Texas Register
February 6, 1998
Vol. 23 No. 6
Pages 877-1233

IN THIS ISSUE


ATTORNEY-GENERAL

Opinion
Request for Opinions

PROPOSED

Health and Human Services Commission

Medicaid Managed Care
1 TAC §355.7001

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Practice and Procedure
16 TAC §§22.281, 22.282, 22.284

Plumbing Examiners

Renewals
22 TAC §365.5

Texas State Board of Public Accountancy

Professional Conduct
22 TAC §501.47
Certification of CPA
22 TAC §511.57
Quality Review
22 TAC §527.3

Texas Department of Health

Health Planning and Resource Development
25 TAC §§13.11, 13.13, 13.15, 13.17, 13.18, 13.19
Primary Health Care Services Program
25 TAC §§39.61-39.75
Shellfish Sanitation
25 TAC §§241.50-241.100
25 TAC §§241.50-241.67

Texas Department of Insurance

Property and Casualty Insurance
28 TAC §5.5002
28 TAC §5.9101
28 TAC §5.9302

General Land Office

Land Resources
31 TAC §§13.60-13.67

Texas County and District Retirement System

Miscellaneous Rules
34 TAC §107.4

Texas Youth Commission

Interaction with the Public
37 TAC §81.36
Treatment
37 TAC §87.3
37 TAC §87.51
Program Services
37 TAC §91.61
37 TAC §91.61
37 TAC §91.65

Texas Department of Human Services

Community Living Assistance and Support Services
40 TAC §§45.201, 45.203, 45.205, 45.207, 45.209, 45.211, 45.213, 45.215
40 TAC §§45.301, 45.303, 45.305, 45.307, 45.309, 45.311, 45.313, 45.315, 45.317, 45.319, 45.321, 45.323, 45.325, 45.327, 45.329, 45.331, 45.333, 45.335, 45.337, 45.339, 45.341, 45.343
40 TAC §45.401, §45.403
Community Care for Aged and Disabled
40 TAC §§48.6003, 48.6041, 48.6042, 48.6044, 48.6046, 48.6048, 48.6050, 48.6052, 48.6054, 48.6056, 48.6058, 48.6060, 48.6062, 48.6064, 48.6066, 48.6068, 48.6070, 48.6072, 48.6074, 48.6076, 48.6078, 48.6080, 48.6082, 48.6084, 48.6086, 48.6088, 48.6090
Legal Services
40 TAC §§79.1001-79.1007
40 TAC §§79.1601-79.1614
40 TAC §§79.1601-79.1613

Texas Workforce Commission

General Administration
40 TAC §§800.251-800.255

WITHDRAWN

Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners

Fees
22 TAC §651.1

Texas Department of Insurance

Property and Casualty
28 TAC §5.5002

Comptroller of Public Accounts

Tax Administration
34 TAC §3.827

Texas Board of Pardons and Paroles

Executive Clemency
37 TAC §143.42
37 TAC §143.43

Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

General Rules of Practice and Procedures
40 TAC §181.41
40 TAC §181.840

ADOPTED

Office of the Governor

Budget and Planning Office
1 TAC §§5.141-5.147, 5.150, 5.151, 5.167

Public Utility Commission of Texas

Substantive Rules
16 TAC §§23.131, 23.133, 23.134, 23.136, 23.138, 23.142, 23.143, 23.147, 23.148, 23.150
16 TAC §23.144
16 TAC §23.145

Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board

Student Services
19 TAC §21.509
19 TAC §21.1055, §21.1057
Grant and Scholarship Programs
19 TAC §22.103, §22.104
19 TAC §§22.123, 22.124, 22.125
22 TAC §22.163

Texas Education Agency

State Adoption and Distribution of Instructional Materials
19 TAC §66.28
Budgeting, Accounting, and Auditing
19 TAC §109.41

Teachers' Professional Practices Commission

Standards, Ethics, and Practices
19 TAC §177.1

State Board for Educator Certification

Accountability System for Educator Preparation
19 TAC §§229.1-229.5
Professional Educator Preparation and Certifications
19 TAC §§230.1-230.4
19 TAC §230.512
Certificate of Completion of Training for Appraisers
19 TAC §§244.1-244.4
Educators' Code of Ethics
19 TAC §247.1, §247.2

State Board of Dental Examiners

Conduct
22 TAC §109.103
22 TAC §109.204

Texas Optometry Board

Continuing Education
22 TAC §275.1

Texas State Board of Public Accountancy

The Board
22 TAC §505.10
Licenses
22 TAC §515.11
22 TAC §515.12
Continuing Professional Education Standards
22 TAC §523.23

