Texas Administrative Code

(a) The quarantined pest is a quarantined article. (b) All hickory, pecan, and walnut trees and parts thereof, except extracted nut meats, originating from quarantined areas are quarantined. Notes 4 Tex. Admin. Code § 19.122 The provisions of this §19.122 adopted to be effective …

(a) Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota,…

(a) The quarantined pest is a quarantined article. (b) The following articles and commodities originating from quarantined areas are quarantined articles: (1) Corn, broomcorn, sorghums, and Sudan grass plants and plant parts (including, but not limited to, seed and shelled grain,…

(a) General. Quarantined articles originating from quarantined areas are prohibited entry into or through the free areas of Texas, except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section. (b) Exemptions. The following quarantined articles are exempt from the restrictions of…

The quarantined pest is the Pecan Weevil, Curculio caryae (Horn). Notes 4 Tex. Admin. Code § 19.120 The provisions of this §19.120 adopted to be effective September 2, 1996, 21 TexReg 7806.

The quarantined areas are: (1) Chaves, Eddy, Lea, and Otero Counties, New Mexico, and all other states and districts of the United States except Arizona, California, and the remainder of New Mexico; (2) all areas in the State of Texas except the counties of El Paso, Hudspeth, Cul…

The department hereby adopts by reference the federal qypsy month quarantine found at 7 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 301.45 through 301.45-12. A copy of the regulation may be obtained from the Plant Quality Program, Texas Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 12847, Austin, Te…

The quarantined pest is the gypsy moth, Lymantria dispar (Linnaeus). Notes 4 Tex. Admin. Code § 19.80 The provisions of this §19.80 adopted to be effective September 2, 1996, 21 TexReg 7804.

(a) General. Quarantined articles originating from quarantined areas are prohibited entry into or through Texas, except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section. (b) Exemptions. Cut greens, cut flowers, and soil free plants, including bare root plants, plant crowns,…

The quarantined articles are horticultural and nursery stock with roots in soil and growing media. Notes 4 Tex. Admin. Code § 19.72 The provisions of this §19.72 adopted to be effective September 2, 1996, 21 TexReg 7804.

The quarantined areas are Arizona and California. Notes 4 Tex. Admin. Code § 19.71 The provisions of this §19.71 adopted to be effective September 2, 1996, 21 TexReg 7804.

(a) General. Quarantined articles originating from quarantined areas are prohibited entry into or through the free areas of Texas, except as provided in subsections (b) and (c) of this section. (b) Exemptions. (1) Processed lumber that is free of bark or has been kiln dried or fu…

(a) Quarantined infested areas. (1) Quarantined infested areas, or quarantined areas (infested geographical areas subject to the quarantine), are those locations within this state in which the dangerous plant disease is currently found, from which dissemination of the disease is …

(a) Quarantined pest is citrus greening. The department finds that citrus greening, "Candidatus Liberibacter asiaticus," is a dangerous plant disease that is not widely distributed in this state. (b) Description of dangerous plant disease. Host plants. Citrus greening is a danger…

Each public insurance adjuster, as a condition for being licensed, must maintain proof of financial responsibility by obtaining a surety bond in the principal sum of not less than $10,000 that covers all the required perils and losses set forth under Insurance Code § 4102.105 , c…

The public insurance adjuster applicant or licensee must demonstrate proof of financial responsibility by providing to the department the original surety bond upon application, renewal, or replacement of the bond. Notes 28 Tex. Admin. Code § 19.706 The provisions of this §19.706 …

A surety bond used to maintain and demonstrate proof of financial responsibility under §§ 19.705 and 19.706 of this subchapter (relating to Financial Responsibility Requirement and Demonstrating Financial Responsibility) must: (1) be in the form specified by the department; (2) b…

(a) A public insurance adjuster may not, directly or indirectly, act within this state as a public insurance adjuster without having first entered into a written contract executed in duplicate by the licensee and the insured or the insured's duly authorized representative. (b) A …

Nothing contained in this subchapter shall be taken to prohibit an individual, partnership, or corporation from concurrently holding both a managing general agent license under the Insurance Code, Article 21.07-3, and any other agent license or licenses not licenses of the same t…

Subject to the provisions of this subchapter, two or more agents holding active licenses of the same type may jointly advertise or otherwise jointly present their agency names to the public. In such instances, any solicitation put forth by an individual agent or any policy, binde…

When a licensed local recording agent who does not have an appointment from a particular insurance company has referred an application for insurance to a local recording agent or managing general agent who does have an appointment with that company and the referral has resulted i…

Each agent must at all times keep the Texas Department of Insurance informed of the agent's current address. Such address must be included in each license application and each license renewal form. In the absence of the submission of a specific written request to change that addr…

It is the purpose of these sections, in the event a public hearing is set by the commissioner of insurance to consider disciplinary action in respect of an insurance agent and notice of such hearing is deposited in the United States mail, to cause such hearing to be held, evidenc…

