Supplement: TX SB992 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Fiscal Note (Introduced)
For additional supplements on Texas SB992 please see the Bill Drafting List
Bill Title: Relating to the provision of telehealth services by health professionals located outside of this state.
Status: 2021-03-30 - Left pending in committee [SB992 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SB992-Fiscal_Note_Introduced_.html
It is assumed that the costs associated with the bill's provisions relating to the provision of services by health professionals outside of Texas could be absorbed using existing agency resources.
Bill Title: Relating to the provision of telehealth services by health professionals located outside of this state.
Status: 2021-03-30 - Left pending in committee [SB992 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-SB992-Fiscal_Note_Introduced_.html
| TO: |
Honorable Kelly Hancock, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce |
| FROM: |
Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
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| IN RE: |
SB992 by Hancock (Relating to the provision of telehealth services by health professionals located outside of this state.), As Introduced |
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Occupations Code as it relates to health professionals providing telemedicine and telehealth services. The bill would permit health professionals who are licensed and located outside of Texas to provide telehealth services as authorized by the state which issued the health professional's license to patients located in Texas. The bill would direct agencies with regulatory authority over health professionals to adopt the rules associated with implementing this section.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
| Source Agencies: | 503 Texas Medical Board |
| LBB Staff: | JMc, SZ, MB, EJ |
