| (a) A limited services rural hospital (LSRH) that is
not offering services under its license shall immediately inform the
Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). HHSC may automatically
close an LSRH facility if the facility does not offer services for
more than 60 days, unless the facility sends a written request to
place the license on inactive status.
(1) To be eligible for inactive status, an LSRH must
be in good standing with no pending enforcement action or investigation.
(2) The licensee is responsible for any license renewal
requirements or fees, and for proper maintenance of patient records,
while the license is inactive.
(3) A license may not remain inactive for more than
60 calendar days without an approved extension from HHSC.
(4) To reactivate the license, the LSRH must inform
HHSC no later than 60 calendar days after the LSRH stopped offering
services under its license.
(5) An LSRH that does not reactivate its license by
the 60th calendar day may request an extension of the inactive status
from HHSC through a written request.
(6) If by the 60th calendar day after it stopped offering
services, the LSRH does not reactivate its license or request an extension
for inactive status, HHSC may consider the facility closed.
(b) An LSRH shall notify HHSC, in writing in accordance
with HHSC instructions, before closure of the facility.
(1) The LSRH shall dispose of medical records in accordance
with §511.67 of this chapter (relating to Medical Records).
(2) The LSRH shall appropriately discharge or transfer
all patients before the facility closes.
(3) A license becomes invalid when an LSRH closes.
The facility shall return the licensure certificate to HHSC immediately
after the LSRH closes.
(c) An LSRH that closes, or for which a license issued
under this chapter expires or is suspended or revoked, shall immediately
remove or cause to be removed any signs within view of the general
public indicating that the facility is in operation.
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