Section 107.100 - Definitions The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Act--Title 3, Subtitle D, Chapter 251 - 267, Texas Occupations Code. (2) Complaint--The term complaint includes complaints submitted on the agency's official complaint form, complaints initiated internally on the agency's internal complaint form, and self-reports submitted by licensees pursuant to § 108.6 of this title (relating to Report of Patient Death or Injury Requiring Hospitalization). (3) Jurisdictional Complaint--A complaint received by the board that if true, would constitute a violation of the Act or board rules. (4) Jurisdictional Not Filed Complaint--A jurisdictional complaint received by the board on which the board decides not to proceed with an official investigation. These complaints are closed during the preliminary investigation. (5) Jurisdictional Filed Complaint--A jurisdictional complaint on which the board has determined to proceed with an official investigation. (6) Preliminary Investigation--An investigation conducted by the agency upon the receipt of a complaint to determine whether the complaint is jurisdictional and whether the complaint should be filed and an official investigation commenced. (7) Official Investigation--An investigation conducted by the agency of a complaint that, after a preliminary investigation, is determined to be a jurisdictional filed complaint. (8) Respondent--The person or entity that is identified as the subject of a complaint received by the agency.22 Tex. Admin. Code § 107.100
The provisions of this §107.100 adopted to be effective April 19, 1996, 21 TexReg 3181; amended to be effective November 30, 1999, 24 TexReg 10548; amended to be effective February 11, 2003, 28 TexReg 1177; Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 36, September 2, 2016, TexReg 6694, eff. 9/6/2016