| (a) The license holder is responsible for the conduct
of the center and for the adoption, implementation, and enforcement
of the written policies required throughout this chapter. The license
holder is also responsible for ensuring that these policies comply
with THSC Chapter 248A and the applicable provisions of this chapter
and are administered to provide safe, professional, and quality health
care.
(b) The persons described in §15.101(f) of this
chapter (relating to Criteria and Eligibility for a License) must
not have been convicted of an offense described in §99.2 of this
title (relating to Convictions Barring Licensure), during the time
frames described in that chapter.
(c) The license holder must ensure that all documents
submitted to DADS or maintained by the center as required by this
chapter are accurate and do not misrepresent or conceal a material
fact.
(d) The license holder must comply with an order of
the DADS commissioner or other enforcement orders that may be imposed
on the center in accordance with THSC Chapter 248A and this chapter.
(e) The license holder of the center must have full
legal authority and responsibility for the operation of the center.
(f) A license holder must designate in writing an individual
who meets the qualifications and conditions set out in §15.303
of this subchapter (relating to Administrator and Alternate Administrator
Qualifications and Conditions) to serve as the administrator of the
center.
(g) A license holder must designate in writing an alternate
administrator who meets the qualifications and conditions of an administrator
set out in §15.303 of this subchapter to act in the absence of
the administrator or when the administrator is unavailable to the
staff during the center's operating hours.
(h) A license holder must ensure the position and designation
of an administrator or alternate administrator is filled with a qualified
staff.
(i) A license holder must ensure maintenance of documentation
of efforts to ensure a vacancy in the position of an administrator
or alternate administrator does not last more than 30 days.
(j) A license holder must ensure all written notices
to DADS required by this chapter, unless specified, are submitted
as described in the instructions provided on the DADS website.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §550.301 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 |
