LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 20, 2017 TO: Honorable Charles Schwertner, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB894 by Buckingham (Relating to the Health and Human Services Commission ’s strategy for managing audit resources, including procedures for auditing and collecting payments from Medicaid managed care organizations.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Government Code to direct the Health and Human Services Commission to establish strategies and procedures for managing its audit resources, particularly for auditing and collecting payments from Medicaid managed care organizations. The bill would take effect September 1, 2017.Based on the Legislative Budget Board's analysis of the Health and Human Services Commission and Office of Inspector General, duties and responsibilities associated with establishing strategies and procedures for managing audit resources and auditing and collecting payments from Medicaid managed care organizations could be accomplished by 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 LBB Staff: UP, TBo, KCA, EP LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 85TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION March 20, 2017 TO: Honorable Charles Schwertner, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB894 by Buckingham (Relating to the Health and Human Services Commission ’s strategy for managing audit resources, including procedures for auditing and collecting payments from Medicaid managed care organizations.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted TO: Honorable Charles Schwertner, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services FROM: Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB894 by Buckingham (Relating to the Health and Human Services Commission ’s strategy for managing audit resources, including procedures for auditing and collecting payments from Medicaid managed care organizations.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted Honorable Charles Schwertner, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Honorable Charles Schwertner, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board Ursula Parks, Director, Legislative Budget Board SB894 by Buckingham (Relating to the Health and Human Services Commission ’s strategy for managing audit resources, including procedures for auditing and collecting payments from Medicaid managed care organizations.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted SB894 by Buckingham (Relating to the Health and Human Services Commission ’s strategy for managing audit resources, including procedures for auditing and collecting payments from Medicaid managed care organizations.), 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 the Government Code to direct the Health and Human Services Commission to establish strategies and procedures for managing its audit resources, particularly for auditing and collecting payments from Medicaid managed care organizations. The bill would take effect September 1, 2017.Based on the Legislative Budget Board's analysis of the Health and Human Services Commission and Office of Inspector General, duties and responsibilities associated with establishing strategies and procedures for managing audit resources and auditing and collecting payments from Medicaid managed care organizations could be accomplished by 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 529 Health and Human Services Commission LBB Staff: UP, TBo, KCA, EP UP, TBo, KCA, EP