Texas Register January 23, 1998

Texas Register
January 23, 1998
Vol. 23 No. 4
Pages 473-676

IN THIS ISSUE


ATTORNEY-GENERAL

Opinions
Request for Opinions

PROPOSED

Texas Department of Economic Development

Smart Jobs Fund Rules
10 TAC §§186.102, 186.104
10 TAC 186.301, 186.302, 186.305-186.308

Railroad Commission of Texas

Oil and Gas Division
16 TAC §3.50

Texas Real Estate Commission

Professional Agreements and Standard Contracts
22 TAC §537.11, §537.42

Structural Pest Control Board

Compliance and Enforcement
22 TAC §595.16

Texas Board of Professional Land Surveying

General Rules of Procedure and Practices
22 TAC §661.95

Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation

System Administration
25 TAC §§401.551-401.565
Standards and Quality Assurance
25 TAC §§408.1-408.10
25 TAC §§408.51-408.63
25 TAC §§408.151-408.164
Medicaid Programs
25 TAC §409.100
25 TAC §§409.373-409.375
Local Authority Responsibilities
25 TAC §§412.351-412.373

Texas Department of Insurance

Life, Accident, Health Insurance and Annuities
28 TAC §3.309
28 TAC §§3.14001-3.14008

Texas Natural Resource Conservation

Industrial Solid Waste and Municipal Solid Waste
30 TAC §§335.341-335.351
30 TAC §335.352

Teacher Retirement System of Texas

Benefits
34 TAC §29.21
Insurance
34 TAC §41.12
General Administration
34 TAC §51.1

Texas Juvenile Probation Commission

Standards for Juvenile Pre-Adjudication Secure Detention Facility
37 TAC §343.8, §343.9
Standards for Juvenile Post-Adjudication Secure Correctional Facilities
37 TAC §344.8

Texas Department of Human Services

Nursing Facility Administrators
40 TAC §§18.1, 18.11-18.14
40 TAC §§18.1, 18.11-18.14
Community Care for Aged and Disabled
40 TAC §§48.6092, 48.6094, 48.6096

Texas Workforce Commission

Texas Payday Rules
40 TAC §§821.1-821.6
40 TAC §§821.21-821.28
40 TAC §§821.41-821.46
40 TAC §§821.61-821.63
40 TAC §821.81

WITHDRAWN

Texas Department of Insurance

Life, Accident, Health Insurance and Annuities
28 TAC §3.309
28 TAC §3.14001-3.14008

ADOPTED

Texas Department of Agriculture

Boll Weevil Eradication Program
4 TAC §3.111

Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs

Administration
10 TAC §1.4

Texas Motor Vehicle Commission

Practice and Procedure
16 TAC §101.52
General Rules
16 TAC §103.1, §103.4
16 TAC §103.2

Texas Education Agency

School District Personnel
19 TAC §153.1021

Board of Vocational Nurse Examiners

Contested Case Procedure
22 TAC §239.11

Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation

Medicaid Program
25 TAC §§409.301-409.306

Texas Workers' Compensation Commission

General Provisions Applicable to All Benefits
28 TAC §126.11
Benefits-Guidelines for Medical Services, Charges, and Payments
28 TAC §134.1002

Teacher Retirement System of Texas

Benefits
34 TAC §29.61

Texas Juvenile Probation Commission

Texas Juvenile Probation Standards
37 TAC §341.4
Standards for Housing Non-Texas Juveniles in Texas Correctional Facilities
37 TAC §§342.1-342.5
Standards for Juvenile Pre-Adjudication Secure Detention Facility
37 TAC §343.1
37 TAC §343.19
Standards for Juvenile Post-Adjudication Secure Correctional Facilities
37 TAC §344.1
37 TAC §344.18

Texas Department of Human Services

Income Assistance Services
40 TAC §3.2701
Nursing Facility Requirements for Licensure and Medicaid Certification
40 TAC §19.2322

