(a) Except as provided by subsection (b) of this section, when an act is required or allowed to be done at or within a specified time in accordance with this chapter, the board or the hearing officer, with good cause shown, may:      
        (1) order the specific period extended if the extension is requested before the expiration of the period previously specified; or       
        (2) permit the act to be done after the expiration of the specified period, provided good cause is shown for the failure to act.       
      (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) of this section, the board or hearing officer may not extend the time for filing a document when a statute or rule specifies the time period by which a document must be received by the department.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §215.32 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