(a) Confidentiality requirements. To ensure confidentiality, a URA must, when contacting a physician's, doctor's, or other health care provider's office, provide its certification number, name, and professional qualifications. (1) If requested by the physician, doctor, or other h…

(a) Complaints to TDI. Complaints received by TDI against a URA must be processed under TDI's established procedures for investigation and resolution of complaints. (b) TDI inquiries. TDI may address inquiries to a URA related to any matter connected with URA transactions TDI con…

(a) Words and terms defined in Insurance Code Chapter 4001 shall have the same meaning when used in this subchapter. (b) The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Commission-…

The department will issue a single public insurance license under Insurance Code Chapter 4102, concerning Public Insurance Adjustors and the provisions of this subchapter. Notes 28 Tex. Admin. Code § 19.702 The provisions of this §19.702 adopted to be effective November 2, 2003, …

(a) Any individual that desires a public adjuster license must file with the department a fully completed license application, on a form as required by the commissioner, and otherwise meet the licensing qualification requirements of Insurance Code Chapter 4102, Subchapter B, conc…

(a) Any exemption or extension granted to a licensee under subsections (b) - (f) of this section applies to all license types held by the licensee. Nothing within this subchapter may be construed as preventing TDI from auditing a licensee to confirm the continued existence of cir…

(a) Continuing education hour requirement. Except as provided in subsections (c) - (e) of this section, for each license and reporting period that the individual is licensed, each licensee must complete 24 hours of continuing education, except that licensees holding only a licens…

(a) Words and terms defined in Insurance Code § 4001.003 , concerning Definitions; §4004.151, concerning Agent Education Programs; or §4004.201, concerning Definition have the same meaning when used in this subchapter. (b) The following words and terms, when used in this subchapt…

(a) Purpose. The purpose of this subchapter is to specify: (1) procedures and requirements for certification of continuing education courses and licensee continuing education requirements as authorized under the Insurance Code; (2) procedures and requirements for certification an…

(a) Notwithstanding any other law or rule, the commission may utilize electronic means of transmission of information, including notices, orders, and decisions, issued or sent by the commission. (b) A person who provides their email address to the commission for the purpose of pr…

(a) Subchapters A - C of this chapter apply to: (1) persons, as defined in § 3.2 of this title (relating to Definitions), and signatories who submit official, final electronic documents to the commission to satisfy requirements of: (A) authorized programs for which the executive …

The commission may adjust fees as necessary to encourage electronic reporting and the use of the commission's electronic document receiving system. Notes 30 Tex. Admin. Code § 19.21 The provisions of this §19.21 adopted to be effective July 10, 2008, 33 TexReg 5321

(a) An electronic signature on an electronic document submitted to the commission is the legal equivalent of a handwritten signature on a paper document submitted to the commission. (b) Persons, as defined in § 3.2 of this title (relating to Definitions), and signatories are subj…

(a) A URA must have appropriate personnel reasonably available by toll-free telephone at least 40 hours per week during normal business hours in both Central Time and Mountain Time, to discuss an injured employee's care and to respond to telephone review requests. (b) A URA must …

(a) Appeal of prospective or concurrent review adverse determinations. Each URA must comply with its written procedures for appeals. The written procedures for appeals must comply with Insurance Code Chapter 4201, Subchapter H, concerning Appeal of Adverse Determination, and must…

In any instance in which a URA is questioning the medical necessity or appropriateness of the health care services prior to issuance of an adverse determination, the URA must afford the provider of record a reasonable opportunity to discuss the plan of treatment for the injured e…

(a) Except as may be provided under § 19.801 of this title (relating to General Provisions Regarding Licensing Fees and License Renewal), each specialty license issued by the department expires on the second anniversary of the date of issuance unless suspended or revoked by the c…

(a) Application for more than one specialty license authority. A first time applicant may seek licensure for more than one specialty license authority on the same specialty license application. A $50 fee per specialty license authority must accompany the application. (b) Assumed …

(a) An individual may qualify for a specialty license if the individual: (1) is at least 18 years of age; (2) has not committed an act for which a license may be denied under the Insurance Code or insurance regulations of this state or any other state; and (3) satisfies the requi…

The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, have the following meanings unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. (1) Associated consumer transaction--A retail exchange of goods or services other than insurance which is the basis of the relationship between…

The purpose of this subchapter is to implement licensing of specialty agents as prescribed by Insurance Code Article 21.09 and to facilitate the supervision of such activities in the public interest. The purpose of a license issued under Insurance Code Article 21.09 and subject t…

(a) Not later than 60 days before the date a person's registration as a discount health care program operator expires, the department will send a written registration renewal notice to the email address designated for such communications by the regulated person. (b) In the absenc…

(a) As required by the Insurance Code § 562.103(f)(1) , a discount health care program operator, as a condition of being registered and continuing such registration, shall maintain a surety bond payable to the department, for the use and benefit of members, in the principal amoun…

(a) Registration Requirement. An applicant for registration to offer a discount health care program in this state is required to submit all of the following to the department: (1) the initial registration fee of $1,000 as provided in Insurance Code § 7001.006 , concerning Fees, a…