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(a) This section is promulgated under Occupations Code §51.2031(a-1) and (a-2).(b) The commission may not adopt a new rule relating to the scope of practice of or a health-related standard of care for a program to which this section applies unless the rule has been proposed by the advisory board established for that program.(c) Under Occupations Code §51.2031(a-1) and (a-2), the advisory board may propose a rule described by subsection (b) according to the following procedure:(1) The advisory board, by a majority vote of the members present and voting at a meeting at which a quorum is present, shall either:(A) recommend that the rule be published in the Texas Register for public comment; or(B) if the rule has been published and after considering the public comments, make a recommendation to the commission concerning adoption of the rule;(2) The rule must be within the commission's legal authority to adopt; and(3) The department may make non-substantive, editorial changes to the rule as necessary.(d) The commission shall either adopt the rule as proposed by the advisory board under subsection (c), with any non-substantive, editorial changes made by the department under subsection (c)(3), or return the rule to the advisory board for revision.