Texas Administrative Code
Title 22 - EXAMINING BOARDS
Part 3 - TEXAS BOARD OF CHIROPRACTIC EXAMINERS
Chapter 80 - COMPLAINTS
Section 80.8 - Board Member and Staff Initiated Complaints
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) A Board member or staff shall notify the Board's executive director in writing of any potential violation by an individual of a statute or rule under the Board's jurisdiction.
(b) The executive director shall evaluate the written statement (and any supporting evidence) of the Board member or staff about the potential violation within five days of receipt.
(c) If the executive director determines there is sufficient grounds to begin a formal complaint, the executive director shall forward the written statement (and any supporting evidence) to the Board's director of enforcement with instructions to open an investigation.
(d) The director of enforcement shall name both the executive director and the Board member or staff as the complainant in an investigation opened under this section.
(e) A Board member who initiates a complaint under this section shall recuse himself from any consideration of the complaint by the Board.
(f) A Board member or staff who initiated a complaint under this section shall respond to a request for additional information by a Board investigator or the Enforcement Committee only in writing.