| (a) A license expires three years after the date it
is issued. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission does not
automatically renew a license. For a license to remain in effect after
its expiration date, a license holder must apply to renew the license
in accordance with this section.
(b) To renew a license, a license holder must submit
to HHSC a timely and sufficient application to renew the license through
the online portal. A license holder has submitted a timely and sufficient
application to renew a license if:
(1) the license holder submits the following to HHSC
so HHSC receives it no later than the 45th day before the license
expires:
(A) the fee required by §551.19(a)(1) of this
subchapter (relating to License Fees); and
(B) one of the following:
(i) a complete application; or
(ii) an incomplete application with a letter explaining
the circumstances that prevent the license holder from including the
missing information; or
(2) the license holder submits the following to HHSC
so HHSC receives it during the 45-day period ending on the date the
license expires:
(A) the fee and documentation described in paragraph
(1)(A) and (B) of this subsection; and
(B) the late renewal fee described in §551.19(a)(4)
of this subchapter.
(c) If HHSC receives an application that is submitted
before the submission deadline, the application is considered timely.
(d) Regardless of whether HHSC sends advance notice
that a license is expiring, providers are responsible for applying
to renew their licenses in a timely manner. Furthermore, operating
a facility without a license is a violation of state law.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §551.15 adopted to be effective October 29, 2018, 43 TexReg 7196; transferred effective May 1, 2019, as published in the Texas Register April 12, 2019, 44 TexReg 1883; amended to be effective February 24, 2022, 47 TexReg 787 |