Texas Department of Health

HIV and STD Control
25 TAC §§98.131-98.141
Permits for Contact Lens Dispensers
25 TAC §§128.1-128.9
Radiation Control
25 TAC §289.123
25 TAC §289.260
25 TAC §289.126
25 TAC §289.204
25 TAC §§289.201, §289.202
25 TAC §289.252, §289.254
25 TAC §289.257

Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation

Client (Patient) Care
25 TAC §§405.108, 405.112, 405.117
Provider Clinical Responsibilities
25 TAC §§415.101-415.114

Texas Department of Insurance

General Administration
28 TAC §1.414
28 TAC §1.415
Corporate and Financial Regulation
28 TAC §7.1012
Insurance Premium Finance
28 TAC §25.88

Employees Retirement System

Insurance
34 TAC §§81.1, 81.3, 81.5, 81.7, 81.9, 81.11
Deferred Compensation
34 TAC §87.1, §87.17

Texas Youth Commission

Treatment
37 TAC §87.33
37 TAC §87.71
Program Services
37 TAC §§91.41, 91.43, 91.45
37 TAC §§91.81, 91.85, 91.91, 91.92, 91.95
37 TAC §91.85
Youth Discipline
37 TAC §95.3
Secuiryt and Control
37 TAC §97.29
Contracting for Services other than Youth Services
37 TAC §111.1, §111.7

Veterans Land Board

Veterans Homes
40 TAC §176.11

RULE-REVIEW

Proposed Rule Reviews
Public Utility Commission of Texas
General Land Office

TABLES-AND-GRAPHICS

OPEN-MEETINGS

Texas Department On Aging
Wednesday, February 11, 1998 , 2:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 11, 1998 , 2:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 12, 1998 , 9:30 a.m.
Texas Department of Agriculture
Tuesday, February 3, 1998, 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday-Wednesday, February 3-4, 1998, 1:00 p.m. and 8:00 a.m. respectively
Texas Agricultural Finance Authority
Friday, February 6, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Thursday, January 29, 1998, 11:00 a.m.
Friday, January 30, 1998, 11:00 a.m.
Thursday, February 12, 1998, 1:00 p.m.
State Board of Barber Examiners
Tuesday, February 3, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Texas Commission for the Blind
Thursday, February 5, 1998, 8:30 a.m.
Thursday, February 5, 1998, 10:30 a.m.
Thursday, February 5, 1998, 1:00 p.m.
Friday, February 6, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Texas Cancer Council
Tuesday, January 27, 1998, 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, January 28, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners
Thursday, February 12, 1998, 9:30 a.m.
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Thursday, February 5, 1998, 11:00 a.m.
Texas Cosmetology Commission
Monday, February 9, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Monday, February 9, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, February 10, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Office of Court Administration
February 16, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Friday, January 30, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Daughters of the Republic of Texas, Inc.
Thursday-Friday, February 19-20, 1998, 8:30 a.m.
Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Saturday, February 7, 1998, 1:00 p.m.
Texas Planning Council for Developmental Disabilities
Thursday, February 12, 1998, 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 12, 1998, 1:30 p.m.
Texas Department of Economic Development
Tuesday, February 3, 1998, 1:30 p.m.
Wednesday, February 4, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday, February 4, 1998, 11:20 a.m.
State Board for Educator Certification
Friday, February 13, 1998, 9:30 a.m.
State Employee Charitable Campaign
Monday, February 23, 1998, 3:00 p.m.
General Land Office
Tuesday, February 3, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Office of the Governor
Thursday-Friday, February 5-6, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, February 12, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Texas Department of Health
Friday, January 30, 1998, 9:30 a.m.
Friday, February 13, 1998, 1:00 p.m.
Texas Department of Health, Council on Sex Offender Treatment
Friday, February 6, 1998, 8:00 a.m.
Friday, February 6, 1998, 9:30 a.m.
Friday, February 6, 1998, 8:00 a.m.
Texas Health Care Information Council
Tuesday, February 3, 1998, 1:00 p.m.
State Committee of Examiners in the Fitting and Dispensing of Hearing Instruments
Saturday, February 28, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Friday, February 6, 1998, 9:30 a.m.
Texas Historical Commission
Friday, January 30, 1998, 8:00 a.m.
Friday, January 30, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Texas Department of Insurance
Tuesday, February 17, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday, February 17, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday, February 17, 1998, 1:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 19, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Thursday, February 19, 1998, 1:00 p.m.
Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying
Friday, February 6, 1998, 9:00 a.m., Continued February 7, 1998
Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board
Wednesday, February 4, 1998, 12:30 p.m.
Thursday, February 5, 1998, 8:00 a.m.
Thursday, February 5, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Texas Lottery Commission
Wednesday, February 4, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Texas Medical Liability Insurance Underwriting Association (JUA)
Monday, February 23, 1998, 3:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 24, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Wednesday, February 4, 1998, at 9:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
Wednesday, February 4, 1998, 9:30 a.m.
Thursday, February 19, 1998, at 1:30 p.m.
Texas Board of Orthotics and Prosthetics
Monday, February 9, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Texas State Board of Pharmacy
Tuesday, February 10, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners
Thursday, January 29, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday, February 3, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday, February 11, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services
Friday, January 30, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists
Thursday-Friday, February 19-20, 1998, 8:30 a.m.
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Thursday, February 26, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday, March 4, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Monday, March 9, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Texas Department of Public Safety
Thursday, February 12, 1998, 3:00 p.m.
Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Authority
Friday, February 13, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Texas Real Estate Commission
Monday, February 2, 1998, 9:30 a.m.
Texas Savings and Loan Department
Wednesday, February 25, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
State Seed and Plant Board
Friday, January 30, 1998, 9:30 a.m.
Thursday, February 12, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Thursday, February 12, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Texas Senate
Tuesday, February 10, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday, February 11, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Structural Pest Control Board
Tuesday, February 10, 1998, 9:15 a.m.
Texas State Technical College System
Friday, January 30, 1998, 7:30 a.m.
Friday, January 30, 1998, 1:00 p.m.
Friday, January 30, 1998, 1:10 p.m.
Texas Department of Transportation
Thursday, January 29, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Thursday, January 29, 1998, 3:00 p.m.
Thursday, February 12, 1998, 9:30 a.m.
The University of Houston System
Monday, February 2, 1998, 8:00 a.m.
The University of Texas at Austin
Monday, January 26, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
The University of Texas Health Center at Tyler
Thursday, February 5, 1998, Noon.
Texas On-Site Wastewater Treatment Research Council
Thursday, February 12, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Texas Workforce Commission
Tuesday, February 3, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Texas Council on Workforce and Economic Competitiveness
Friday, February 6, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Regional Meetings

