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THE ISSUE
State agencies must pay the late charge on overdue electric utility service
bills, the Attorney General's Opinion Committee has ruled. The opinion was
made at the request of the House Committee on Ways and Means to settle a
dispute between state offices and electric utility companies across the state
that impose late fees. The dispute centered on a constitutional argument that
spending public funds is prohibited unless the state receives benefits. In mak-
ing its decision, the Opinion Committee considered court cases involving
federal agencies and agencies in other states. In another opinion, the commit-
tee ruled on the authority of a nurse practitioner to perform services under in-
direct supervision by a physician. Included in the opinion was the committee's
decision that state law "expressly does not permit a nurse to prescribe
therapeutic measures." The request for the opinion by the Senate Committee
on Human Resources was prompted by enactment of the federal Rural Health
Clinic Services Act. The act allows Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement for
services of physicians' assistants and nurse practitioners operating under in-
direct physician supervision. Summaries of the opinions are published in the
Attorney General section.
The Texas Department of Health has adopted a grading system for licensed
nursing and custodial care homes. The system was authorized by the 65th
Legislature to recognize homes or institutions that go beyond the depart-
ment's minimum level of services and personnel. As an incentive to attain a
superior ranking, the rules allow nursing and custodial care homes which have
met the requirements to advertise the superior grade. Tables outlining how
both demerit and bonus points are given appear in the Adopted Rules section.('over illustratton represents Elsabel Ney's statue of Stephen !. Austin,
uhich stands in the foyer of the State Capitol.
A t Artwo'rk (;ar ThorntonSteven (: Oaks
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