Texas Administrative Code
Title 1 - ADMINISTRATION
Part 15 - TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 357 - HEARINGS
Subchapter I - HEARINGS UNDER THE ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT
Section 357.483 - Powers and Duties of the Judge
Universal Citation: 1 TX Admin Code ยง 357.483
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) The judge is a designee of the HHSC Executive Commissioner for purposes of:
(1) issuing default, final, and other orders,
and
(2) ruling on any motions for
rehearing.
(b) The judge shall have the authority and the duty to:
(1)
regulate pre-hearing matters and the hearing;
(2) conduct a full, fair, and impartial
hearing;
(3) take action to avoid
unnecessary delay in the disposition of the proceeding; and
(4) maintain order, including regulating the
conduct of the parties, authorized representatives, witnesses, observers, and
other participants.
(c) The judge may issue any order in the interest of justice that is necessary to protect the person or party seeking relief from undue burden, unnecessary expense, harassment, or invasion of personal, constitutional, or property rights.
(d) The judge has no authority to declare state statutes or rules, or federal statutes or regulations, invalid.
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