Section 551.19 - License Fees(a) Basic fees. (1) Initial and renewal license. The license fee for a three-year initial or renewal license is $225 plus $7.50 for each unit of capacity for which the license is sought.(2) Increase in capacity. If a license holder requests an increase in the capacity of its facility, the license holder must pay the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) an additional fee of $7.50 for each unit of capacity approved.(3) Change of administrator. If a license holder hires a new administrator for a facility, the license holder must notify HHSC through the online portal not later than the 30th day after the date on which the change of administrator becomes effective and pay HHSC a $20 fee.(4) Late renewal fee. If a license holder submits an application for renewal during the 45-day period before a license expires, the license holder must pay a late renewal fee in an amount equal to one-half of the fee for a license renewal described in paragraph (1) of this subsection.(b) Emergency Assistance Fee. (1) HHSC may collect an annual fee to be used to make emergency assistance money available to a facility.(2) The fee collected under this subsection must be in the amount allowed by Texas Health and Safety Code § 252.095(b), and must be deposited to the credit of the fund established under the Texas Health and Safety Code § 242.096 (relating to Nursing and Convalescent Home Trust Fund and Emergency Assistance Funds).(3) HHSC disburses money to a trustee to alleviate an immediate threat to the health or safety of a facility's residents in accordance with Texas Health and Safety Code § 252.095(c).(4) HHSC disburses emergency assistance money if a court order is issued in accordance with Texas Health and Safety Code § 252.095(d).(c) Method of Payment. HHSC accepts the prescribed form of accepted payment through the online portal. HHSC does not refund a fee except as provided by Chapter 2005 of the Texas Government Code (relating to Miscellaneous Provisions Relating to State Licenses and Permits).(d) Quality Assurance Fee. HHSC collects a quality assurance fee from a license holder in accordance with 40 TAC Chapter 11 (relating to Quality Assurance Fee).26 Tex. Admin. Code § 551.19
The provisions of this §551.19 adopted to be effective May 1, 1995, 20 TexReg 1659; amended to be effective May 1, 1998, 23 TexReg 4060; amended to be effective June 1, 2002, 27 TexReg 4367; amended to be effective September 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 6953; amended to be effective January 15, 2009, 34 TexReg 238; amended 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