(a) If an informal meeting is not scheduled for a complaint before the 180th day after the date the board‘s official investigation of the complaint is commenced under § 154.057(b), the board shall provide notice to all parties to the complaint. The notice must include an explanation of the reason why the informal meeting has not been scheduled. The notice under this subsection is not required if the notice would jeopardize an investigation.
(b) The board must include in its annual report to the legislature information about any complaint for which notice is required under Subsection (a), including the reason for failing to schedule the informal meeting before the 180-day deadline. The information provided under this subsection must also list any complaint in which the investigation has extended beyond the first anniversary of the date the complaint was filed with the board.

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Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 164.0036

  • Board: means the Texas Medical Board. See Texas Occupations Code 151.002
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.