Texas 2021 87th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB809 Fiscal Note / Fiscal Note

Filed 03/28/2021

                    LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD     Austin, Texas       FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION             March 28, 2021       TO: Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: SB809 by Kolkhorst (Relating to health care institution reporting of federal money received for the coronavirus disease public health emergency.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted     No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would require health care institutions who have received federal funding during the coronavirus disease public health emergency, including under the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, to provide a monthly report of the funding received to the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). HHSC would be required to compile the information received from health care institutions and submit a quarterly  written report to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Legislative Budget Board, and the standing committees of the Legislature with primary jurisdiction over state finance and public health.Additionally, the bill would allow the appropriate licensing agency of a health care institution to take disciplinary action against a health care institution that violates reporting requirements as if the health care institution violated an applicable licensing law.HHSC and the University of Texas, indicates any cost to implement provisions of the bill would be minimal and can be absorbed within available resources.  Local Government ImpactNo significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.  Source Agencies: b > td > 529 Hlth & Human Svcs Comm, 720 UT Sys Admin  LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, AKI, JLI

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 87TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
March 28, 2021

 

 

  TO: Honorable Lois W. Kolkhorst, Chair, Senate Committee on Health & Human Services     FROM: Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board      IN RE: SB809 by Kolkhorst (Relating to health care institution reporting of federal money received for the coronavirus disease public health emergency.), 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: SB809 by Kolkhorst (Relating to health care institution reporting of federal money received for the coronavirus disease public health emergency.), 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 

 SB809 by Kolkhorst (Relating to health care institution reporting of federal money received for the coronavirus disease public health emergency.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted 

 SB809 by Kolkhorst (Relating to health care institution reporting of federal money received for the coronavirus disease public health emergency.), 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 require health care institutions who have received federal funding during the coronavirus disease public health emergency, including under the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act and the federal American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, to provide a monthly report of the funding received to the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). HHSC would be required to compile the information received from health care institutions and submit a quarterly  written report to the Governor, Lieutenant Governor, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Legislative Budget Board, and the standing committees of the Legislature with primary jurisdiction over state finance and public health.Additionally, the bill would allow the appropriate licensing agency of a health care institution to take disciplinary action against a health care institution that violates reporting requirements as if the health care institution violated an applicable licensing law.HHSC and the University of Texas, indicates any cost to implement provisions of the bill would be minimal and can be absorbed within available resources.



HHSC and the University of Texas, indicates any cost to implement provisions of the bill would be minimal and can be absorbed within available resources.

 Local Government Impact

No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.

Source Agencies: b > td > 529 Hlth & Human Svcs Comm, 720 UT Sys Admin

529 Hlth & Human Svcs Comm, 720 UT Sys Admin

LBB Staff: b > td > JMc, AKI, JLI

JMc, AKI, JLI