LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
                              Austin, Texas
                                     
                    FISCAL NOTE, 77th Regular Session
  
                               May 24, 2001
  
  
          TO:  Honorable Bill Ratliff, Lieutenant Governor
               Honorable James E. "Pete" Laney, Speaker of the House
  
        FROM:  John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
  
       IN RE:  HB606  by Smithee (Relating to prohibiting certain health
               benfit plans from requiring the use of hospitalists by
               participating physicians.), Conference Committee Report
  
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*  No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.        *
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Local Government Impact
  
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
  
  
Source Agencies:   454   Texas Department of Insurance
LBB Staff:         JK, JO, CT, DE