Amended Agency Rule Review Plan
Texas State Board of Pharmacy
Title 22, Part XV
Filed: June 24, 1999
Texas Health Care Information Council
Title 25, Part XVI
The Texas Health Care Information Council (Council) proposes to review
Title 25, Part XVI, Chapter 1301, Subchapter A, concerning Hospital Discharge
Data as required by the General Appropriations Act, Article IX, Section 167,
75th Legislature. This section requires an agency's review, at a minimum,
to assess whether the reasons for adopting or readopting rules that became
final prior to September 1, 1997 still exist.
The Council has reviewed the rules in Subchapter A and determined that
the reasons for their adoption continue to exist. The rules relate to the
methods hospitals are to utilize in reporting discharge data to the Council,
to the data elements to be reported, to the Council's discharge data collection
and storage procedures, and to procedures for accessing the data. The Council
is required by its enabling legislation to continue collecting discharge data
from hospitals that are not exempted from reporting.
Comments on the review must be submitted in writing no later than 5:00
p.m. on September 15, 1999 to Dr. Bruce Burns, Texas Health Care Information
Council, 4900 North Lamar, OOL-3407, Austin, TX 78751-2399. Comments may be
submitted electronically to Dr. Burns at bburns@thcic.state.tx.us.
TRD-9903878
Jim Loyd
Executive Director
Texas Health Care Information Council
Filed: June 29, 1999
Texas Department of Banking
Title 7, Part I
The Finance Commission of Texas, on behalf of the Texas Department of Banking
(department), has completed the review of Texas Administrative Code, Title
7, Chapter 15, Subchapters A and B, comprised of §§15.1-15.8, regarding
Fees and General Requirements with Respect to Corporate Filings, §15.23,
regarding Interim Bank Charters, and §15.24, regarding Withholding the
Identity of Prospective Officers, as noticed in the April 9, 1999, issue of
the
Texas Register
(24 TexReg 2955). One internal
comment was received with respect to these Subchapters, that the reference
in these rules to trust companies should be deleted now that rules specific
to trust companies have been adopted as 7 TAC Chapter 21. While the department
concurs, additional amendments to these rules will also be necessary to conform
them to 1999 interstate banking and branching legislation, Act approved May
29, 1999 (House Bill 2066), 76th Legislature, Articles 1-7, effective September
1, 1999. The suggested change will be proposed as part of a general revision
later this year.
The finance commission readopts these sections, pursuant to the requirements
of the Appropriations Act of 1997, HB 1, Article IX, Section 167, and finds
that the reason for adopting these rules continues to exist. The rules were
substantially rewritten and revised effective March 1, 1996, to be in accordance
with the recently enacted Texas Banking Act. Everette D. Jobe Certifying Official
Finance Commission of Texas
TRD-9903797
Everette D. Jobe
Certifying Official
Texas Department of Banking
Filed: June 25, 1999
Title 34, Part I
The Comptroller of Public Accounts readopts, without changes, all sections
of Texas Administrative Code, Title 34, Part I, Chapter 3, Subchapter D (relating
to Occupation Tax on Sulphur Producers), Subchapter F (relating to Motor
Vehicle Sales Tax), Subchapter I (relating to Miscellaneous Occupation Taxes),
Subchapter J (relating to Petroleum Products Delivery Fee), Subchapter T
(relating to Manufactured Housing Sales and Use Tax), and Subchapter Z (relating
to Coastal Protection Fee). The review was conducted in accordance with Article
IX, Section 167, of H. B. 1, 75th Texas Legislature.
The proposed rule review was published in the May 7, 1999, issue of the
Texas Register (24 TexReg 3545). No comments were received concerning the
readoption of these sections. The Comptroller has reviewed these sections,
and determined that the reasons for adopting the sections continues to exist.
Martin Cherry Special Counsel Comptroller of Public Accounts
TRD-9903823
Martin Cherry
Special Counsel
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Filed: June 28, 1999
Title 25, Part I
The Texas Department of Health (department) readopts Title 25, Texas Administrative
Code, Part I, Chapter 229, Food and Drug, Subchapter J. Minimum Standards
for Narcotic Treatment Programs, §§229.141 - 229.152, without any
change. The Notice of Intention to Review was published in the September 4,
1998, issue of the
Texas Register
(23 TR 9078).
There were no comments received for any of the sections due to the publication
of the Notice of Intention to Review.
These sections have been reviewed in accordance with the General Appropriations
Act, House Bill 1, Article IX, Rider 167, passed by the 75th Legislature,
which requires that each state agency review and consider for readoption each
rule adopted by that agency. The department has determined that reasons for
readopting the sections continue to exist.
TRD-9903845
Susan K. Steeg
General Counsel
Texas Department of Health
Filed: June 28, 1999
Title 22, Part XV
The Texas State Board of Pharmacy adopts the review of Chapter 291 (§§291.1-291.23)
concerning All Classes of Pharmacies, in accordance with the Appropriations
Act, Section 167. The proposed rule review was published in the March 19,
1999, issue of the
Texas Register
(24 Tex
Reg 2032). In conjunction with this review, the agency is adopting amendments
to §§291.7, 291.8, 291.10, and 291.17 published elsewhere in this
issue of the
Texas Register
.
The agency finds that the reason for adopting the rule continues to exist.
No comments were received regarding adoption of the review.
TRD-9903773
Gay Dodson, R.Ph.
Executive Director/Secretary
Texas State Board of Pharmacy
Filed: June 24, 1999
Title 43, Part I
The Texas Department of Transportation readopts without changes Title 43,
TAC, Part I, Chapter 4 (Employment Practices). This review was conducted in
accordance with the General Appropriations Act of 1997, House Bill 1, Article
IX, §167.
The proposed rule review was published in the May 14, 1999, issue of the
TRD-9903813
Bob Jackson
Deputy General Counsel
Texas Department of Transportation
Filed: June 28, 1999
Proposed Rule Review
Adopted Rule Reviews
Comptroller of Public Accounts
Texas Department of Health
Texas State Board of Pharmacy
Texas Department of Transportation