(a) Upon the initiation of an official investigation, complaints shall be classified into one or more of the following complaint categories:
  (1) Complaints alleging acts or omissions that may constitute a continuing or imminent threat to the public welfare;
  (2) Complaints that require medical expertise to review;
  (3) Complaints that do not require medical expertise to review; or
  (4) Complaints alleging the practice of veterinary medicine or equine dentistry without a license.
(b) The complainant and respondent shall be notified of the projected time requirements for the complaint, unless the notice would jeopardize an investigation.
(c) The executive director may approve the use of a private investigator to assist in the investigation of a complaint where the use of Board investigators is not feasible or economical or where private investigators could provide valuable assistance to the Board investigators.

Source Note: The provisions of this §575.28 adopted to be effective May 15, 2018, 43 TexReg 3099