(a) To be eligible to serve as a STAP vendor and receive
reimbursements for STAP vouchers appropriately exchanged, an entity
shall meet the following eligibility requirements:
(1) complete the registration process;
(2) maintain contact information to include current:
(A) owners, principal partners, officers, company legal
names, and Doing Business As (DBA) names;
(B) telephone number;
(C) email address;
(D) physical address;
(E) mailing address;
(F) current Federal Employer Identification Number
(FEIN);
(G) bank information for STAP vendor reimbursement
payments by direct deposit; and
(H) names of individuals who are authorized to sign
and exchange a voucher.
(3) not be barred, debarred, suspended, proposed for
debarment, declared ineligible, or excluded from participation in
STAP by HHSC or any federal or Texas state agency; and
(4) not owe any delinquent debts or outstanding obligations
to TUSF or any Texas state agency.
(b) In order to maintain eligibility, STAP vendors
shall comply with the following requirements:
(1) register annually; and
(2) exchange or receive reimbursement for at least
one STAP voucher every six months.
(c) STAP vendors that have lost STAP eligibility because
of failure to exchange or receive reimbursement for a voucher during
a six-month period may request reinstatement by ODHHS in accordance
with §360.533 of this subchapter (relating to Reinstatement of
STAP Vendors).
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