IN-ADDITION

Office of the Attorney General
Notice Regarding Private Real Property Rights Preservation Act (SB 14) Guidelines
Request for Proposal
Coastal Coordination Council
Notice and Opportunity to Comment on Requests for Consistency Agreement/Concurrence under the Texas Coastal Management Program
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Notices of Consultant Contract Award
Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner
Notice of Rate Ceilings
Fire Fighters' Pension Commissioner
Request for Proposals for Investment Consulting Services for the Texas Statewide Emergency Services Retirement Fund Administered by the Office of the Fire Fighters' Pension Commissioner
General Land Office
Notice of Public Hearings
General Services Commission
Notice to Bidders
Office of the Governor
Invitation for Proposals for Consulting Services
Texas Department of Health
Licensing Action for Radioactive Materials
Notice of Intent to Revoke Certificates of Registration
Notice of Intent to Revoke Radioactive Material Licenses
Notices of Revocation of Radioactive Material License
Health and Human Services Commission
Long Term Care Plan for People with Mental Retardation and Related Conditions
Notice of Public Hearing
Texas Department of Human Services
Notice of Public Hearing — Community Based Alternatives (CBA) and Community Living Assistance and Support Services (CLASS) Programs
Texas Department of Insurance
Insurer Services
Name Applications
Notice of Applications by Small Employer Carriers to be Risk-Assuming Carriers
Texas Lottery Commission
Invitation for Bids to Obtain Postscript Output Services
Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
Notice to Bidders
Request for Offers of Consulting Services
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Consultant Contract
Notice of Invitation for Bids
Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners
Request for Proposal
Texas State Board of Pharmacy
Notice of Meeting
Texas Department of Public Safety
Public Hearing Notice
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Application In Compliance With Substantive Rule 23.67
Application To Revise Tariff To Clarify The Applicability of Load Management Interruption Credit
Notice of Application for Amendment to Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority
Notices of Application for Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority
Notice of Changes to Earnings Report Forms
Notice of Intent To File Pursuant To Public Utility Commission Substantive Rule 23.27
Notices of Intent to File Pursuant to Public Utility Commission Substantive Rule 23.28
Notice of Workshop Relating to Entry of Incumbent Local Exchange Carriers into InterLATA Markets
Public Notices of Interconnection Agreement
Texas Department of Transportation
Notice of Invitation
Public Notice
Stephen F. Austin University
Notice of Consultant Contract Award-Admissions Standards Study
Notice of Consultant Contract Award - University Housing Study

End of Issue