TABLES-AND-GRAPHICS

OPEN-MEETINGS

Texas State Board of Public Accountancy
Tuesday, January 27, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
State Office of Administrative Hearings
Thursday, January 15, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, January 20, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday, February 17, 1998, 9:30 a.m.
Tuesday, April 28, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Texas Department of Agriculture
Wednesday, January 21, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday, January 21, 1998, 10:30 a.m.
Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse
Friday, January 16, 1998, 11:00 a.m.
Tuesday, January 20, 1998, 1:30 p.m.
The State Bar of Texas
Friday, January 16, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Friday, January 16, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Friday, January 23, 1998, 8:15 a.m.
Friday, January 23, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Friday, January 23, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Friday, January 23, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Texas Cancer Council
Tuesday, January 27, 1998, 6:00 p.m.
Wednesday, January 28, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Office of Court Administration
Monday, February 2, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Texas Department of Criminal Justice
Thursday, January 22, 1998, 1:30 p.m.
Thursday, January 22, 1998, 2:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 22, 1998, 2:45 p.m.
Thursday, January 22, 1998, 3:30 p.m.
Friday, January 23, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Texas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Friday, January 16, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Texas School for the Deaf
Saturday, January 17, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Saturday, January 17, 1998, 11:00 a.m.
Saturday, January 17, 1998, 11:00 a.m.
Interagency Council on Early Childhood Intervention
Wednesday, January 21, 1998, 9:30 a.m.
Wednesday, January 21, 1998, 9:30 a.m.
Thursday-Friday, January 22-23, 1998, 9:30 a.m.
Texas Department of Economic Development
Thursday, January 22, 1998, 11:00 a.m.
Employees Retirement System of Texas
Wednesday, January 21, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday, January 21, 1998, 9:30 a.m.
Fire Fighters' Pension Commission
Friday, January 16, 1998, 8:30 a.m.
General Land Office
Tuesday, January 18, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, January 20, 1998, 3:00 p.m.
Office of the Governor
Tuesday, January 20, 1998, 1:00 p.m.
Texas Guaranteed Student Loan Corporation
Thursday, January 22, 1998, 8:30 a.m.
Thursday, January 22, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Thursday, January 22, 1998, 10:30 a.m.
Texas Department of Health
Thursday, January 15, 1998, 11:30 a.m.
Thursday, January 15, 1998, 1:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 15, 1998, 2:30 p.m.
Thursday, January 15, 1998, 4:00 p.m.
Friday, January 16, 1998, 8:30 a.m.
Friday, January 16, 1998, 9:30 a.m.
Friday, January 16, 1998, 10:30 a.m.
Friday, January 16, 1998, 1:00 p.m.
Tuesday, January 20, 1998, 9:30 a.m.
Tuesday, January 20, 1998, 9:30 a.m.
Tuesday, January 20, 1998, 12:00 Noon
Saturday, January 24, 1998, 11:00 a.m.
Texas Health Care Information Council
Tuesday, January 20, 1998, 1:30 p.m.
Texas Statewide Health Coordinating Council
Friday, January 16, 1998, 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, January 20, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
Wednesday, January 21, 1998, 4:00 p.m.
Texas HMO Solvency Surveillance Committee
Friday, January 23, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Texas House of Representatives
Thursday, January 15, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Tuesday, January 27, 1998, 10:30 a.m.
Texas Commission on Human Rights
Wednesday, Thursday, January 21-22, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
State Independent Living Council
Tuesday, January 20, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Texas Department of Information Resources
Thursday, January 22, 1998, 9:30 a.m.
Texas Department of Insurance
Thursday, January 15, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday, January 20, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Thursday, January 22, 1998, 1:00 p.m.
Friday, January 23, 1998, 1:00 p.m.
Tuesday, February 3, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Tuesday, February 3, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday, February 4, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Friday, February 6, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Friday, February 6, 1998, 1:00 p.m.
Texas Juvenile Probation Commission
Friday, January 16, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Friday, January 16, 1998, 10:45 a.m.
Board of Law Examiners
Thursday, January 15, 1998
Legislative Budget Board
Wednesday, February 4, 1998, 9:30 a.m.
Texas State Library and Archives Commission
Monday, January 26, 1997, 11:30 a.m.
Texas Appraiser Licensing and Certification Board
Wednesday, January 21, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Thursday, January 22, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
Wednesday, January 21, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Wednesday, January 21, 1998, 1:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 29, 1998, 1:00 p.m.
Texas Mental Health and Mental Retardation Board
Tuesday, January 20, 1998, 9:30 a.m.
Tuesday, January 20, 1998, 10:30 a.m.
Tuesday, January 20, 1998, 11:30 a.m.
Tuesday, January 20, 1998, 1:15 p.m.
Tuesday, January 20, 1998, 2:45 p.m.
Wednesday, January 21, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Midwestern State University
Monday, January 12, 1998, 2:00 p.m.
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Wednesday, January 21, 1998, 9:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.
Thursday, January 22, 1998, 3:30 p.m.
Wednesday, March 4, 1998, 9:30 a.m.
Texas Board of Occupational Therapy Examiners
Monday, January 26, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Texas Board of Orthotics and Prosthetics
Wednesday, January 21, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday, January 21, 1998, 1:30 p.m.
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Wednesday, January 21, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Texas State Board of Examiners of Perfusionists
Wednesday, February 4, 1998, 10:30 a.m.
Texas Public Finance Authority
Wednesday, January 21, 1998, 10:30 a.m.
Texas Department of Public Safety
Tuesday, January 27, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Thursday, January 15, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Monday, March 16, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Railroad Commission of Texas
Friday, January 23, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Friday, January 23, 1998, 9:30 a.m.
Texas Real Estate Commission
Friday, January 21, 1998 at 8:00 a.m.
State Office of Risk Management
Tuesday, January 20, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Texas Savings and Loan Department
Friday, February 6, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Monday, February 9, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Secretary of State
Thursday, January 29, 1998, 2:00 p.m.
Texas State Board of Social Worker Examiners
Friday, January 23, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Boards for Lease of State-owned Lands
Thursday, January 20, 1998, 2:30 p.m.
Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board
Thursday, January 15, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Wednesday, January 21, 1998, 8:00 a.m.
Stephen F. Austin State University
Monday, January 19, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Monday, January 19, 1998, 11:00 a.m.
Monday, January 19, 1998, 1:00 p.m.
Monday, January 19, 1998, 1:30 p.m.
Tuesday, January 20, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Structural Pest Control Board
Monday, February 2, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Friday, February 6, 1998, 9:00 a.m.
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Friday, January 16, 1998, 1:00 p.m.
University Interscholastic League
Monday, January 12, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
The University of Texas System
Tuesday-Wednesday, January 13-14, 1998, 9:30 a.m. and 7:30 a.m. respectively
Texas Workers' Compensation Commission
Friday, January 16, 1998, 9:30 a.m.
Texas Workforce Commission
Wednesday, January 21, 1998, 10:00 a.m.
Monday, January 26-28, 1998, 9:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. respectively.
Regional Meetings

