| (a) General.
(1) All fees paid to the department are nonrefundable
with the exception of fees for surveys that were not conducted.
(2) All fees shall be paid to the department.
(b) License fees. The fee for an initial license or
a renewal license is $35 per bed per 12 months based upon the designed
bed capacity. The total fee may not be less than $300 or more than
$2,500.
(c) Plan review fees. This subsection outlines the
fees that must accompany the application for plan review.
(1) Construction plans will not be reviewed or approved
until the required fee and an application for plan review are received
by the department.
(2) Plan review fees are based upon the estimated construction
project costs which are the total expenditures required for a proposed
project from initiation to completion. The plan review schedule is
as follows:
(A) $150,000 or less--$200;
(B) $150,001 to $600,000--$500;
(C) $600,001 to $2,000,000--$850;
(D) $2,000,001 to $5,000,000--$1,500;
(E) $5,000,001 to $10,000,000--$2,000; and
(F) $10,000,001 and over--$3,000.
(3) If an estimated construction cost cannot be established,
the estimated cost shall be based on $105 per square foot. No construction
project shall be increased in size, scope, or cost unless the appropriate
fees are submitted with the proposed changes.
(d) Construction survey fees. A fee of $500 and an
Application for Survey form for each survey shall be submitted to
the department at least three weeks prior to the anticipated survey
date. Construction surveys will not be conducted until all required
fees are received by the department. If additional construction surveys
of the proposed project are requested, or if follow-up construction
surveys are required to verify plans of correction, the appropriate
additional fees shall be submitted to the department.
(e) Other fees. For all applications and renewal applications,
the department is authorized to collect subscription and convenience
fees, in amounts determined by the Texas Online Authority, to recover
costs associated with application and renewal application processing
through Texas Online, in accordance with Texas Government Code, §2054.111.
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