(a) If the department receives a timely request for a hearing and the parties are unable to informally resolve or dispose of the contested case, the department will refer the contested case to SOAH by filing a Request to Docket form and related documents as required under SOAH rules.
(b) When SOAH accepts the department's request to docket a contested case, jurisdiction transfers to SOAH.

Source Note: The provisions of this §224.62 adopted to be effective June 1, 2024, 49 TexReg 2771