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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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OCCUPATIONS CODE |
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Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS |
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Subtitle I. REGULATION OF PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELING |
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Chapter 502. MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS |
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Subchapter E. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION AND COMPLAINT PROCEDURES |
Sec. 502.204. GENERAL RULES REGARDING COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION AND DISPOSITION
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(a) The board shall adopt rules concerning the investigation of a complaint filed with the board. The rules adopted under this subsection must:
(1) distinguish between categories of complaints;
(2) ensure that complaints are not dismissed without appropriate consideration;
(3) require that the board be advised of a complaint that is dismissed and that a letter be sent to the person who filed the complaint explaining the action taken on the dismissed complaint;
(4) ensure that the person who filed the complaint has an opportunity to explain the allegations made in the complaint; and
(5) prescribe guidelines concerning the categories of complaints that require the use of a private investigator and the procedures for the board to obtain the services of a private investigator.
(b) The board shall:
(1) dispose of all complaints in a timely manner; and
(2) establish a schedule for conducting each phase of a complaint that is under the control of the board not later than the 30th day after the date the board receives the complaint.
(c) Each party shall be notified of the projected schedule for the complaint.
(d) Each party to the complaint must be notified of a change in the schedule for the complaint not later than the seventh day after the date the change is made.
(e) The executive director of the board shall notify the board of a complaint that is unresolved after the time prescribed by the board for resolving the complaint so that the board may take necessary action on the complaint.
(f) The board shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed with the board. The board shall maintain information about parties to the complaint, the subject matter of the complaint, a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint, and its disposition.
(g) The board shall make information available describing its procedures for complaint investigation and resolution.
(h) The board shall periodically notify the complaint parties of the status of the complaint until final disposition.