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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 555NURSING FACILITY ADMINISTRATORS
SUBCHAPTER CLICENSES
RULE §555.39Voluntary Surrender of a License
(a) A licensee may voluntarily surrender a license by returning the license certificate to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC).

 (b) A licensee who voluntarily surrenders a license while under investigation for a violation of licensure requirements may still receive:

  (1) a written reprimand; or

   (2) an administrative penalty.

 (c) A licensee who voluntarily surrenders a license in lieu of a proposed sanction, other than license revocation, may not reapply for licensure until two years after the surrender date.

 (d) A licensee who voluntarily surrenders a license in lieu of a proposed license revocation is permanently disqualified from licensure in Texas.
Source Note: The provisions of this §555.39 adopted to be effective June 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 4233; amended to be effective June 1, 2009, 34 TexReg 2795; transferred effective May 1, 2019, as published in the Texas Register April 12, 2019, 44 TexReg 1880; amended to be effective November 14, 2021, 46 TexReg 7791

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