Texas Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 27,2024) |
TITLE 1. ADMINISTRATION |
PART 15. TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION |
CHAPTER 391. PURCHASE OF GOODS AND SERVICES BY THE TEXAS HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION |
SUBCHAPTER G. NEGOTIATION AND MEDIATION OF CERTAIN CONTRACT CLAIMS AGAINST HHSC |
DIVISION 3. MEDIATION |
SECTION 391.751. Mediation Timetable
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(a) The contractor and HHSC may agree to mediate the dispute at any time before the 120th day after HHSC receives a notice of claim of breach of contract, or before the expiration of any extension agreed to by the parties in writing. (b) A contractor and HHSC may mediate the dispute even after the case has been referred to the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) for a contested case. SOAH may also refer a contested case for mediation pursuant to its own rules and guidelines, whether or not the parties have previously attempted mediation. Source Note: The provisions of this §391.751 adopted to be effective May 12, 2021, 46 TexReg 3017