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 558.19 - Issuance of a Renewal License

Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code § 558.19

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

(a) A license issued under this chapter expires three years after the date HHSC issues it, except as provided in subsections (e)(1) and (f)(1) of this section.

(b) Except as specified in § 558.503 of this chapter (relating to Exemption From a Survey), HHSC may not renew an initial license unless HHSC conducts an initial survey of the agency. For renewal of an initial license, an agency must:

(1) meet the requirements for an initial survey as specified in Subchapter E of this chapter (relating to Licensure Surveys);

(2) demonstrate substantial compliance with the Statute and this chapter for the services authorized under the license as confirmed by an initial survey; and

(3) apply for renewal of the license in accordance with § 558.17 of this subchapter (relating to Application Procedures for a Renewal License).

(1) maintain substantial compliance with the Statute and this chapter for the services authorized under the license; and

(2) apply for renewal of the license in accordance with § 558.17 of this subchapter.

(d) If HHSC grants the renewal application, it issues a renewal license effective on the day after the previous license expires.

(e) If HHSC renews a license that expires after December 31, 2020, and before January 1, 2022, HHSC:

(1) issues a license that is valid for two years, if the license is for an agency with a license number that ends in 0-3 or 7-9; and

(2) issues a license that is valid for three years, if the license is for an agency with a license number that ends in 4-6.

(f) If HHSC renews a license that expires after December 31, 2020, and before January 1, 2023, HHSC:

(1) issues a license that is valid for two years, if the license is for an agency with a license number that ends in 4-6; and

(2) issues a license that is valid for three years, if the license is for an agency with a license number that ends in 0-3 or 7-9.

(g) HHSC may deny a renewal application:

(1) if an agency fails to meet the eligibility criteria in § 558.11 of this subchapter (relating to Criteria and Eligibility for Licensing);

(2) if the agency fails to meet the requirements for renewal of a license as specified in this subchapter; or

(3) for any of the reasons specified in § 558.21 of this subchapter (relating to Denial of an Application or a License).

(h) A renewal license designates an agency's place of business from which services are to be provided or directed and designates an agency's authorized category or categories of service.

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