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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 555NURSING FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS
SUBCHAPTER DREFERRALS, COMPLAINT PROCEDURES, AND SANCTIONS
RULE §555.54Rule or Statutory Violations

The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) may impose a sanction listed in §555.57 of this subchapter (relating to Schedule of Sanctions) against a licensee on proof of any of the following grounds:

  (1) the licensee willfully or repeatedly violated a provision of Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 242, or a rule in this chapter;

  (2) the licensee willfully or repeatedly acted in a manner inconsistent with the health and safety of the residents of a nursing facility of which the licensee is a nursing facility administrator (NFA);

  (3) the licensee obtained or attempted to obtain a license through misrepresentation or deceit or by making a material misstatement of fact on a license application;

  (4) the licensee's use of alcohol or drugs creates a hazard to the residents of a facility;

  (5) a judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction finds that the licensee lacks capacity under the laws of Texas;

  (6) the licensee has been convicted in a court of competent jurisdiction of an offense listed in §555.41(a) of this chapter (relating to Licensure of Persons with Criminal Backgrounds);

  (7) the licensee has been negligent or incompetent in the licensee's duties as an NFA;

  (8) the licensee had an NFA license revoked in another jurisdiction; or

  (9) the licensee did not comply with the terms of a sanction or settlement agreement with HHSC.


Source Note: The provisions of this §555.54 adopted to be effective June 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 4233; amended to be effective June 1, 2009, 34 TexReg 2795; amended to be effective February 15, 2017, 42 TexReg 569; transferred effective May 1, 2019, as published in the Texas Register April 12, 2019, 44 TexReg 1880; amended to be effective November 14, 2021, 46 TexReg 7791; amended to be effective September 18, 2024, 49 TexReg 7339

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