Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 360 - OFFICE OF DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING SERVICES
Subchapter C - SPECIALIZED TELECOMMUNICATIONS ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Section 360.525 - STAP Vendor Eligibility Requirements
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code § 360.525
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(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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