SECTION 215.501. Final Decisions and Orders; Motions for Rehearing

(a) If a department decision becomes final under a Notice of Department Decision issued under §215.500 of this title (relating to Administrative Sanctions and Procedures), the matter will be forwarded to the final order authority for issuance of a final order incorporating the decisions, findings, and administrative sanctions imposed by the Notice of Department Decision. The department will send a copy of the final order to the parties.

(b) The provisions of Government Code, Chapter 2001, Subchapter F govern:

(1) the issuance of a final order issued under this subchapter; and

(2) motions for rehearing filed in response to a final order.

Source Note: The provisions of this §215.501 adopted to be effective February 6, 2014, 39 TexReg 502; amended to be effective February 13, 2017, 42 TexReg 571