Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 1. ADMINISTRATION |
PART 7. STATE OFFICE OF ADMINISTRATIVE HEARINGS |
CHAPTER 167. DISPUTE RESOLUTION PROCESSES APPLICABLE TO CERTAIN CONSUMER HEALTH BENEFIT DISPUTES |
SUBCHAPTER D. POST MEDIATION REPORTS |
SECTION 167.151. Mediator's Reports Following Mediation
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(a) Within five days after the conclusion of mediation, the mediator shall submit to the Chief Judge, the Texas Department of Insurance, and the Texas Medical Board one of the following: (1) if the mediation was successful, a report indicating that the parties resolved their dispute in mediation; or (2) if the mediation was unsuccessful, the report prescribed in Insurance Code, §1467.057. (b) If mediation was unsuccessful, the mediator shall include in the report to the Chief Judge the following information: (1) the issues to be referred to a special judge; (2) the name of the special judge, if any, on which the parties have agreed or a statement advising that the Chief Judge should appoint a special judge; (3) a certification that the parties have waived their right to trial by jury. (c) The mediator shall not file the report required in Insurance Code, §1467.101 with SOAH. Source Note: The provisions of this §167.151 adopted to be effective September 28, 2010, 35 TexReg 8721