Supplement: TX HB2566 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Fiscal Note (Introduced)
For additional supplements on Texas HB2566 please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: Relating to newborn and infant hearing screenings.
Status: 2021-05-10 - Referred to Health & Human Services [HB2566 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB2566-Fiscal_Note_Introduced_.html
Bill Title: Relating to newborn and infant hearing screenings.
Status: 2021-05-10 - Referred to Health & Human Services [HB2566 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB2566-Fiscal_Note_Introduced_.html
| TO: |
Honorable Stephanie Klick, Chair, House Committee on Public Health |
| FROM: |
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
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| IN RE: |
HB2566 by Darby (Relating to newborn and infant hearing screenings.), As Introduced |
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would require the Department of State Health Services (DSHS) to create a disclosure statement for parental consent regarding newborn screening results and a process for birthing facilities to obtain and view the consent. The bill would require the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation to establish rules for reporting and referring newborn and infant hearing screenings and diagnostic services for audiologists or speech-language pathologists.
DSHS, the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, the Health and Human Services Commission, and the Texas School for the Deaf indicated the provisions of the bill could be implemented within existing resources.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
| Source Agencies: | 452 Dept of License & Reg, 529 Hlth & Human Svcs Comm, 537 State Health Services, 772 School for the Deaf |
| LBB Staff: | JMc, AKI, JLI, NDA |
