The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

1. (1) Administrative Procedure Act--Texas Government Code, Title 10, Subtitle A.
2. (2) ALJ--The Administrative Law Judge, an employee of the State Office of Administrative Hearings, who presides over a rate case.
3. (3) Article 5.101--Texas Insurance Code, Article 5.101, Subchapter M. Flexible Rating Program For Certain Insurance Lines, as amended from time to time.
4. (4) Department--The Texas Department of Insurance.
5. (5) Rate case--Any proceeding for the promulgation of industry-wide insurance rates in which the hearing is held at SOAH: benchmark/flexibility band rate cases held under the Insurance Code, Article 5.101, rate cases for assigned risk automobile insurance (Texas Automobile Insurance Plan Association), rate cases for the Texas Catastrophe Insurance Pool, and credit insurance presumptive rate cases.
6. (6) Register--The Texas Register established by the Texas Register and Administrative Code.
7. (7) SOAH--State Office of Administrative Hearings.

Source Note:The provisions of this §1.1302 adopted to be effective July 14, 1994, 19 TexReg 5091.