IN-ADDITION

Texas Department of Agriculture
Notice of Extension of Comment Period
Office of the Attorney General
Corrections of Error
Brazos Valley Workforce Development Board
Request for Proposal for the Brazos Valley Workforce Centers
Coastal Coordination Council
Notice and Opportunity to Comment on Requests for Consistency Agreement/Concurrence under the Texas Coastal Management Program
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Notice of Consultant Contract Award
Office of Consumer Credit Commissioner
Notice of Rate Ceilings
Texas Education Agency
Notice of Extention of Deadline
General Services Commission
Notice of Request for Proposals
Harris County Flood Control District
Request for Statements
Texas Department of Health
Licensing Action for Radioactive Materials
Licensing Action for Radioactive Materials
Notice of Emergency Cease and Desist Order
Texas Health Care Information Council
List of Hospitals Exempted from Reporting Requirements
Health and Human Services Commission
Public Notice
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
Notice of Request for Proposal for the Procurement of Services
Request for Proposals for Inspection Services
Texas Department of Human Services
Public Notice-Closed Solicitation for Donley County
Texas Department of Insurance
Insurer Services
Third Party Administrator Application
Legislative Budget Board
Proposed Legislative Budget Board Procedures Pertaining to School Finance Studies
Texas Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation
Notice of Public Presentation on Medicaid Managed Care In Dallas Service Area
Texas Natural Resource Conservation Commission
Corrections of Error
Notice of an Application
Notice of Applications for Waste Disposal/Discharge Permits
Notice of Award
Notice of Receipt of Application and Declaration of Administrative Completeness
Provisionally-Issued Temporary Permits to Appropriate State Water
Request for Proposal-Texas Community Waste Reduction Outreach Project
Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Corrections of Error
Texas State Board of Pharmacy
Notification of Meeting of Task Force to Develop a List of Narrow Therapeutic Index Drugs
Texas Department of Protective and Regulatory Services
Public Hearing-Services to At-Risk (STAR) Policy Revision.
Request for Proposal-Level of Care Services Support System
Public Utility Commission of Texas
Notice of Application for Amendment to Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority
Notice of Application for Approval of Recovery of Costs and Lost Revenue Pursuant to Public Utility Commission Substantive Rule 23.49(c)(12)
Notice of Application for Rate Group Reclassification
Notice of Application for Service Provider Certificate of Operating Authority
Notice of Intent to File Pursuant to P.U.C. Substantive Rule 23.27
Notice of Petition for Rulemaking
Notice of Workshop on Customer Survey and Assessment of Interchange
Notice of Workshop on PUC Customer Satisfaction Assessment
Public Notices of Amendment to Interconnection Agreement
Public Notices of Interconnection Agreement
Railroad Commission of Texas
Correction of Errors
Texas State Senate
Job Vacancy Announcement - Executive Director, Texas Legislative Reference Library
South East Texas Regional Planning Commission
Request for Proposals
Teacher Retirement System of Texas
Request for Proposals
Texas Department of Transportation
Notice of Intent
Notice of Invitation
Texas Water Development Board
Corrections of Error
Texas Workforce Commission
Request for Proposals
Texas Council on Workforce and Economic Competitiveness
Correction of Error
Proposal for Redesignation

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