(a) The board shall maintain a system to promptly and efficiently act on complaints filed with the board. The board shall maintain information about:
(1) parties to the complaint;
(2) the subject matter of the complaint;
(3) a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint; and
(4) the complaint’s disposition.
(b) The board shall make information available describing its procedures for complaint investigation and resolution.

Terms Used In Texas Occupations Code 301.203

  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

(c) The board shall periodically notify the parties to the complaint of the status of the complaint until final disposition unless notice would jeopardize an undercover investigation.
(d) The board shall develop a method for analyzing the sources and types of complaints and violations and establish categories for the complaints and violations. The board shall use the analysis to focus its information and education efforts on specific problem areas identified through the analysis.
(e) The board shall analyze complaints filed with the board to identify any trends or issues related to certain violations, including:
(1) the reason for each complaint;
(2) how each complaint was resolved; and
(3) the subject matter of each complaint that was not within the jurisdiction of the board and how the board responded to the complaint.

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