Sec. 593.009. HEARING REPORT; FINAL DECISION. (a) After each hearing, the hearing officer shall promptly report to the parties in writing the officer's decision, findings of fact, and the reasons for those findings.
(b) The hearing officer's decision is final on the 31st day after the date on which the decision is reported unless a party files an appeal within that period.
(c) The filing of an appeal suspends the hearing officer's decision, and a party may not take action on the decision.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 7 - Mental Health and Intellectual Disability
Subtitle D - Persons With an Intellectual Disability Act
Chapter 593 - Admission and Commitment to Intellectual Disability Services
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Section 593.002. Consent Required
Section 593.003. Requirement of Determination of an Intellectual Disability
Section 593.004. Application for Determination of an Intellectual Disability
Section 593.005. Determination of an Intellectual Disability
Section 593.007. Notification of Certain Rights
Section 593.008. Administrative Hearing
Section 593.009. Hearing Report; Final Decision
Section 593.011. Fees for Services
Section 593.012. Absent Without Authority
Section 593.013. Requirement of Interdisciplinary Team Recommendation