| (a) If you are a military spouse, you may act as an
administrator for a general residential operation, child-placing agency,
or both, without obtaining an administrator's license under this subchapter
and Chapter 43 of the Texas Human Resources Code, for up to three
years if we determine that you:
(1) Are currently licensed in good standing by another
state that has licensing requirements that are substantially equivalent
to the requirements for an administrator's license under this subchapter;
and
(2) Meet the other requirements in this section.
(b) In order for us to evaluate whether you are currently
licensed in another state with requirements that are substantially
equivalent to the requirements for an administrator's license under
this subchapter, you must submit:
(1) An Application for a Child-Care Administrator’s
License or a Child-Placing Agency Administrator’s License and
complete Sections I, VIII (and attach a copy of your valid military
identification card to establish your status as a military spouse),
and X;
(2) A letter indicating your intent to act as an administrator
for a general residential operation, child-placing agency, or both
in this state;
(3) Documentation of your residency in this state,
including a copy of the permanent change of station order for the
military member to whom you are married;
(4) Proof of your administrator's license or any other
professional or occupational license that you currently hold in the
other state; and
(5) A copy of the regulations pertaining to the current
license in the other state or a web address where the regulations
can be found.
(c) Once we receive the application and the additional
documentation, we will:
(1) Verify that the application is complete, and the
documentation is accurate;
(2) Determine whether the requirements for the license
in the other state are substantially equivalent to the requirements
for an administrator's license according to §745.8914 of this
subchapter (relating to How does Licensing determine whether another
state's licensing requirements are substantially equivalent to the
requirements for an administrator's license under this subchapter?);
and
(3) Verify that you are licensed in the other state
and are in good standing, including that:
(A) Your license in the other state is valid, active,
and current (is not pending renewal and has not expired); and
(B) There is no current disciplinary action or corrective
action pending or attached to the license.
(d) After completing the actions in subsection (c)
of this section, we will notify you whether we approve or deny you
to act as an administrator for a general residential operation, child-placing
agency, or both without having an administrator's license under this
subchapter.
(e) If we approve you to act as an administrator for
a general residential operation, child-placing agency, or both:
(1) You must comply with all other applicable laws
and regulations, including those relating to:
(A) Administrator's Licensing in this subchapter and
Chapter 43 of the Texas Human Resources Code;
(B) Subchapter F of this chapter (relating to Background
Checks) when employed by a general residential operation or a child-placing
agency; and
(C) Minimum standards for general residential operations
and child-placing agencies; and
(2) Our approval for you to act as an administrator
expires on the earlier of:
(A) The date your spouse is no longer stationed at
a military installation in this state; or
(B) The third anniversary of the date when we notified
you that you may act as an administrator for a general residential
operation, child-placing agency, or both.
(f) We may revoke our approval for you to act as an
administrator for any reason noted in §745.9037 of this subchapter
(relating to Under what circumstances may Licensing take remedial
action against my administrator's license or administrator's license
application?).
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