Texas Administrative Code

The Council is established by Chapter 414 of the Texas Government Code. Notes 1 Tex. Admin. Code § 3.8100 The provisions of this §3.8100 adopted to be effective January 3, 1997, 21 TexReg 12397; Amended to be effective May 9, 2012, 37 TexReg 3389

(a) These rules of professional conduct are promulgated pursuant to the Landscape Architects' Registration Law (the Act), Chapters 1051 and 1052, Texas Occupations Code which directs the Board to make all rules consistent with the laws and constitution of Texas which are reasonab…

(a) No indeterminate premium reduction policy may be approved for use in Texas unless the insurer files with the Texas Department of Insurance in conjunction with such indeterminate premium reduction policy a statement: (1) that, to the best of its knowledge and belief, the polic…

Elimination period shall relate to the initial period of time, during the continuance of a condition insured against, for which such benefit will not be paid. Such periods must be clearly expressed in the policy schedule of benefits page and clearly expressed or referenced in the…

A policy may contain provisions relating to recurrent disability; provided, however, a recurrent disability provision may not specify that such disabilities be separated by a period greater than six months. Notes 28 Tex. Admin. Code § 3.3059 The provisions of this §3.3059 adopted…

No policy may provide for premium changes more often than once per policy year. Notes 28 Tex. Admin. Code § 3.306 The provisions of this §3.306 adopted to be effective May 8, 1980, 5 TexReg 1579.

(a) If a policy contains a conversion privilege, the caption shall be "Conversion Privilege," or words of similar import. The provision shall indicate the persons eligible for conversion. The circumstances applicable to the conversion privilege, including any limitations on the c…

Applicants must include a detailed description of all proposed equipment purchases in their grant applications for approval. Grantees must request any additional equipment purchases through grant adjustments. Notes 1 Tex. Admin. Code § 3.81 The provisions of this §3.81 adopted to…

A state-chartered bank may engage in private placement transactions by acting as broker and bringing together buyers and sellers of privately placed instruments. The term "private placement transactions" means: (1) making recommendations regarding the terms and timing of the tran…

(a) Policy. The Texas Department of Banking (the department) is committed to the concept of open state government. As a regulator of financial institutions, however, the department recognizes the mandate of the legislature to balance the competing interests of the need of financi…

This term may be defined by including words such as "duly qualified physician" or "duly licensed physician." The use of such terms requires an insurer to recognize and to accept to the extent of its obligation under the contract all providers of medical care and treatment when su…

(a) Application forms shall include a question relating to replacement designed to elicit information as to whether the insurance to be issued is intended to replace any other accident and sickness insurance presently in force. A supplementary application or other form to be sign…

The following provisions shall apply to conditional receipts. (1) A conditional receipt which requires a determination of insurability as a condition precedent to coverage shall include an agreement to provide: (A) coverage subject to any limit regarding the amount of insurance s…

The term "hospital" may be defined in relation to its status, facilities, and available services. The definition may not stipulate as a condition that a hospital be incorporated or that it be recognized by any accrediting organizations. (1) Except as provided in these sections, t…

Except as otherwise provided by law or these sections, no individual accident and sickness insurance policy or hospital, medical and dental service corporation subscriber contract delivered or issued for delivery in this state may contain definitions respecting the matters set fo…

The term "convalescent nursing home" or "extended care facility" shall be defined in relation to its status, facilities, and available services. (1) Except as provided in these sections, a definition of such home or facility may not be more restrictive than one requiring that it:…

(a) Unless otherwise specified, this subchapter applies to all individual accident and sickness insurance policies and subscriber contracts of hospital and medical and dental service associations, delivered, issued for delivery, or renewed in this state on and after the effective…

(a) Unless otherwise provided by law or this subchapter, every individual accident and sickness insurance policy or subscriber contract that is subject to the provisions of this subchapter and that is delivered, issued for delivery or renewed on or after the effective date of thi…

(a) These terms shall be defined to employ "result" language and may not include words which establish an accidental means test. Except for accidental death or dismemberment, said definitions may not include words such as "external, violent, visible wounds" or similar words of de…

(a) A filing that includes a copy of a form that is submitted in braille as an exact copy of a previously approved form, or that is submitted in a non-English language that is translated from a previously approved English language form, must include a certification as required un…

(a) Acceptance, approval, and exemption of filings. Upon submission, a filing will be accepted for preliminary review of compliance with the filing requirements in this subchapter. If the filing requirements in this subchapter have not been satisfied, the department will consider…

(a) All filings submitted pursuant to this subchapter must be accompanied by the department 's transmittal checklist except for the documents listed in § 3.1 (11)(B) of this title (relating to Scope), which must be accompanied by the department 's transmittal form as described in…

(a) Grant funds used for travel expenses must be used only in accordance with the grantee's established travel policies. If a grantee does not have established travel policies, then the grantee must use rates that are consistent with the state travel guidelines. (b) Grantees must…

Except as provided in this subchapter, the definition of "sickness" may not be more restrictive than the following: Sickness means illness or disease of an insured person which first manifested itself after the effective date of insurance and while the insurance is in force. A de…

