Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 558 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR HOME AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES AGENCIES
Subchapter B - CRITERIA AND ELIGIBILITY, APPLICATION PROCEDURES, AND ISSUANCE OF A LICENSE
Section 558.17 - Application Procedures for a Renewal License
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) To renew its license, an agency must submit a renewal application through the online portal .
(b) An agency must submit its renewal application in accordance with § 558.12 of this subchapter (relating to General Application) when submitting a renewal application through the online portal.
(c) For each license period, an agency must provide services to at least one client to be eligible to renew its license.
(d) HHSC does not require an agency to admit a client under each category of service authorized under the license to be eligible to renew its license.
(e) With each renewal application, an agency accredited by an accreditation organization referenced in § 558.503 of this chapter (relating to Exemption from Survey) must submit to HHSC through the online portal a copy of the accreditation documentation that the agency receives from the accreditation organization.
(f) At least 120 days before the expiration date of a license, HHSC makes the renewal application and instructions available through the online portal. HHSC notifies the agency with electronic notice that the application and instructions to renew the license are made available through the online portal.
(g) If an agency submits a renewal application to HHSC after the expiration date of the license, HHSC denies the renewal application and does not refund the renewal license fee. The agency is not eligible to renew the license and must cease operation on the date the license expires. An agency whose license expires must apply for an initial license in accordance with § 558.13 of this subchapter (relating to Obtaining an Initial License).
(h) If an agency submits a renewal application before the expiration date of the license in accordance with this subsection, the license does not expire until HHSC has made a final determination on the application.
(i) If a license holder fails to submit a renewal application in accordance with subsection (h) of this section because the license holder is or was on active duty with the armed forces of the United States of America outside the State of Texas, the license holder may renew the license pursuant to this subsection.
(j) An applicant for a renewal license must comply with § 558.30 of this subchapter (relating to Operation of an Inpatient Unit at a Parent Agency) to operate an inpatient unit at the applicant's parent agency.