| (a) To obtain a license, a person must meet the application
requirements in this subchapter and meet the criteria for a license.
(b) A center must be located in Texas. The center must
have a Texas mailing address.
(c) A person may not operate a center on the same premises
as:
(1) a child-care center licensed in accordance with
Texas Human Resource Code, Chapter 42; or
(2) any other facility licensed by DADS or the Department
of State Health Services.
(d) A separate license is required for each center
located on separate premises, regardless of whether the centers are
owned or operated by the same person.
(e) The actual census for a center must not exceed
the capacity authorized by DADS, as indicated on the license.
(f) Before issuing a license, DADS considers the background
and qualifications of:
(1) the applicant;
(2) a controlling person of the applicant;
(3) a person with a disclosable interest;
(4) an affiliate of the applicant;
(5) the administrator; and
(6) the chief financial officer, if the center has
a chief financial officer.
(g) An applicant must affirmatively show that the center:
(1) obtained approval of building plans through plan
review by DADS Architectural Unit as required by Subchapter E of
this chapter (relating to Building Requirements);
(2) meets local building ordinances;
(3) is approved by the local fire authority;
(4) meets the standards of the Life Safety Code and
the requirements in Subchapter E of this chapter; and
(5) meets the requirements of this chapter based on
an on-site health inspection by DADS.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §550.101 adopted to be effective September 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 6569; transferred effective May 1, 2019, as published in the Texas Register April 12, 2019, 44 TexReg 1875 |
