LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 76th Regular Session
  
                                May 8, 1999
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Jane Nelson, Chair, Senate Committee on Health
               Services
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB2453  by Edwards (Relating to the authority of
               physicians and optometrists or therapeutic optometrists
               to form certain jointly owned entities.), As Engrossed
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
*                                                                        *
*  The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal      *
*  basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of    *
*  the bill.                                                             *
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Local Government Impact
  
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is
anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   514   Optometry Board, 503   Board of Medical
                   Examiners
LBB Staff:         JK, TP, CB