Section 60.406 - Commencement of Mediation(a) Mediation may begin, at the discretion of the director of enforcement, any time after the department anticipates initiation of an adverse action against a person.(b) The department may issue a notice of mediation along with a notice of alleged violation, a notice of continued license restrictions, or a notice of a proposed denial, as described under Subchapter I.(c) Prior to the submission of a Request for Docket Case form to SOAH, and with agreement of all parties, the ADR Administrator may schedule mediation upon any party's request.(d) After a Request for Docket Case form has been submitted to SOAH, the contested case is subject to SOAH's procedures under 1 TAC Chapter 155, and it is at the discretion of the ALJ whether mediation may apply or may continue to apply to a contested case.16 Tex. Admin. Code § 60.406
The provisions of this §60.406 adopted to be effective July 1, 2009, 34 TexReg 4326; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 21, May 26, 2023, TexReg 2702, eff. 6/1/2023