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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE |
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Title 4. HEALTH FACILITIES |
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Subtitle B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES |
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Chapter 252. INTERMEDIATE CARE FACILITIES FOR THE MENTALLY RETARDED |
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Subchapter B. LICENSING, FEES, AND INSPECTIONS |
Sec. 252.033. ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF LICENSE
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(a) After receiving the application, the department shall issue a license if, after inspection and investigation, it finds that the applicant and facility meet the requirements established under this chapter.
(b) The department may issue a license only for:
(1) the premises and persons or governmental unit named in the application; and
(2) the maximum number of beds specified in the application.
(c) A license may not be transferred or assigned.
(d) A license is renewable on the second anniversary of issuance or renewal of the license after:
(1) an inspection;
(2) filing and approval of a renewal report; and
(3) payment of the renewal fee.
(e) The renewal report required under Subsection (d)(2) must be filed in accordance with rules adopted by the department that specify the form of the report, the date it must be submitted, and the information it must contain.
(f) The department may not issue a license for new beds or an expansion of an existing facility under this chapter unless the addition of new beds or the expansion is included in the plan approved by the Health and Human Services Commission in accordance with Section 533.062.
(g) A license or renewal fee imposed under this chapter is an allowable cost for reimbursement under the state Medicaid program. An increase in the amount of a fee shall be reflected in reimbursement rates prospectively.
(h) The department by rule shall define specific, appropriate, and objective criteria on which it may deny an initial license application or license renewal or revoke a license.