FISCAL NOTE
Date Requested: January 12, 2024
Time Requested: 05:19 PM |
| Agency: |
Prosecuting Attorneys Institute |
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| CBD Number: |
Version: |
Bill Number: |
Resolution Number: |
| 2292 |
Introduced |
HB4677 |
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| CBD Subject: |
Health |
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FUND(S):
Statutory (61-8B-15 & 16) Forensic Medical Exam Fund
Sources of Revenue:
General Fund
Legislation creates:
Fiscal Note Summary
Effect this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
Summarize in a clear and concise manner what impact this measure will have on costs and revenues of state government.
The portions of this bill that relate to the fund in question and the Prosecuting Attorneys Institute purport to (1) fix a minimum payment to licensed medical facilities for reimbursement for performing sexual assault forensic medical examinations at $1000.00 per exam, and (2) create a reporting mechanism whereby our agency keeps the legislature informed of the sustainability of the forensic medical examination fund at that reimbursement level and to give the legislature data from which to forecast future funding level needs.
The payments are already at $1000.00 per examination per procedural rule (as of July 1, 2024 after the legislature increased funding to current levels for that purpose during the regular 2023 legislative session) and the Institute already submits an annual report to the legislature to which a section on the adequacy of funds may be added at no extra expense to the agency.
Therefore, as to the portions of the bill that relate to the fund in question and the Prosecuting Attorneys Institute, I see no change in cost to the State at this time and the bill does not create a revenue source.
NOTE: The Sexual Assault Forensic Examination Commission is a separate legal entity from the Prosecuting Attorneys Institute and therefore we are unable to forecast any expenses related to the portion of the bill that requires a bi-annual review by said commission of the adequacy of the payment level.
Fiscal Note Detail
| Effect of Proposal |
Fiscal Year |
2024
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
2025
Increase/Decrease
(use"-") |
Fiscal Year
(Upon Full
Implementation) |
| 1. Estmated Total Cost |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Personal Services |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Current Expenses |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Repairs and Alterations |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Assets |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Other |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| 2. Estimated Total Revenues |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Explanation of above estimates (including long-range effect):
Please explain increases and decreases in personal services, current expenses, repairs and alterations, assets, other costs and revenues, including assumptions and data sources and delineation between start-up and ongoing costs. Please also include a long-range schedule of costs and revenues if fiscal impact is expected to vary in future years.
This bill merely codifies what is already happening with respect to payments from the fund and there is no economic impact with the remainder of the statutory changes contemplated by the bill as relate to the Prosecuting Attorneys Institute.
Memorandum
Please identify any areas of vagueness, technical defects, reasons a bill would not have a fiscal impact, and/or any special issues not captured elsewhere on this form.
None that I can see.
Person submitting Fiscal Note: Philip Morrison, Executive Director
Email Address: philip.w.morrison@wv.gov