Texas Administrative Code
Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS
Part 14 - TEXAS OPTOMETRY BOARD
Chapter 272 - ADMINISTRATION
Section 272.5 - Definitions

Universal Citation: 22 TX Admin Code ยง 272.5

Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024

The following words and terms, when used in this part, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

(1) Act--The Texas Optometry Act, Chapter 351, Texas Occupations Code.

(2) APA--The Administrative Procedure Act, Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(3) Board--The Texas Optometry Board.

(4) Contested case--A proceeding, including but not restricted to licensing, in which the legal rights, duties, or privileges of a party are to be determined by the board after an opportunity for adjudicative hearing.

(5) Executive Director--Executive Director of the Texas Optometry Board.

(6) PFD--Proposal for decision.

(7) Respondent--A person against whom a formal charge has been made alleging conduct that violates the Act or rules, regulations, or orders of the Board and whose legal rights are to be determined by the board after the opportunity for an adjudicative hearing in a contested case as defined by the APA.

(8) SOAH--State Office of Administrative Hearings.

(9) Synchronous--live, real-time audiovisual interaction between the practitioner and the patient in a separate location.

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