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Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 48.406 (2026)

Notice; Judicial Review

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Sec. 48.406. NOTICE; JUDICIAL REVIEW. (a) The department shall give notice of the order under Section 48.405 to the employee alleged to have committed the reportable conduct. The notice must include:

(1) separate statements of the findings of fact and conclusions of law;

(2) a statement of the right of the employee to judicial review of the order; and

(3) a statement that the reportable conduct will be recorded in the employee misconduct registry under Section 253.007, Health and Safety Code, if:

(A) the employee does not request judicial review of the finding; or

(B) the finding is sustained by the court.

(b) Not later than the 30th day after the date the decision becomes final as provided by Chapter 2001, Government Code, the employee may file a petition for judicial review contesting the finding of the reportable conduct. If the employee does not request judicial review of the finding, the department shall send a record of the department's findings to the Department of Aging and Disability Services to record in the employee misconduct registry under Section 253.007, Health and Safety Code.

(c) Judicial review of the order:

(1) is instituted by filing a petition as provided by Subchapter G, Chapter 2001, Government Code; and

(2) is under the substantial evidence rule.

(d) If the court sustains the finding of the occurrence of the reportable conduct, the department shall forward the finding of reportable conduct to the Department of Aging and Disability Services to record the reportable conduct in the employee misconduct registry under Section 253.007, Health and Safety Code.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1267, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2002.

Amended by:

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 763 (S.B. 806), Sec. 19, eff. June 19, 2009.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7 cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2016–2025 · leading case: Mosley v. Texas Health & Human Servs. Comm'n, 517 S.W.3d 346 (Tex. App. 2017).
Mosley v. Texas Health & Human Servs. Comm'n, 517 S.W.3d 346 (Tex. App. 2017). · cites it 4× “See Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 48.406 (granting employee right to judicial review of EMR determination).”
E. A.// Texas Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs. v. Texas Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs.// Cross-Appellee, E. A. (Tex. App. 2016). · cites it 8× “6 Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 48.405 ............”
Patricia Mosley v. Texas Health & Human Servs. Comm'n & Texas Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs. (Tex. 2019). · cites it 5× “See TEX. HUM. RES. CODE § 48.406. The next question is what process is due.”
Texas Health & Human Servs. Comm'n v. Jessica Canto (Tex. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “1 Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 48.406(c)..........”
Texas Health & Human Servs. Comm'n v. Jessica Canto (Tex. App. 2025). “Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 48.406(c). In applying the substantial evidence standard, a court “may not substitute [its] judgment for the judgment of the state agency on the weight of the evidence.”
Texas Health & Human Servs. Comm'n v. Amy Bazan A/K/A Amy Fairbank (Tex. App. 2025). “Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 48.406(c) (“Judicial review of the order: .”
— Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 48.406(b) — 3 cases
Mosley v. Texas Health & Human Servs. Comm'n, 517 S.W.3d 346 (Tex. App. 2017). “See Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 48.406 (granting employee right to judicial review of EMR determination).”
E. A.// Texas Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs. v. Texas Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs.// Cross-Appellee, E. A. (Tex. App. 2016). “6 Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 48.405 ............”
Patricia Mosley v. Texas Health & Human Servs. Comm'n & Texas Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs. (Tex. 2019). “See TEX. HUM. RES. CODE § 48.406. The next question is what process is due.”
— Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 48.406(c) — 6 cases
Mosley v. Texas Health & Human Servs. Comm'n, 517 S.W.3d 346 (Tex. App. 2017). “See Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 48.406 (granting employee right to judicial review of EMR determination).”
Texas Health & Human Servs. Comm'n v. Jessica Canto (Tex. App. 2025). “1 Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 48.406(c)..........”
E. A.// Texas Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs. v. Texas Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs.// Cross-Appellee, E. A. (Tex. App. 2016). “6 Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 48.405 ............”
Patricia Mosley v. Texas Health & Human Servs. Comm'n & Texas Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs. (Tex. 2019). “See TEX. HUM. RES. CODE § 48.406. The next question is what process is due.”
Texas Health & Human Servs. Comm'n v. Jessica Canto (Tex. App. 2025). “Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 48.406(c). In applying the substantial evidence standard, a court “may not substitute [its] judgment for the judgment of the state agency on the weight of the evidence.”
— Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 48.406(c)(1) — 2 cases
E. A.// Texas Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs. v. Texas Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs.// Cross-Appellee, E. A. (Tex. App. 2016). “6 Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 48.405 ............”
Patricia Mosley v. Texas Health & Human Servs. Comm'n & Texas Dep't of Fam. & Prot. Servs. (Tex. 2019). “See TEX. HUM. RES. CODE § 48.406. The next question is what process is due.”
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