Exhibit I_Legal Citations Index.docx

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Irrigation System Maintenance & Service at Austin State Hospital (ASH)
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This is a Legal Citations Index for an irrigation system maintenance and service contract at Austin State Hospital (ASH) in Texas. The document serves as a reference guide to applicable legal requirements and regulatory standards governing the scope of work. The index identifies licensing requirements for irrigation services under Texas Occupational Code Section 1903.251 and regulations administered by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) regarding licensed irrigator seals, landscape irrigation operations, and backflow prevention assembly testing. Additional citations address plumbing and electrical licensing exemptions relevant to landscape irrigation work, National Electrical Code adoption, and OSHA trenching and excavation safety requirements.

The Legal Citations Index also references regulatory frameworks specific to state hospital operations, including Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 552 governing Austin State Hospital and associated Texas Administrative Code rules administered by the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). The document includes citations for patient data protection requirements under HIPAA, Texas mental health patient confidentiality laws, and substance use disorder record confidentiality regulations. The index incorporates requirements from the HHSC Procurement and Contract Management Handbook regarding three-way match procedures and contract management, along with project specifications and warranty obligations outlined in HCP 32 8400.

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Exhibit I – Legal Citations Index

Citation
Subject
Tex. Occ. Code §1903.251
License required for irrigation services
30 TAC §344.40
Licensed Irrigator Seal Required (TCEQ Landscape Irrigation)
30 TAC Ch. 344, Subch. D
Licensed Irrigator Seal (design, possession, use)
30 TAC Ch. 30, Subch. D
TCEQ licensing for Landscape Irrigators, Irrigation Technicians, and Irrigation Inspectors
30 TAC Ch. 30, Subch. B
TCEQ licensing for Backflow Prevention Assembly Testers (BPATs)
30 TAC Ch. 344
TCEQ Landscape Irrigation operational rules
30 TAC §290.44(h)
Cross-connection control / backflow prevention (Public Water Systems)
Tex. Occ. Code Ch. 1301 (Plumbing License Law)
Plumbing licensing; §1301.054 irrigator exemption for work within the scope of a Ch. 1903 irrigator license
Tex. Occ. Code Ch. 1305 (Texas Electrical Safety and Licensing Act)
Electrician licensing; §1305.003(a)(13) exemption for installation, service, or maintenance of landscape irrigation control systems, excluding any required power source
NEC – 16 TAC §73.100
National Electrical Code (Texas adoption)
Tex. H&S Code Chapter 552 (State Hospitals)
Governing chapter expressly naming Austin State Hospital at §552.002(a)(2)(A), §552.151, and §552.152; definitional “state hospital” at §552.0011(8)
26 TAC (HHSC state hospital rules)
HHSC state hospital operational requirements (relocated from 25 TAC Ch. 417)
HCP 32 8400
Project specifications / warranty obligations
HHSC Procurement and Contract Management Handbook
Three-way match / contract management (current published edition; February 8, 2026, edition in effect as of the date of this SOW)
HIPAA (45 CFR Parts 160, 164)
Protection of patient protected health information (PHI)
Tex. H&S Code Chapter 611
Confidentiality of mental health patient records and communications
42 CFR Part 2
Confidentiality of substance use disorder patient records (if applicable)
29 CFR 1926, Subpart P
OSHA trenching and excavation

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