(a) This subchapter is promulgated to regulate life insurance policies which have the following characteristics: (1) the premium for the policy is guaranteed for an initial period of time but subsequent to such initial period, a maximum premium charge is specified in the policy; …

Grantees must establish a contract administration system to consistently ensure that contract deliverables are being provided as specified in the contracts. Notes 1 Tex. Admin. Code § 3.77 The provisions of this §3.77 adopted to be effective February 24, 2000, 25 TexReg 1297; Ame…

(a) An issuer submitting a filing for a group policy, agreement, evidence of coverage, or contract must comply with the requirements in this section. (1) An issuer must identify the specific group type the form is being filed under by indicating the applicable Insurance Code sect…

The definition or description of "nurse" may be restricted to a type of nurse, such as registered graduate professional nurse (RN), or a licensed vocational nurse (LVN), or its equivalent under other state laws. If the words "nurse," "trained nurse," or similar terms are used wit…

No insurer may, for premium redetermination purposes, reclassify into subclasses or new classes the original class established for an indeterminate premium reduction policy at date of issue. Notes 28 Tex. Admin. Code § 3.307 The provisions of this §3.307 adopted to be effective M…

(a) PSO shall determine the reasonableness of requested salaries and reserves the right to limit the OOG-financed portion of any salary. (b) The OOG shall not pay any portion of the salary of, or any other compensation for, an elected or appointed government official. (c) Compens…

(a) If matching funds are required on a grant, an applicant must ensure that it possesses or can acquire the require matching funds. A contractor or participating entity may contribute toward the matching funds requirement, but the applicant bears the responsibility for satisfyin…

(a) A Landscape Architect shall not practice or offer to practice landscape architecture in any governmental jurisdiction in which to do so would be in violation of a law regulating the practice of landscape architecture in that jurisdiction. (b) The revocation, suspension, refus…

When any other type participating policies are being reviewed by the commissioner of insurance for approval or disapproval, the commissioner is authorized to study and take into consideration not only the titles, terms, and text of such policy itself but also the following additi…

(a) All applications must be submitted and certified by the applicant's authorized official. For applications submitted and certified pursuant to an RFA, the PSO may select a review group, COG, or other designee to prioritize the applications and submit a priority listing to the …

(a) General. Operators shall comply with this section for any wells that will be spudded on or after January 1, 2014. (1) Intent. The operator is responsible for compliance with this section during all operations at the well. It is the intent of all provisions of this section tha…

(a) When applying for a grant pursuant to a RFA published by the PSO in either eGrants or the Texas Register, applicants must submit and certify their applications according to the requirements provided in the RFA. (b) Applications for grants that are not submitted pursuant to an…

(a) A general definition of "total disability" may not be more restrictive than one requiring the individual to be totally disabled from engaging in any employment or occupation for which he or she is or becomes qualified by reason of education, training, or experience, and such …

The following minimum standards for benefits are prescribed for the categories noted in §§ 3.3071 - 3.3077 and § 3.3079 of this title (relating to Minimum Standards and Benefits and Readability for Accident and Health Insurance Policies). No individual policy of accident and sick…

(a) "Basic hospital expense insurance" is a policy of accident and health insurance which provides coverage for a period of not less than 31 days during any one period of confinement for each person insured under the policy for the expense incurred for necessary treatment and ser…

All of the following area located in Armstrong County shall be transferred from the statutorily designated Northern High Plains Boll Weevil Eradication Zone described at the Texas Agriculture Code, § 74.1021(a) to the Northern Rolling Plains Boll Weevil Eradication Zone designate…

(a) applicant: an agency or organization that has submitted a grant application or grant renewal documentation; (b) approved budget categories: budget categories (including personnel, contractual and professional services, travel, equipment, construction, supplies and other direc…

(a) Grantees must have audits performed in accordance with the requirements set forth in 2 CFR Part 200 , Subpart F concerning Audit Requirements, and the State Single Audit requirements issued under UGMS. (b) Grantees that meet the Single Audit requirements as set forth in eithe…

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Amendment or endorsement--A form that is not a rider that changes or modifies the provisions of an issued policy, certificate, contract, o…

(a) Purpose. This section establishes plain language requirements and procedures to make contracts easier to read by the public and to remove language that may be unjust, deceptive, misleading, or unreasonably confusing. (b) Applicability. This section applies to all forms that a…

(a) PSO and OCM shall monitor the activities of grantees as necessary to ensure that grant funds are used for authorized purposes and that grantees achieve grant purposes. (b) The monitoring program may consist of formal audits, monitoring reviews, and technical assistance. PSO o…

(a) PSO has oversight responsibility for the grants it awards and may review the grantee's management and administration of grant funds and records at any time. Grantees must respond to all PSO inquiries or requests and must make all requested records available. (b) The grantee i…

(a) Forms may be submitted as matrix or insert page forms. Any issuer submitting a matrix or insert page form: (1) must identify each matrix provision or insert page with a unique form number that: (A) is sufficient to distinguish it from all other matrix provisions or insert pag…