LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE 74th Regular Session March 21, 1995 TO: Honorable Hugo Berlanga, Chair IN RE: House Bill No. 585 Committee on Public Health By: Harris, Jack House of Representatives Austin, Texas FROM: John Keel, Director In response to your request for a Fiscal Note on House Bill No. 585 (Relating to hospital staff privileges for doctors of medicine and doctors of osteopathic medicine.) this office has determined the following: The bill would provide that hospitals may not discriminate with respect to staff privileges against a physician licensed on the basis of holding a degree of doctor of osteopathic medicine instead of a doctor of medicine. No fiscal implication to the State or units of local government is anticipated. Source: Department of Health, Board of Medical Examiners LBB Staff: JK, KF, DF