| (a) Pursuant to Texas Occupations Code §51.208
and Texas Government Code Chapter 2009, this subchapter establishes
the alternative dispute resolution (ADR) procedures for the voluntary
settlement of contested cases through the facilitation of an impartial
third party. Mediation is the ADR process used by the department.
(b) In addition to the procedures under Subchapter
I, the department may use mediation and the procedures under this
subchapter for resolving contested cases.
(c) The procedures in this subchapter are consistent
with Texas Government Code, Chapters 2001 and 2009; Texas Civil Practice
and Remedies Code, Chapter 154; and the model guidelines for the use
of ADR by state agencies developed by SOAH.
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