1. (a) A facility shall not provide chiropractic services without first being licensed by the board.
2. (b) An applicant for a facility license shall submit to the board an application as prescribed by the board, along with the facility license fee as provided in §75.7 of this title (relating to fees). The application must be signed by the owner, if a sole proprietorship, or by an authorized representative, if a partnership or corporation.

3. (c) The following information shall be included in the application and upon renewal:

   1. (1) the legal name of the facility and street address, and telephone and facsimile numbers for the facility;
   2. (2) the type of legal entity (sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation);
   3. (3) the name, address, and percentage of ownership of each person with a 10% or greater ownership interest in the facility; if a person is an individual, include the person's social security number, driver's license number, date of birth, and if a licensee, his or her license number;
   4. (4) the name and license number of each doctor licensed by the board who is employed or otherwise engaged to provide chiropractic services at the facility; and
   5. (5) any other information requested by the board that it deems necessary for processing the application or for other regulatory purposes.
4. (d) Social security numbers are collected for purposes of child support collection and student loan enforcement.
5. (e) A facility owner must be 21 years of age or older.
6. (f) Facilities that share office space or staff but otherwise maintain separate business identities, including billing, accounting and other functions, shall be treated as separate facilities and a license and license fee will be required for each facility.
7. (g) No license will be issued on an incomplete submission. Application or renewal packages that are submitted without all of the required documents or fees will be deemed incomplete and returned to the applicant.
8. (h) This chapter does not apply to hospitals or public health clinics registered with the Texas Department of Health or another state agency, or a chiropractic facility owned and operated by a Texas college of chiropractic as part of its chiropractic internship program.

Source Note:The provisions of this §74.2 adopted to be effective February 7, 2001, 26 TexReg 1139; amended to be effective October 21, 2001, 26 TexReg 8068.