Texas Occupations Code

§ 454.108 — NEGOTIATED RULEMAKING; ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION

OC § 454.108Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part H. PROFESSIONS RELATED TO CERTAIN TYPES OF THERAPY · Ch. 454. OCCUPATIONAL THERAPISTS · Art. C. POWERS AND DUTIES

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

(1)negotiated rulemaking under Chapter 2008, Government Code, for the adoption of board rules; and

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

(b)The board'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 board 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. 4.08, eff. September 1, 2017.