TITLE 22.EXAMINING BOARDS

Part 3. TEXAS BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS

Chapter 71. APPLICATIONS AND APPLICANTS

22 TAC §71.2

The Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners adopts an amendment to §71.2(b), relating to the application for a license, without changes to the proposed text as published in the May 25, 2001, issue of the Texas Register (26 TexReg 3683).

By separate rulemaking in this issue of the Texas Register , the board is adopting to amend §75.7, to accept personal or company checks for payment of fees. At present, except for facility licenses, it requires a money order or a cashier's or certified check. The adopted amendment to §75.7 permit the use of a personal or company check, money order, cashier or certified check. To discourage checks drawn on insufficient funds, the board is also establishing a fee for a returned check in the amount of $25. The adopted amendment also sets out procedures and requirements for processing an application for which a check has been returned. In conjunction with this rulemaking, the board is adopting amendments to §§71.2(b), 73.2(a), 78.1, for consistency and conformity with the adopted amendment to §75.7. By this rulemaking, the board is deleting provisions in subsection (b) of §71.2 that will be covered in the amended §75.7. See also the separate rulemakings published in this issue of the Texas Register . Subsection (b) is also being amended to state when the fee for the initial license must be paid and to provide for prorated fees for the initial license, which reflects the current practice of the board.

No comments were received regarding adoption of the amendment.

The amendment is adopted under the Occupations Code, §201.152, which the board interprets as authorizing it to adopt rules necessary for the performance of its duties, the regulation of the practice of chiropractic, and the enforcement of the act, and §201.153, which the board interprets as authorizing it to adopt necessary fees for administration of its programs.

This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on July 16, 2001.

TRD-200104082

Gary K. Cain, Ed. D.

Executive Director

Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Effective date: August 5, 2001

Proposal publication date: May 25, 2001

For further information, please call: (512) 305-6709


Chapter 75. RULES OF PRACTICE

22 TAC §75.3

The Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners adopts an amendment to §75.3, relating to persons with criminal convictions, without changes to the proposed text as published in the May 25, 2001, issue of the Texas Register (26 TexReg 3683).

The amendment makes changes in text for clarification, delete the reference to "registered" facility and substitute "licensed" facility, to be consistent with the term used in the Chiropractic Act, chapter 201 of the Occupations Code, add a specific deadline for persons to respond to a notice of a conviction sent by the board, and add a specific reference to mail fraud as one of the offenses directly related to professions and businesses regulated by the board, instead of this offense being considered solely in connection with insurance billing fraud or the catch-all provision in paragraph 6 of subsection (k).

No comments were received regarding adoption of the amendment.

The amendment is adopted under the Occupations Code, §201.152, which the board interprets as authorizing it to adopt rules necessary for the performance of its duties, the regulation of the practice of chiropractic, and the enforcement of the Chiropractic Act, and §53.025, which the board interprets as requiring it to adopt guidelines relating to the disciplinary practices of the board under Occupations Code, Chapter 53.

This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on July 16, 2001.

TRD-200104083

Gary K. Cain, Ed.D.

Executive Director

Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Effective date: August 5, 2001

Proposal publication date: May 25, 2001

For further information, please call: (512) 305-6709


22 TAC §75.7

The Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners adopts an amendment to §75.7, relating to board fees, without changes to the proposed text as published in the May 25, 2001, issue of the Texas Register (26 TexReg 3686).

The board is adopting to accept personal or company checks for payment of fees. At present, except for facility licenses, it requires a money order or cashier's check. The adopted amendments permit the use of a personal or company check, money order, cashier or certified check. To discourage checks drawn on insufficient funds, the board is also establishing a fee for a returned check in the amount of $25. If a check is returned, the application for a license, registration or renewal is considered incomplete with all the attendant consequences. A licensee or registrant must immediately submit a money order or check on guaranteed funds before the application will be deemed complete. Any license or renewal cards already issued will be invalid pending resubmission of the fee, and a newly issued license or renewal card may not be displayed until the application is complete. If payment is past due as a result of a returned check, the licensee or registrant must also pay any late fees incurred and may not practice or operate under the license or registration until the application is complete. A person who fails to make good on the check and pay all required fees within 10 days will be required to remit future fees in the form of a money order or cashier's or certified check. Other non-substantive amendments have been made to the section for up-date and clarification. In conjunction with this rulemaking, the board is adopting amendments to §§71.2(b), 73.2(a), 78.1, for consistency and conformity with the adopted amendments to §75.7. See the separate rulemakings published in this issue of the Texas Register .

