Rule 7.8 - Registration of Guardianship Programs(a) A guardianship program must hold a registration certificate issued by the Commission in order to offer or render guardianship services and related services.(b) In order to become registered, a guardianship program must apply online on the Commission's website and provide the following information: (1) the name and certification number of each certified guardian employed by, volunteering with, or under contract with the guardianship program;(2) the name, address, telephone number, and email address of each employee, volunteer, or contractor who is to provide guardianship services on behalf of the guardianship program;(3) the number of wards served by the guardianship program;(4) the organizational chart or other description of the role and responsibility of each person in the guardianship program;(5) the name and certification number of each certified guardian who supervises or directly provides guardianship services to wards or other incapacitated persons on behalf of the guardianship program;(6) the number of provisionally certified guardians and other personnel each certified guardian supervises;(7) any sanction imposed by a court in Texas or another jurisdiction arising from any probate matter and any disciplinary history with a regulatory agency in another jurisdiction for each certified guardian and provisionally certified guardian who would render services on behalf of the program; and(8) for each certified guardian, the name, cause number, and county of each ward or other person who receives guardianship services under the supervision of the certified guardian.(c) All guardianship services rendered by a guardianship program must be performed by a certified guardian in good standing, a provisionally certified guardian in good standing, or a volunteer under the supervision of a certified guardian in good standing.(d) After consideration of the nature of the conduct at issue in a complaint against a certified guardian or provisionally certified guardian at the guardianship program and the outcome of the investigative and disciplinary process, the time elapsed since the conduct, and any rehabilitative efforts undertaken by the program, the Commission may deny the registration application of a guardianship program or register the program subject to restrictions or probation for a specified period of time.(e) Notwithstanding Rule 3.13, each registration certificate issued to a guardianship program expires every second anniversary of its issuance. Each guardianship program must renew the registration certificate on or before its expiration in order to continue to offer or render guardianship services. An expired registration certification may be renewed prior to one year after expiration, upon the payment of a late renewal fee, in accordance with Rule 3.2.(f) In addition to the annual report required by Section 155.105 of the Government Code, each guardianship program must update the information filed with the Commission under (b) no later than January 31 of each year.Tex. R. Judi. Cert. Commi. 7.8
Amended effective 4/12/2018; amended effective 9/1/2018; amended effective 11/17/2023.