The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has jurisdiction
to enforce violations of the Act and this chapter. HHSC may deny a
license if the applicant:
(1) fails to provide timely and sufficient information
required by HHSC that is directly related to the application; or
(2) has had the following actions taken against the
applicant within the two-year period preceding the application:
(A) decertification or cancellation of its contract
under the Medicare or Medicaid program in any state;
(B) federal Medicare or state Medicaid sanctions or
penalties;
(C) unsatisfied federal or state tax liens;
(D) unsatisfied final judgments;
(E) eviction involving any property or space used as
a freestanding emergency medical care (FEMC) facility in any state;
(F) unresolved federal Medicare or state Medicaid audit
exceptions;
(G) denial, suspension, or revocation of an FEMC facility
license, a hospital license, a private psychiatric hospital license,
or a license for any health care facility in any state; or
(H) a court injunction prohibiting ownership or operation
of a facility.
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