Sec. 247.093. EX PARTE CONTACTS PROHIBITED. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the department and the facility may not communicate with an arbitrator other than at an oral hearing unless the parties and the arbitrator agree otherwise.
(b) Any oral or written communication, other than a communication authorized under Subsection (a), from the parties to an arbitrator shall be directed to the association that is conducting the arbitration or, if there is no association conducting the arbitration, to the State Office of Administrative Hearings for transmittal to the arbitrator.
Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 218 (H.B. 33), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities
Chapter 247 - Assisted Living Facilities
Section 247.081. Scope of Subchapter
Section 247.082. Election of Arbitration
Section 247.083. Arbitration Procedures
Section 247.084. Arbitrator Qualifications
Section 247.085. Arbitrator Selection
Section 247.086. Arbitrator Duties
Section 247.087. Scheduling of Arbitration
Section 247.088. Exchange and Filing of Information
Section 247.090. Testimony; Record
Section 247.092. Closing Statements; Briefs
Section 247.093. Ex Parte Contacts Prohibited
Section 247.095. Effect of Order
Section 247.096. Clerical Error
Section 247.097. Court Vacating Order
Section 247.098. Enforcement of Certain Arbitration Orders for Civil Penalties