Texas Administrative Code
Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF AGING AND DISABILITY SERVICES
Chapter 4 - RIGHTS AND PROTECTION OF INDIVIDUALS RECEIVING INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY SERVICES
Subchapter D - ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS UNDER TEXAS HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE, TITLE 7, SUBTITLE D
Section 4.160 - Hearing Officer's Decision
Universal Citation: 40 TX Admin Code ยง 4.160
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) Within 10 working days after the hearing, the hearing officer must send a written decision to all parties that includes:
(1) findings of fact, the reasons for those
findings, and conclusions of law;
(2) a statement that to appeal the decision,
a party must file an appeal with the county court of Travis County or county in
which the individual resides within 30 calendar days of the date of the written
decision; and
(3) a statement that
the decision is final on the 31st calendar day after the date of the written
decision, unless an appeal is timely filed.
(b) A party may appeal the hearing officer's decision without filing a motion for rehearing with the hearing officer.
(c) An appeal is by trial de novo.
(d) A party may not take action on the hearing officer's decision if an appeal is filed.
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