(a) Prior to relocating its facility, a program provider
must receive department approval of a facility relocation application
obtained from the department, if certification of the facility at
a new physical address will be sought.
(b) To request the approval required by subsection
(a) of this section, a program provider must, prior to the facility
relocation, complete and submit to the department's Office of Medicaid
Administration, a facility relocation application.
(c) After reviewing an application, the department
will provide written notice to the program provider of its approval
or denial. An incomplete application will not be approved.
(d) If the department approves the application for
facility relocation, the department will notify the state survey
agency of the facility relocation and request that the state survey
agency initiate licensure and certification action of the relocated
facility.
(e) Prior to the relocation, the program provider must
notify each individual residing in the facility and LAR in writing
of the date of facility relocation and the address of the relocated
facility or explain to the individual or LAR why shorter notification
was necessary.
(f) At the time of relocation, the program provider
must notify the MRA in whose local service area the facility has relocated
of the name and address of the relocated facility in writing.
(g) If the relocated facility is licensed in accordance
with state law and determined by the state survey agency to meet certification
requirements, the department will initiate an amendment to the provider
agreement to reflect the address of the relocated facility. The program
provider must execute and submit the amendment to the department.
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Source Note: The provisions of this §261.215 adopted to be effective September 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 5384; transferred effective September 1, 2004, as published in the Texas Register September 10, 2004, 29 TexReg 8841; transferred effective October 1, 2020, as published in the Texas Register August 28, 2020, 45 TexReg 6127 |