(a) If an employee requests an informal review (IR) in accordance with §561.5(b) of this chapter (relating to Preliminary Results of Investigation and Notice to Employee), the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) sets an informal review (IR) date no later than 30 calendar days after the date the request is received by HHSC.
  (1) The employee may dispute the preliminary results of the investigation by providing additional information to designated HHSC staff.
  (2) If the designated HHSC staff does not uphold the preliminary investigation results, HHSC notifies the employee of the results of the IR and does not enter the employee's name or related information in the Employee Misconduct Registry.
  (3) If designated HHSC staff upholds the preliminary investigation results and finds reportable conduct, HHSC sends written notice to the employee, as described in §561.7(a) of this chapter (relating to Reportable Conduct Finding and Notice and Opportunity for Administrative Hearing).
(b) If an employee does not timely request an IR or fails to participate in a requested IR, HHSC upholds the preliminary investigation results, finds reportable conduct occurred, and sends the employee the written notice described in §561.7(a) of this chapter, except that the notice does not include a summary of the results of an IR.

Source Note: The provisions of this §561.6 adopted to be effective April 21, 2022, 47 TexReg 2012