Supplement: TX HB790 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Fiscal Note (House Committee Report)
For additional supplements on Texas HB790 please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: Relating to the processes for and the adjudication and payment of certain claims under the workers' compensation system.
Status: 2023-04-26 - Referred to Business & Commerce [HB790 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB790-Fiscal_Note_House_Committee_Report_.html
Bill Title: Relating to the processes for and the adjudication and payment of certain claims under the workers' compensation system.
Status: 2023-04-26 - Referred to Business & Commerce [HB790 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HB790-Fiscal_Note_House_Committee_Report_.html
| TO: |
Honorable Oscar Longoria, Chair, House Committee on Business & Industry |
| FROM: |
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
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| IN RE: |
HB790 by Patterson (relating to the processes for and the adjudication and payment of certain claims under the workers' compensation system.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted |
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
This bill would amend the Labor Code to ordering medical exams relating to certain compensable workers' compensation injuries and claims.
Based on the analysis of the Texas Judicial Council Office of Court Administration, Comptroller of Public Accounts, Department of Public Safety, Department of Insurance, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, State Office of Risk Management, Texas Juvenile Justice Department, Department of Criminal Justice, and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, any duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by the agencies utilizing existing resources.
The bill would continue the requirement for designated doctor's examinations which the State Office of Risk Management (SORM) requests. It is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources
Based on the analysis of the Texas Judicial Council Office of Court Administration, Comptroller of Public Accounts, Department of Public Safety, Department of Insurance, Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, State Office of Risk Management, Texas Juvenile Justice Department, Department of Criminal Justice, and the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, any duties and responsibilities associated with implementing the provisions of the bill could be accomplished by the agencies utilizing existing resources.
The bill would continue the requirement for designated doctor's examinations which the State Office of Risk Management (SORM) requests. It is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
| Source Agencies: | 212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 405 Department of Public Safety, 454 Department of Insurance, 458 Alcoholic Beverage Commission, 479 State Office of Risk Management, 644 Juvenile Justice Department, 696 Department of Criminal Justice, 802 Parks and Wildlife Department |
| LBB Staff: | JMc, SZ, LBl |
