- (a) The board may delegate to a committee of board employees the authority to dismiss or enter into an agreed settlement of a complaint that does not relate directly to patient care or that involves only administrative violations.
- (b) The disposition determined by the committee must be approved by the board at a public meeting.
(c) A complaint delegated under this section shall be referred for informal proceedings under Section 263.0075 if:
- (1) the committee of employees determines that the complaint should not be dismissed or settled;
- (2) the committee is unable to reach an agreed settlement; or
- (3) the affected license holder requests that the complaint be referred for informal proceedings.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 709 (H.B. 3201), Sec. 9, eff. January 1, 2014.