(a) The purpose of this subchapter is to ensure adjudication of the rights of parties in matters within the jurisdiction of Occupations Code, Chapter 2301 and Transportation Code, Chapters 503 and 1000 - 1005; and to ensure effective administration of Occupations Code, Chapter 2301 and Transportation Code, Chapters 503 and 1000 - 1005 by the department, in accordance with Government Code, Chapter 2001 and Occupations Code, §2301.001 and §2301.152.     
      (b) Practice and procedure in contested cases heard by SOAH are addressed in:      
        (1) 1 TAC Chapter 155;       
        (2) Subchapter I of this chapter (relating to Practice and Procedure for Hearings Conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings); and       
        (3) this subchapter, where not in conflict with SOAH rules.       
      (c) This subchapter applies to contested cases filed under Occupations Code, Chapter 2301 or Transportation Code, Chapter 503; and to complaints filed on or after January 1, 2014, under Occupations Code, §2301.204 or §§2301.601 - 2301.613, to the extent they do not conflict with state law, rule, or court order.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §215.21 adopted to be effective February 11, 2010, 35 TexReg 883; amended to be effective March 11, 2014, 39 TexReg 1728; amended to be effective February 13, 2017, 42 TexReg 571