Texas Occupations Code
§ 255.006 — GENERAL RULES REGARDING COMPLAINT INVESTIGATION AND DISPOSITION
OC § 255.006Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part D. DENTISTRY · Ch. 255. PUBLIC INTEREST INFORMATION AND COMPLAINT PROCEDURES
Statute text
View on source(a)A complaint received under this chapter must be filed with and reviewed by the board to determine jurisdiction. If the board has jurisdiction, the board shall complete a preliminary investigation of the complaint not later than the 60th day after the date of receiving the complaint. The board shall first determine whether the person regulated under this subtitle who is the subject of the complaint constitutes a continuing threat to the public welfare. On completion of the preliminary investigation, the board shall determine whether to officially proceed on the complaint. If the board fails to complete the preliminary investigation in the time required by this subsection, the board's official investigation of the complaint is considered to commence on that date.
(b)The board may not consider a complaint that is filed with the board after the fourth anniversary of the date:
(1)the act that is the basis of the complaint occurred; or
(2)the complainant discovered, or in the exercise of reasonable diligence should have discovered, the occurrence of the act that is the basis of the complaint.
(c)The board by rule shall:
(1)adopt a form to standardize information concerning complaints filed with the board; and
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Legislative history
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 810 (S.B. 610), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 810 (S.B. 610), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2005. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 709 (H.B. 3201), Sec. 5, eff. January 1, 2014. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 295 (S.B. 313), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2017.