Section 510.23 - Application and Issuance of Renewal License(a) Renewal notice. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) shall send a renewal notice to a facility at least 60 calendar days before the expiration date of a license.(1) If the facility has not received the renewal notice from HHSC within 45 calendar days before the expiration date, it is the duty of the facility to notify HHSC and request a renewal application for a license.(2) If the facility fails to submit the application and fee within 15 calendar days before the expiration date of the license, HHSC shall send by certified mail to the facility a letter advising that unless the license is renewed, the facility must cease operations upon the expiration of the license.(b) Renewal license. HHSC shall issue a renewal license to a facility which meets the minimum requirements for a license.(1) The facility shall submit the following to HHSC before the expiration date of the license: (A) a complete and accurate application form;(B) a copy of a passing fire safety inspection report conducted within the last 12 months and one from the year prior indicating approval by the local fire authority in whose jurisdiction the facility is based, as HHSC requires annual fire safety inspections for a facility's continued licensure;(C) the renewal license fee; and(D) documentation of accreditation by an accrediting organization approved by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, if applicable.(2) HHSC may conduct an inspection before issuing a renewal license in accordance with § 510.82 of this chapter (relating to Inspections).(3) Renewal licenses are valid for 24 months.(c) Notice to cease operation and return license. If a facility fails to submit the complete and accurate application form, documents, and fee by the expiration date of the license, HHSC shall notify the facility by certified mail that it must cease operation and immediately return the license by certified mail to HHSC. If the facility wishes to provide services after the expiration date of the license, it shall apply for a license under § 510.22 of this subchapter (relating to Application and Issuance of Initial License).26 Tex. Admin. Code § 510.23
The provisions of this §510.23 adopted to be effective January 1, 2004, 28 TexReg 5154; amended to be effective May 9, 2004, 29 TexReg 4159; Chapter Transferred from Title 25, Part 1, Chapter 134 by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 20, May 17, 2019, TexReg 2469, eff. 6/1/2019; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 46, November 15, 2024, TexReg 9285, eff. 11/21/2024