(a) The purpose of this chapter is to implement THSC Chapter 248A, which directs the executive commissioner to adopt minimum standards that a person must meet to be licensed as a center.(b) Except as provided by THSC §248A.002, a person may not own or operate a center unless the person holds a license issued by HHSC under THSC Chapter 248A and this chapter.(c) An applicant may not provide services under a license for which an application has been submitted until HHSC issues the license.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 550.1
The provisions of this §550.1 adopted to be effective September 1, 2014, 39 TexReg 6569; amended to be effective September 28, 2016, 41 TexReg 7512; Transferred from Title 40, Chapter 15 by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 15, April 12, 2019, TexReg 1875, eff. 5/1/2019; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 39, September 27, 2024, TexReg 7930, eff. 10/16/2024