Texas § HR.48.404 - NOTICE OF FINDING
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§ HR.48.404. NOTICE OF FINDING
NOTICE OF FINDING. (a) The department shall give written notice of the department's findings under Section 48.403 to the employee. The notice must include: (1) a brief summary of the department's findings; (2) a statement of the employee's right to a hearing on the department's findings; and (3) a statement notifying the employee that if the employee fails to timely respond to the notice, the finding that the employee committed the reportable conduct will be recorded in the employee misconduct registry under Section 253.007 , Health and Safety Code. (b) Not later than the 30th day after the date the notice is received, the employee notified may accept the finding of the department made under Section 48.403 or may make a written request for a hearing on that finding. (c) If the employee notified of the violation accepts the finding of the department or fails to timely respond to the notice, the commissioner or the commissioner's designee shall issue an order approving the finding and ordering that the department's findings be forwarded to the Department of Aging and Disability Services to be recorded in the employee misconduct registry under Section 253.007 , Health and Safety Code. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2002. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 763 (S.B. 806 ), Sec. 17, eff. June 19, 2009.
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