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 454 Department of Insurance, 503 Texas Medical Board, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 537 State Health Services, Department of, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration
454 Department of Insurance, 503 Texas Medical Board, 529 Health and Human Services Commission, 537 State Health Services, Department of, 710 Texas A&M University System Administrative and General Offices, 720 The University of Texas System Administration
LBB Staff: UP, KCA, CL, EH, EK, TBo
UP, KCA, CL, EH, EK, TBo