LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION Revision 1 April 26, 2021 TO: Honorable Jeff Leach, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB3082 by Krause (relating to Medicaid fraud actions.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Human Resources Code related to certain recovery options in a Medicaid fraud action brought by a private individual alleging Medicaid fraud and the state intervenes in the action. The bill would provide that if the state does not intervene in the action and an individual proceeds with the action instead, the court may award to the defendant reasonable attorney's fees and expenses just as if the state had intervened. The court would only be able to award the fees and expenses if the court found that the action is frivolous and the person who brought the action was not the original source of the information on which the action was based.Based on information provided by the Office of Court Administration, no significant fiscal impact to the state court system is anticipated as a result from implementing the provisions of the bill. Local Government ImpactNo significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: b > td > 212 Office of Court Admin LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, SLE, BH, CMA
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
Revision 1
April 26, 2021
Revision 1
Revision 1
TO: Honorable Jeff Leach, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: HB3082 by Krause (relating to Medicaid fraud actions.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Jeff Leach, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: HB3082 by Krause (relating to Medicaid fraud actions.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Jeff Leach, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Honorable Jeff Leach, Chair, House Committee on Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
HB3082 by Krause (relating to Medicaid fraud actions.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
HB3082 by Krause (relating to Medicaid fraud actions.), 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 Human Resources Code related to certain recovery options in a Medicaid fraud action brought by a private individual alleging Medicaid fraud and the state intervenes in the action. The bill would provide that if the state does not intervene in the action and an individual proceeds with the action instead, the court may award to the defendant reasonable attorney's fees and expenses just as if the state had intervened. The court would only be able to award the fees and expenses if the court found that the action is frivolous and the person who brought the action was not the original source of the information on which the action was based.Based on information provided by the Office of Court Administration, no significant fiscal impact to the state court system is anticipated as a result from implementing the provisions of the bill.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: b > td > 212 Office of Court Admin
212 Office of Court Admin
LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, SLE, BH, CMA
JMc, SLE, BH, CMA