Texas Administrative Code

Texas Administrative Code

TITLE 26	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1	HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 555	NURSING FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS
SUBCHAPTER C	LICENSES
RULE §555.31	Initial License

(a) The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) issues a license to an applicant who:

(1) receives a passing score on the state and NAB examination;

(2) submits the initial license fee to HHSC through the online portal; and

(3) does not have a criminal history that HHSC determines is a basis for denying the license under §555.41 of this subchapter (relating to Licensure of Persons with Criminal Backgrounds).

(b) HHSC may determine that a criminal conviction or a sanction taken against an applicant in Texas or another state is a basis for pending or denying an initial license.

(d) A licensee must keep HHSC informed of the licensee's current home address and employment address. If employed by a nursing facility, a licensee must change his or her employment information through the online portal within 30 days after a change of employment.

(e) A licensee who does not notify HHSC through the online portal of a change in address or employment within the required 30 days may be subject to an administrative penalty as provided in §555.57 of this chapter (relating to Schedule of Sanctions).

(f) A licensee must notify HHSC of a change of name through the online portal by submitting a name change application.

Source Note: The provisions of this §555.31 adopted to be effective June 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 4233; amended to be effective June 1, 2009, 34 TexReg 2795; 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