Proposed Rule Review
Texas Commission for the Blind
Title 40, Part IV
The Texas Commission for the Blind files this notice of its intent, beginning
February 1, to review all sections in Chapter 171 pertaining to Cooperative
Activities (§§171.1-171.4) in accordance with the Appropriations
Act of 1997, HB 1, Article IX, Section 167. The commission will be considering
whether the reasons for adopting these rules still exist and whether amendments
are needed. The public is invited to make comments on the rules as they stand
in the Texas Administrative Code within 30 days following the publication
of this notice in the
Texas Register
.
The Commission's Board will consider comments received in response to
this notice at a meeting tentatively scheduled in May 1999. Any changes to
the rules proposed by the Commission after considering comments received
in response to this notice will appear thereafter in the proposed rules section
of the
Texas Register
and will be adopted
in accordance with state rule-making requirements.
Comments on the review may be mailed to: Texas Commission for the Blind,
Attention: Jean Crecelius, Policy & Rules Coordinator, P.O. Box 12866,
Austin, Texas 78711.
TRD-9900851
Terrell I. Murphy
Executive Director
Texas Commission for the Blind
Filed: February 10, 1999
Title 22, Part XI
The Board of Nurse Examiners proposes to review Chapter 217, Licensure
and Practice in accordance with the Appropriations Act, §167. In conjunction
with this review, the agency proposes to repeal the existing §§217.1-217.20
and proposes new §§217.1-217.17, Licensure, Peer Assistance and
Practice and §§216.1-216.11, Continuing Education in accordance
with the Appropriations Act, §167. The proposed repeal and new rules
may be found in the Proposed Rules section of the
Texas Register
.
Comments on the proposals may be submitted to Kathy Thomas, MN, RN, Executive
Director, Board of Nurse Examiners, 333 Guadalupe, Suite 3-460, Austin, Texas,
78701.
TRD-9900790
Kathy Thomas, MN, RN
Executive Director
Board of Nurse Examiners
Filed: February 8, 1999
Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Authority
Title 31, Part XV
The Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Authority adopts without
changes: CHAPTER 449, General Provisions, CHAPTER 450, Planning and Implementation
Fees, and CHAPTER 451, Disposal Site Management and Operation, in accordance
with the Appropriations Act, §167.
No comments were received regarding the adoption of these chapters.
TRD-9900762
Lee H. Mathews
Deputy General Manager and General Counsel
Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Authority
Filed: February 4, 1999
Title 22, Part IX
The Texas State Board of Medical Examiners adopts the review of Chapter
197 (§§197.1-197.6), concerning Emergency Medical Service, pursuant
to the Appropriations Act of 1997, House Bill 1, Article IX, §167. The
proposed review was published in the September 18, 1998, issue of the
The Texas State Board of Medical Examiners is contemporaneously adopting
the repeal of §§197.2-197.5 and new §§197.2-197.5 elsewhere
in this issue of the
Texas Register
.
No comments were received regarding the rule review.
This concludes the review of Chapter 197, Emergency Medical Service.
TRD-9900803
Bruce A. Levy, M.D., J.D.
Executive Director
Texas State Board of Medical Examiners
Filed: February 8, 1999
Title 22, Part XXIV
Pursuant to the Appropriations Act of 1997, House Bill 1, Article IX, §167,
the Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners adopts the review of all rules
in Chapter 571 of the Texas Administrative Code pertaining to Licensing, specifically,
§§571.03, 571.04, 571.14, 571.18, 571.31, 571.51, 571.52, 571.53,
571.54, 571.55, 571.56, 571.58, 571.59, 571.60 and 571.61. The proposed review
appeared in the October 16, 1998 issue of the
Texas
Register
(23 TexReg 10660).
The Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners finds that the reason for
adopting the rules still exist. As part of this review process, no changes
are proposed to the rules.
The Board received no comments related to the readoption of this Chapter.
TRD-9900816
Ron Allen
Executive Director
Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
Filed: February 9, 1999
Title 28, Part II
In accordance with the Appropriation Act, Article IX, §167, and pursuant
to the notice of intention to review published in the December 25, 1998 issue
of the
Texas Register
(23 TexReg 13109) the
Texas Workers' Compensation Commission (the Commission) has reviewed and considered
for readoption the following rules in Title 28, Part II of the Texas Administrative
Code:
§109.1. State Agencies: General Provisions.
§114.1. Purpose.
§114.2. Definitions.
§114.3. Initial Application Form and Financial Information Requirements.
§114.4. Security Requirements.
§114.5. Excess Insurance Requirements.
§114.6. Safety Program Requirements.
§114.7. Certification Process.
§114.8. Refusal to Certify an Employer.
§114.9. Required Initial Safety Program Inspection.
§114.10. Claims Contractor Requirements.
§114.11. Audit and Inspection Program.
§114.12. Required Annual Reports.
§114.13. Required Notices to the Director.
§114.14. Impaired Employer.
§114.15. Revocation of Certificate of Authority to Self-Insure.
The Commission has assessed whether the reason for adopting or readopting
these rules continues to exist. One comment was received regarding §109.1
from State Office of Risk Management.
Summary of the comment and commission response is as follows:
COMMENT: Commenter suggested that the words "workers' compensation division
of the attorney general's office" in §109.1(b) be changed to "State Office
of Risk Management" and that the words "Other than communications and notices
from the Risk Management Division of the commission" in §109.1(c) be
deleted to reflect changes in the law regarding the responsibility for administration
and enforcement of risk management for state agencies.
RESPONSE: Commenter did not comment on the issue of re-adoption but made
suggestions for amendments to the rule. Comments relating to amendments are
beyond the scope of this review but may be considered in future actions by
the Commission regarding this rule.
As a result of the review, the Commission has determined that the reason
for adoption of the rules continues to exist. Therefore, the Commission readopts
these rules. If the Commission determines that any of these rules should be
revised, the revision will be accomplished in accordance with the Administrative
Procedure Act.
TRD-9900813
Susan Cory
General Counsel
Texas Workers' Compensation Commission
Filed: February 8, 1999
Texas Board of Nurse Examiners
Adopted Rule Reviews
Texas State Board of Medical Examiners
Texas Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners
Texas Workers' Compensation Commission