LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 20, 2021 TO: Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB1829 by Hinojosa (Relating to maintaining an electronic directory of contact information for Medicaid managed care program recipients.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend Chapter 533 of the Government Code to require the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to maintain an electronic directory of contact information for Medicaid recipients enrolled in a managed care plan. Medicaid managed care organizations and the enrollment broker would be required to update the directory in real time. This analysis assumes there would be a minimal cost associated with implementing the provisions of the bill that could be absorbed within current resources. Local Government ImpactNo fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies: b > td > 529 Hlth & Human Svcs Comm LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, AKI, JLI, RD
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 20, 2021
TO: Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE: SB1829 by Hinojosa (Relating to maintaining an electronic directory of contact information for Medicaid managed care program recipients.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB1829 by Hinojosa (Relating to maintaining an electronic directory of contact information for Medicaid managed care program recipients.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB1829 by Hinojosa (Relating to maintaining an electronic directory of contact information for Medicaid managed care program recipients.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
SB1829 by Hinojosa (Relating to maintaining an electronic directory of contact information for Medicaid managed care program recipients.), 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 Chapter 533 of the Government Code to require the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to maintain an electronic directory of contact information for Medicaid recipients enrolled in a managed care plan. Medicaid managed care organizations and the enrollment broker would be required to update the directory in real time. This analysis assumes there would be a minimal cost associated with implementing the provisions of the bill that could be absorbed within current resources.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: b > td > 529 Hlth & Human Svcs Comm
529 Hlth & Human Svcs Comm
LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, AKI, JLI, RD
JMc, AKI, JLI, RD