| (a) Basic fees. (1) Type A, Type B, and Type E. The license fee is $200, plus $10 for each bed for which a license is sought, with a maximum of $1,500. The license fee for a one-year license issued in accordance with §92.15(b)(1) of this subchapter (relating to Renewal Procedures and Qualifications) is $100, plus $5 for each bed for which a license is sought, with a maximum of $750. The fee must be paid with each initial application and with each renewal application. (2) Type C. The license fee is $100. The license fee for a one-year license issued in accordance with §92.15(b)(1) of this subchapter is $50. The fee must be paid with each initial application and with each renewal application. (3) Provisional license. The license fee is $75, plus $5 for each bed for which a license is sought, with a maximum of $750. (4) Increase in capacity. An approved increase in capacity is subject to an additional fee of $10 for each bed. (b) Late renewal fee. An applicant that submits an application for license renewal later than the 45th day before the expiration date of the license must pay a late fee of an amount equal to one-half of the basic fee required in accordance with subsection (a)(1) and (2) of this section. (c) Alzheimer's certification. In addition to the basic license fee described in subsection (a) of this section, a facility that applies for certification as an Alzheimer's facility under Subchapter C of this chapter (relating to Standards for Licensure) must pay an additional license fee. The additional fee is $200, except the additional fee for a facility renewing its Alzheimer's certification in accordance with §92.51(f)(1) of this chapter (relating to Licensure of Facilities for Persons with Alzheimer's Disease) is $100 for the first renewal beginning September 1, 2008. (d) Trust fund fee. (1) If the amount in the assisted living facility trust fund, established under Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 242, Subchapter D, and Chapter 247, §247.003(b), is less than $500,000, DADS collects an annual fee from each facility. The fee is based on a monetary amount specified for each licensed unit of capacity or bed space, and is in an amount sufficient to provide not more than $500,000 in the trust fund. When the trust fund fee is collected, DADS sends written notice to each facility stating the amount of the fee and the date the fee is due. A facility must pay the amount of the fee within 90 days after the date the fee is due. (2) DADS may charge and collect a trust fund fee more than once a year if necessary to ensure that the amount in the assisted living facility trust fund is sufficient to make the disbursements required under Texas Health and Safety Code, §242.0965. When this subsequent trust fund fee is collected, DADS sends written notice to each facility stating the amount of the fee and the date the fee is due. A facility must pay the amount of the fee within 90 days after the date the fee is due. (3) Failure to pay the trust fund fee within 90 days after the date the fee is due as stated on the written notice described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection may result in an assessment of an administrative penalty under the administrative penalties described in Subchapter H, Division 9 of this chapter (relating to Administrative Penalties). (e) Plan review fee. An applicant may submit building plans for a new building, an addition, the conversion of a building not licensed, or for the remodeling of an existing licensed facility for review by DADS architectural staff. If the applicant chooses to submit building plans for review, the applicant must pay a fee for the plan review according to the following schedule: Attached Graphic (f) Payment of fees. Payment of fees must be by check, cashier's check, or money order made payable to the Department of Aging and Disability Services. All fees are nonrefundable, except as provided in Texas Government Code, Chapter 2005, and in §92.13(d) of this chapter (relating to Time Periods for Processing All Types of License Applications). |
