Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
OCCUPATIONS CODE |
Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS |
Subtitle I. REGULATION OF PSYCHOLOGY AND COUNSELING |
Chapter 502. MARRIAGE AND FAMILY THERAPISTS |
Subchapter H. DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS AND PROCEDURES |
Sec. 502.353. INFORMAL PROCEEDINGS
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(a) The board by rule shall adopt procedures governing:
(1) informal disposition of a contested case under Section 2001.056, Government Code; and
(2) an informal proceeding held in compliance with Section 2001.054, Government Code.
(b) Rules adopted under this section must:
(1) provide the complainant and the license holder with an opportunity to be heard; and
(2) require the presence of a member of the board's legal staff, if the board has a legal staff, or, if the board does not have a legal staff, an attorney employed by the attorney general to advise the board or the board's employees.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.