SECTION 357.488. Filing and Service of Documents

(a) Filing of documents. A party must file with the judge all documents relating to any pending proceeding and must serve a copy on the other party. If the HHSC Appeals Division has transferred the case to SOAH, the party must also file the documents with SOAH.

(b) Documents are considered filed only when received by the HHSC Appeals Division by 5:00 p.m. on a business day. A document received after 5:00 p.m. on a business day is considered filed on the next business day.

(c) Service. Every document required to be served under these rules, the APA, or an agency's statute or rules, may be served by any of the following methods to a party or its representative:

(1) hand-delivery;

(2) courier-receipted delivery;

(3) certified or registered mail; or

(4) facsimile transmission. Service to the petitioner or its representative shall be made to the petitioner or representative's last known address or facsimile number as shown by the referring agency's records.

(d) Parties and their representatives shall immediately notify the judge of any change in mailing address, telephone number, or facsimile number.

(e) When service is by mail, three days shall be added to any time period in which service is to be accomplished.

Source Note: The provisions of this §357.488 adopted to be effective June 20, 2007, 32 TexReg 3544