No comments were received regarding adoption of the amendment.

The amendment is adopted under the Occupations Code, §201.152, which the board interprets as authorizing it to adopt rules necessary for the performance of its duties, the regulation of the practice of chiropractic, and the enforcement of the act, and §201.153, which the board interprets as authorizing it to adopt necessary fees for administration of its programs.

This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on July 16, 2001.

TRD-200104084

Gary K. Cain, Ed.D.

Executive Director

Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Effective date: August 5, 2001

Proposal publication date: May 25, 2001

For further information, please call: (512) 305-6709


22 TAC §75.11

The Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners adopts an amendment to §75.11, relating to its schedule of sanctions for violations of board rules and orders, or law, including the Chiropractic Act, Occupations Code, Chapter 201, without changes to the proposed text as published in the May 25, 2001, issue of the Texas Register (26 TexReg 3687).

The purpose of the amendment is to update the schedule of sanctions' table, Figure: 22 TAC §75.11(b), by changing the references to the Chiropractic Act and the Health Professions Council Act since their codification in the Occupations Code, and by adding or revising violations listed in the schedule as a result of other rule changes since the schedule was adopted. New listings in the schedule relate to practicing or operating without a facility license or an with an expired license or registration, overcharging for copies of patient records, failing to maintain patient records, displaying an invalid license or renewal card, and failure to report required locum tenens information or a criminal conviction. Other changes in text and form have been made to correct errors in citation and for clarification and consistency. Readers can compare the new adopted schedule with the previous schedule, by accessing the "attached graphic", in the current §75.11, at the secretary of state's website, for the Texas Administrative Code, at (Click on TAC Viewer, Title 22 Examining Boards, TBCE, Chapter 75, §75.11) .

No comments were received regarding adoption of the amendment.

The amendment is adopted under the Chiropractic Act, Occupations Code §201.152, which the board interprets as authorizing it to adopt rules necessary for the performance of its duties, the regulation of the practice of chiropractic, and the enforcement of the Act, including Subchapters E, K, and L, which authorize the board to sanction licensees and others for violations of the Act and its rules and orders, and specifically §201.503, which the board interprets as requiring the board to adopt rules establishing a schedule of sanctions for violations of the Act.

This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on July 16, 2001.

TRD-200104085

Gary K. Cain, Ed.D.

Executive Director

Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Effective date: August 5, 2001

Proposal publication date: May 25, 2001

For further information, please call: (512) 305-6709


Chapter 78. CHIROPRACTIC RADIOLOGIC TECHNOLOGISTS

22 TAC §78.1

The Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners adopts an amendment to §78.1, relating to registration of chiropractic radiologic technologists (CRTs), without changes to the proposed text as published in the May 25, 2001, issue of the Texas Register (26 TexReg 3688).

By separate rulemaking in this issue of the Texas Register , the board is adopting to amend §75.7, to accept personal or company checks for payment of fees. At present, except for facility licenses, it requires a money order or a cashier's or certified check. The adopted amendments to §75.7 permit the use of a personal or company check, money order, cashier or certified check. To discourage checks drawn on insufficient funds, the board is also establishing a fee for a returned check in the amount of $25. The adopted amendments also set out procedures and requirements for processing an application for which a check has been returned. In conjunction with this rulemaking, the board is adopting amendments to §§78.1, 71.2(b), and 73.2(a), for consistency and conformity with the adopted amendment to §75.7. By this rulemaking, the board is deleting provisions in subsections (c) and (d) of §78.1 that will be covered in the amended §75.7. See also the separate rulemakings published in this issue of the Texas Register .

No comments were received regarding adoption of the amendment.

