Section 551.15 - Renewal Procedures and Qualifications(a) A license expires three years after the date it is issued. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission does not automatically renew a license. For a license to remain in effect after its expiration date, a license holder must apply to renew the license in accordance with this section.(b) To renew a license, a license holder must submit to HHSC a timely and sufficient application to renew the license through the online portal. A license holder has submitted a timely and sufficient application to renew a license if: (1) the license holder submits the following to HHSC so HHSC receives it no later than the 45th day before the license expires:(A) the fee required by § 551.19(a)(1) of this subchapter (relating to License Fees); and(B) one of the following: (i) a complete application; or(ii) an incomplete application with a letter explaining the circumstances that prevent the license holder from including the missing information; or(2) the license holder submits the following to HHSC so HHSC receives it during the 45-day period ending on the date the license expires:(A) the fee and documentation described in paragraph (1)(A) and (B) of this subsection; and(B) the late renewal fee described in § 551.19(a)(4) of this subchapter.(c) If HHSC receives an application that is submitted before the submission deadline, the application is considered timely.(d) Regardless of whether HHSC sends advance notice that a license is expiring, providers are responsible for applying to renew their licenses in a timely manner. Furthermore, operating a facility without a license is a violation of state law.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 551.15
The provisions of this §551.15 adopted to be effective October 29, 2018, 43 TexReg 7196; Transferred from Title 40, Chapter 90 by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 15, April 12, 2019, TexReg 1883, eff. 5/1/2019; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 07, February 18, 2022, TexReg 0789, eff. 2/24/2022