Section 509.102 - Denial of a LicenseThe Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) has jurisdiction to enforce violations of the Act and this chapter. HHSC may deny a license if the applicant:
(1) fails to provide timely and sufficient information required by HHSC that is directly related to the application; or(2) has had the following actions taken against the applicant within the two-year period preceding the application:(A) decertification or cancellation of its contract under the Medicare or Medicaid program in any state;(B) federal Medicare or state Medicaid sanctions or penalties;(C) unsatisfied federal or state tax liens;(D) unsatisfied final judgments;(E) eviction involving any property or space used as a freestanding emergency medical care (FEMC) facility in any state;(F) unresolved federal Medicare or state Medicaid audit exceptions;(G) denial, suspension, or revocation of an FEMC facility license, a hospital license, a private psychiatric hospital license, or a license for any health care facility in any state; or(H) a court injunction prohibiting ownership or operation of a facility.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 509.102
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 48, December 1, 2023, TexReg 7078, eff. 12/4/2023