Sentences with phrase «minimum standards»

One deals with the need for minimum standards of care and conditions for animals in breeding kennels.

New rules for health plans sold on the individual market give states more flexibility in setting minimum standards for health insurance and make it easier for people to avoid penalties for not having coverage.

It's up to insurance companies to ensure that that insurance meets minimum standards of care.

A candidate project must meet a slate of minimum standards in order to be eligible.

The bill also establishes minimum standards for the humane handling, care, housing and transportation of dogs and cats by breeders.

With investment rising 6 %, energy efficiency spending was robust in 2015 due to government policies such as minimum standards that cover a rising share of new buildings, appliances and motor vehicles.

I agree with the trial judge that mere compliance with minimum standards or guidelines is not, in itself, sufficient to avoid liability if there was an obvious deficiency or risk.

At present the South African Government is drawing up national minimum standards for organic agriculture.

Rules also tend to focus on minimum standards rather than facilitating best practices.

Many states have enacted statutes or regulations that establish certain minimum standards of care for private nursing homes.

The breeder is primarily concerned with producing their product (puppies) and fails to provide minimum standards of nutrition, sanitation, and veterinary care.

Not the hypocrisy of deception in giving the appearance of meeting minimum standards which is the basis of the welfare state.

Again, these are only minimum standards put together by the state legislature and many motorists in the state do carry additional liability protection to guard themselves in the event of an accident.

We report cases that break the law to the enforcement authorities and run campaigns to encourage companies to abide by international minimum standards, where laws are too narrow or not enforced.

Driving without a current liability policy that meets the state minimum standard is against the law.

In most professions, however, credentials such as board certification merely maintain minimum standards.

The bill would create minimum standards for disclosure and terms of service for individuals or firms offering their services as foreclosure consultants to distressed home owners.

, a rundown on financial obligations to be imposed on some large businesses that don't offer coverage meeting at least minimum standards.

Make full hybrid drive the new minimum standard for the most polluting vehicles that are allowed to be sold.

And even if there were enough inspectors, the standards are so inadequate as to qualify as bare minimum standards for survival.

Insurance companies were required to tell policyholders if their plans did not meet minimum standards so policyholders had time to research new plans.

All car manufacturers are required to design and to produce motor vehicles that meet certain minimum standards regarding performance and safety.

This webinar explores the risks and benefits of group housing and outlines minimum standards for group housing.

Minimum standards govern issues such as minimum wage, vacation entitlement, public holiday entitlement, overtime pay, hours of work and termination and severance entitlement.

We have a high minimum standard for service and for income from our Realtors.

The 1999 agreement is packed with exclusions of liability which conflict with the Community law minimum standard.

A mortgage overlay is an additional mortgage guideline imposed by a lender, which goes beyond the loan's official minimum standard.

This change resulted in a considerable improvement of the safety and comfort of your pet as well as a uniform minimum standard that all airlines must adhere to.

Still, the fact that governments have established minimum standards does not prevent employers from providing greater rights or benefits.

This law requires each State to meet the same minimum standards for commercial driver licensing.

The governor also said he wants to create statewide minimum standards for use of force by police.

This authorization must be renewed each year and is based on an evaluation by minimum standards concerning quality of education, ethical business practices, health and safety, and fiscal responsibility.

And, without minimum standards in place, there could be great diversity in the way sexual health was taught.

Unless owners and developers are shown an immediate benefit to building above minimum standards, and proceed to build to those standards, our construction projects will continue to suffer from durability issues.

Minimum - competency exams, by contrast, are designed to identify students who have failed to pass a rather low minimum standard.

Check with your local authority to determine minimum standards.

Still, the program does require homeowners to meet a few minimum standards.

The application of value - added assessment to the question of whether students are gaining at a rate necessary to attain minimum standards is called projection modeling.

At that point, schools that had met or surpassed minimum standards could return to local governance, if — the big if — they chose to do so.

Possible minimum standards include visits at convenient times, good treatment and support for victims and regular reporting on progress.

While minimum standards already existed at veterinary graduate and specialist level, there was a lack of European standards for the middle - tier level for veterinary practitioners wishing to improve their clinical skills.

Avoid cutting calories to the point of extreme hunger or reducing calories below the daily recommended minimum standards of 1,200 calories per day for women and 1,800 calories a day for men.

Parties can not legally contract out of any ESA minimum standard unless a greater benefit is provided.

Remember, you're attempting to illustrate to a software system that you meet the systems minimum standards and those standards are, quite simply, merely keywords.

In contrast, national minimum standards tied to year levels do little to challenge all students to higher levels of achievement.