Texas Administrative Code
Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES
Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES
Chapter 117 - END STAGE RENAL DISEASE FACILITIES
Subchapter B - APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE
Section 117.15 - Inactive Status and Closure

Universal Citation: 25 TX Admin Code ยง 117.15

Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024

(a) The department will automatically retire the license of an ESRD facility in which services are suspended or not provided for more than 60 days, unless the facility sends a written request to place the license on inactive status. To be eligible for inactive status, the facility must be in good standing with no pending legal actions or investigations.

(1) If granted, inactive status is limited to 60 days. The licensee is responsible for all licensure fees and for proper maintenance of client records while on inactive status.

(2) To reactivate the license, the facility shall submit a written request to reactivate the license no later than the date the inactivation period expires.

(3) If the license is not reactivated, it will be automatically retired at the end of the 60 day deactivation period.

(b) The facility shall notify the facility licensure department in writing prior to or immediately upon closure of an ESRD facility.

(1) A license becomes invalid when a facility closes. The facility shall return the licensure certificate to the facility licensure department not later than the 30th day after the date the facility closes.

(2) When a facility closes, the provider shall ensure that all clients are appropriately discharged or transferred before the facility closes and make appropriate arrangements for properly maintaining client records in compliance with Federal and State law and department rules.

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