Sec. 301.464.  INFORMAL PROCEEDINGS.  (a)  The board by rule shall adopt procedures governing:
(1)  informal disposition of a contested case under Section 2001.056, Government Code;  and
(2)  an informal proceeding held in compliance with Section 2001.054, Government Code.
(b)  Rules adopted under this section must:
(1)  provide the complainant and the license holder an opportunity to be heard;
(2)  require the presence of a representative of the board's legal staff or of the attorney general to advise the board or the board's employees; and
(3)  if the complaint includes an allegation that an advanced practice registered nurse has violated the standard of care, require that notice of the informal proceeding includes a copy of the report prepared by the expert reviewer under Section 301.4575, with any identifying information other than the role and population focus of the expert reviewer redacted.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by: 
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 158 (S.B. 1343), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2023.