Texas Occupations Code

§ 452.160 — NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING; ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

OC § 452.160Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part H. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO CERTAIN TYPES OF THERAPY · Ch. 452. EXECUTIVE COUNCIL OF PHYSICAL THERAPY AND OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY EXAMINERS · Art. D. POWERS AND DUTIES

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(a)The executive council shall develop a policy to encourage the use of:

(1)negotiated rulemaking under Chapter 2008, Government Code, for the adoption of rules by the executive council or the occupational therapy or physical therapy boards; and

(2)appropriate alternative dispute resolution procedures under Chapter 2009, Government Code, to assist in the resolution of internal and external disputes under the executive council's jurisdiction.

(b)The executive council's procedures relating to alternative dispute resolution must conform, to the extent possible, to any model guidelines issued by the State Office of Administrative Hearings for the use of alternative dispute resolution by state agencies.

(c)The executive council shall:

(1)coordinate the implementation of the policy adopted under Subsection (a);

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Legislative history

Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 535 (S.B. 317), Sec. 1.07, eff. September 1, 2017.