| (a) Basic fees.
(1) Probationary license. The license fee is $125 plus
$5 for each unit of capacity or bed space for which a license is sought.
(2) Initial and renewal license. The license fee is
$375 plus $15 for each unit of capacity or bed space for which a license
is sought. The fee must be paid with each initial and renewal of license
application.
(3) Increase in bed space. An approved increase in
bed space is subject to an additional fee of $15 for each unit of
capacity or bed space.
(4) Change of administrator. A facility must report
a change of administrator within 30 days of the effective date of
the change by submitting a change of administrator notice and a $20
fee to DADS Licensing and Credentialing Section, Regulatory Services
Division. If DADS Licensing and Credentialing Section, Regulatory
Services Division does not receive the notice within 30 days of the
effective date of the change, DADS may impose a $500 administrative
penalty. If the notice is postmarked within the 30-day period, 15
days will be added to the time period to receive the notice.
(5) Background information fee. The background information
fee is $50.
(6) Late renewal fee. An applicant for license renewal
that submits an application during the 45-day period ending on the
date the current license expires must pay a late fee of an amount
equal to one-half of the total basic renewal fee in subsection (a)(2)
of this section. The late fee for a two-year renewal license issued
in accordance with §19.208(b)(2) of this subchapter (relating
to Renewal Procedures and Qualifications) is one half of the total
two-year renewal fee calculated in accordance with §19.208(c)
of this subchapter.
(b) Trust fund fee.
(1) In addition to the basic license fee described
in subsection (a) of this section, DADS has established a trust fund
for the use of a court-appointed trustee as described in the Texas
Health and Safety Code, Chapter 242, Subchapter D.
(2) DADS charges and collects an annual fee from each
facility licensed under the Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter
242 each calendar year if the amount of the nursing and convalescent
trust fund is less than $10,000,000. The fee is based on a monetary
amount specified for each licensed unit of capacity or bed space,
not to exceed $20 annually, and is in an amount sufficient to provide
not more than $10,000,000 in the trust fund. In calculating the fee,
the amount will be rounded to the next whole cent.
(3) Veterans homes (as defined in the Texas Natural
Resources Code, §164.002) are exempt from paying a trust fund
fee.
(4) DADS may charge and collect a fee more than once
a year only if necessary to ensure that the amount in the nursing
and convalescent trust fund is sufficient to allow required disbursements.
(c) Alzheimer's certification. In addition to the basic
license fee described in subsection (a) of this section, a facility
that applies for certification to provide specialized services to
persons with Alzheimer's disease or related conditions under Subchapter
W of this chapter (relating to Certification of Facilities for Care
of Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders) must pay
with each initial and renewal certification application a fee of $300
for the three-year certification.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §554.216 adopted to be effective May 1, 1995, 20 TexReg 2054; amended to be effective March 1, 1998, 23 TexReg 1314; amended to be effective January 1, 2000, 24 TexReg 11781; amended to be effective August 1, 2000, 25 TexReg 6779; amended to be effective April 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 1547; amended to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 6939; amended to be effective January 15, 2009, 34 TexReg 237; amended to be effective December 2, 2012, 37 TexReg 9525; amended to be effective January 1, 2014, 38 TexReg 9629; transferred effective January 15, 2021, aspublished in the Texas Register December 11, 2020, 45 TexReg 8871 |
