Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 554 - NURSING FACILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE AND MEDICAID CERTIFICATION
Subchapter C - NURSING FACILITY LICENSURE APPLICATION PROCESS
Section 554.208 - Renewal Procedures and Qualifications

(a) A license issued under this chapter is not automatically renewed. Each license expires three years from the date issued, except as provided in § 554.205 of this subchapter (relating to Probationary Licenses) and subsection (b)(2) of this section.

(b) For a license that expires during the period September 1, 2013, through August 31, 2014, DADS:

(c) The license fee for renewal licenses issued in accordance with subsection (b)(2) of this section is two-thirds of the amount referenced in § 554.216(a)(2) of this subchapter (relating to License Fees).

(d) For a license that expires after August 31, 2014, DADS issues a three-year renewal license.

(e) Each license holder must, no later than the 45th day before the expiration of the current license, submit an application for renewal with DADS. DADS considers that an individual has submitted a timely and sufficient application for the renewal of a license if the license holder submits:

(f) If the application is postmarked by the submission deadline, the application will be considered timely if received in DADS Licensing and Credentialing Section, Regulatory Services Division within 15 days after the postmark.

(g) The appropriate license fee must be paid upon submission of the renewal application.

(h) The renewal of a license may be denied for the same reasons an original application for a license may be denied. See § 554.214 of this subchapter (relating to Criteria for Denying a License or Renewal of a License).