Sec. 801.2056.  COMPLAINTS NOT REQUIRING MEDICAL EXPERTISE.  (a)  The board may delegate to a committee of board staff the authority to dismiss or enter into an agreed settlement of a complaint that does not require medical expertise.  The disposition determined by the committee must be approved by the board at a public meeting.
(b)  A complaint delegated under this section shall be referred for informal proceedings under Section 801.408 if:
(1)  the committee determines that the complaint should not be dismissed or settled;
(2)  the committee is unable to reach an agreed settlement; or
(3)  the license holder who is the subject of the complaint requests that the complaint be referred for informal proceedings.
Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 27 (S.B. 407), Sec. 10, eff. September 1, 2005.
Amended by: 
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 940 (H.B. 414), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2011.