HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Business & Industry
SUBCOMMITTEE: Workers' Comp Insurance Carrier Practice

TIME & DATE:  9:00AM, Thursday, April 23, 1998

PLACE: Dallas County Building

CHAIR: Rep. Helen Giddings

Dallas County Commissioner's Court--411 Elm Street--Dallas, Texas

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The subcommittee will meet to take invited and public testimony from
injured workers who have had problems with insurance carriers, third
party administrators, fourth party reviewers, and claims adjustors in
the Texas workers' compensation insurance system.  The hearing will be
from 9am--5pm.  Injured workers' who are unable to attend the hearing
may submit written testimony to:

House Business and Industry Committee
ATTN:  Brandon Aghamalian
Post Office Box 2910
Austin, Texas  78768

The written testimony will become part of the official record.


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