The amendment is adopted under the Occupations Code, §201.152, which the board interprets as authorizing it to adopt rules necessary for the performance of its duties, the regulation of the practice of chiropractic, and the enforcement of the act, and §201.153, which the board interprets as authorizing it to adopt necessary fees for administration of its programs.

This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on July 16, 2001.

TRD-200104086

Gary K. Cain, Ed.D.

Executive Director

Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Effective date: August 5, 2001

Proposal publication date: May 25, 2001

For further information, please call: (512) 305-6709


Chapter 79. PROVISIONAL LICENSURE

22 TAC §79.3

The Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners adopts to repeal §79.3 relating to criminal convictions, without changes to the proposed rule as published in the May 25, 2001, issue of the Texas Register (26 TexReg 3689).

The subject matter of §79.3 has been transferred to a §75.3. Accordingly, §79.3 is no longer needed.

No comments were received regarding adoption of the repeal.

The repeal is adopted under the Occupations Code, §201.152, which the board interprets as authorizing it to adopt rules necessary for the performance of its duties, the regulation of the practice of chiropractic, and the enforcement of the Chiropractic Act.

This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on July 16, 2001.

TRD-200104087

Gary K. Cain, Ed.D.

Executive Director

Texas Board of Chiropractic Examiners

Effective date: August 5, 2001

Proposal publication date: May 25, 2001

For further information, please call: (512) 305-6709


Part 25. STRUCTURAL PEST CONTROL BOARD

Chapter 593. LICENSES

22 TAC §593.5

The Structural Pest Control Board adopts amendments of 22 TAC §593.5 without changes to the proposed text published in the April 6, 2001,issue of the Texas Register (26 TexReg 2625).

Justification for the rule is to reduce the hardship placed on school districts across the State to maintain trained personnel. The re-inserting of the requirement to allow noncommercial applicators to complete a Board approved training course prior to testing will enable the school districts an easier time in compliance with the State's licensing requirements.

The rule will function in that the noncommercial applicator must complete the Board approved training course prior to taking the State examinations for licensure.

The Texas Association of School Administrators (TASA) stated unequivocally that for many of the smaller and mid-sized school districts across the State, there would be a definite hardship on these districts to meet State licensing requirements if the State required a technical background as opposed to taking a Board approved training course prior to testing of noncommercial applicators. The Texas Pest Control Association (TPCA) spoke for keeping testing requirements the same for commercial applicators and noncommercial applicators. TPCA felt that reducing the current requirements would increase the dangers to students from unqualified individuals if the current requirements were relaxed.

While the Agency agrees to the importance of maintaining the same requirements for noncommercial applicators as for commercial applicators, the Structural Pest Control Board agrees with TASA that the current requirement creates a hardship for school districts to comply with the State licensing requirements.

The amendment is adopted under Tex.Rev.Civ.Stat.Ann., Article 135b-6, which provides the Structural Pest Control Board with the authority to license and regulate the structural pest control industry.

This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on July 9, 2001.

TRD-200103932

Dale Burnett

Executive Director

Structural Pest Control Board

Effective date: July 29, 2001

Proposal publication date: April 6, 2001

For further information, please call: (512) 451-7200


22 TAC §593.21

The Structural Pest Control Board adopts amendments of 22 TAC §593.21 without changes to the proposed text published in the March 30, 2001,issue of the Texas Register (26 TexReg 2476).

Justification for the rule will allow those technicians to apply college credits to their training requirements, thus enhancing their knowledge of the pest control industry and enabling them to better serve the public at large.

The rule will function in that the individual will provide to their employer documentation of the course work completed from the accredited college or university and the documentation will be kept as part of the company records.

No comments were received. There were no groups or associations making comments for or against the rule.

The amendment is adopted under Tex.Rev.Civ. Stat.Ann., Article 135b-6, which provides the Structural Pest Control Board with the authority to license and regulate the structural pest control industry.

This agency hereby certifies that the adoption has been reviewed by legal counsel and found to be a valid exercise of the agency's legal authority.

Filed with the Office of the Secretary of State on July 9, 2001.

TRD-200103931

Dale Burnett

Executive Director

Structural Pest Control Board

Effective date: July 29, 2001

Proposal publication date: March 30, 2001

For further information, please call: (512) 451-7200