§ 4-203. Incorporation by reference.

(a) "Incorporate by reference" defined.

In this section, "incorporate by reference" means the method by which a regulation makes provisions of another document part of the regulation by reference to the other document.

(b) In general.

An agency may incorporate by reference another document within a regulation if:

(1) both the Director and the agency find that restating the text or graphics of the document within the regulation would be unduly cumbersome, expensive, or otherwise inexpedient;

(2) the reference within the regulation fully identifies the:

(i) incorporated document by title and date of publication or issuance; and

(ii) the page or pages of the incorporated document the regulation comprises;

(3) the reference clearly states which part or parts of the document are being incorporated, if the agency intends to incorporate only a portion of a document; and

(4) the agency maintains a copy of the incorporated document that is:

(i) available for public inspection on the agency's website; and

(ii) indexed in plain language so that the public may easily search for the location of different topics contained in the regulation.

(c) Subsequent amendments to incorporated material.

An agency may incorporate later amendments or editions of a document previously incorporated by reference within a regulation only after compliance with the proposal, notice and publication, and adoption procedures set forth in this title.