EXHIBIT 23(B)

                        CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS

     We consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Interests of
Named Experts and Counsel" in the amended Registration Statement File No.
333-74172 (Form S-3) and related Prospectus of LifePoint, Inc. for the
registration of 6,841,491 shares of its common stock and to the incorporation by
reference therein of our report dated May 17, 2001 (except note 7 as to which
the date is June 29, 2001), with respect to the financial statements of
LifePoint, Inc. included in its Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended
March 31, 2001, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

                                                   /s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

Irvine, California
February 21, 2002

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