Section 707.859 - Can I waive my right to a due process hearing?(a) You may waive your right to a due process hearing by: (1) Not requesting a due process hearing according to §707.845 in this division (relating to How do I request a due process hearing?); (2) Submitting a written statement to the appropriate Child Care Investigations investigator that you are waiving your right to the due process hearing before the 30-day timeframe has expired; or (3) If you have already requested a hearing, submitting a written statement to the Texas Health and Human Services Legal Services Division that you are waiving your right to the due process hearing. (b) If you waive your right to a due process hearing: (1) Because you did not make a timely request according to §707.845 of this division, each abuse, neglect, or exploitation finding that was included in the letter informing you of your right to request a due process hearing will be effective on the day after your time period for requesting a due process hearing expires; or (2) By submitting a written statement waiving your right to a due process hearing, each finding will be effective on the date the waiver is received, as applicable.40 Tex. Admin. Code § 707.859
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 45, Number 28, July 10, 2020, TexReg 4802, eff. 7/15/2020