| (a) The Texas Health and Human Services Commission
(HHSC) may send written notice of expiration of a license to a facility
no later than 60 calendar days before the expiration date. If the
applicant has not received notice, it is the duty of the applicant
to notify HHSC and request a renewal application.
(b) The facility shall submit to HHSC no later than
30 calendar days before the expiration date of the license:
(1) a completed renewal application form;
(2) a nonrefundable license fee;
(3) a copy of a passing fire inspection report conducted
within the last 12 months and one from the year prior indicating approval
by the local fire authority in whose jurisdiction the facility is
based, as HHSC requires annual fire safety inspections for a facility's
continued licensure status; and
(4) if the facility is accredited by the Joint Commission
or other accrediting organization, documented evidence of current
accreditation status.
(c) HHSC shall issue a renewal license to a facility
that submits a renewal application in accordance with subsection (b)
of this section and meets the minimum standards for a license set
forth in this chapter.
(d) Renewal licenses shall be valid for two years from
the previous expiration date.
(e) If a facility fails to timely submit a complete
application and fee in accordance with subsection (b) of this section,
HHSC shall notify the facility that the facility shall cease providing
freestanding emergency medical care (FEMC) services. If the facility
provides HHSC with sufficient evidence the facility submitted a complete
application and fee in a timely manner and the facility adhered to
all required dates, HHSC will dismiss the cessation notice prohibiting
the facility from providing FEMC services. If the facility does not
provide sufficient evidence, the facility shall immediately return
the license to HHSC within 30 days of HHSC's notification.
(f) If a facility does not correct a deficiency in
the renewal application within 10 business days after the date HHSC
notifies the facility of the deficiency, HHSC may deny the renewal
application. Any fee paid for a denied renewal application is nonrefundable,
as indicated by §509.30(d) of this subchapter (relating to Fees).
(g) If a license expires and a facility wishes to provide
FEMC services after the expiration date of the license, the facility
shall reapply for a license under §509.24 of this subchapter
(relating to Application and Issuance of Initial License).
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