Texas § 413.019 CONSUMER INFORMATION AND COMPLAINTS.

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§ 413.019 — CONSUMER INFORMATION AND COMPLAINTS.

Texas § 413.019

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 413.019 (2026).

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Sec. 413.019. CONSUMER INFORMATION AND COMPLAINTS.

(a)The policy council shall prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the policy council and the procedures by which complaints are filed with and resolved by the policy council. The policy council shall make the information available to the public and appropriate state agencies.

(b)The executive director of the policy council shall establish methods by which consumers and service recipients are notified of the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the policy council for the purpose of directing complaints to the policy council. The executive director of the policy council may provide for that notification on each written contract made under this chapter for the services of an individual or other entity.

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Sec. 413.019. CONSUMER INFORMATION AND COMPLAINTS. (a) The policy council shall prepare information of public interest describing the functions of the policy council and the procedures by which complaints are filed with and resolved by the policy council. The policy council shall make the information available to the public and appropriate state agencies.
(b) The executive director of the policy council shall establish methods by which consumers and service recipients are notified of the name, mailing address, and telephone number of the policy council for the purpose of directing complaints to the policy council. The executive director of the policy council may provide for that notification on each written contract made under this chapter for the services of an individual or other entity.
(c) The policy council shall keep a file about each written complaint filed with the policy council that the policy council has authority to resolve. The policy council shall provide to the person filing the complaint and the persons or entities complained about the policy council's policies and procedures pertaining to complaint investigation and resolution. The policy council, at least quarterly and until final disposition of the complaint, shall notify the person filing the complaint and the persons or entities complained about of the status of the complaint unless the notice would jeopardize an undercover investigation.
(d) The policy council shall keep information about each complaint filed with the policy council. The information shall include:
(1) the date the complaint is received;
(2) the name of the complainant;
(3) the subject matter of the complaint;
(4) a record of all persons contacted in relation to the complaint;
(5) a summary of the results of the review or investigation of the complaint; and
(6) for complaints for which the agency took no action, an explanation of the reason the complaint was closed without action.