(a) Any party, other than the system, desiring to contest any pending application for benefits, shall file with the director a written answer, setting forth:
- (1) the name and address of the party filing such answer who shall be designated as "contestant";
- (2) the name of the party making the application or claim being contested;
- (3) a concise statement of the facts relied on by the contestant as reasons why the contested application should be denied;
- (4) any counterclaim asserted by the contestant; and
- (5) a prayer specifying the action which the contestant desires the system to take.
- (b) The answer shall be signed by the contestant, or by the contestant's duly authorized representative; and must contain a certificate showing that a true copy of the same was served upon the applicant, and the date and manner of such service.
Source Note:The provisions of this §121.12 adopted to be effective January 22, 2001, 26 TexReg 980.