1. (a) The Texas Department of Human Services (DHS) charges a fee to review plans for new buildings, additions, conversion of buildings not licensed by DHS, or remodeling of existing licensed facilities.

2. (b) The fee schedule is as follows.

   1. (1) New small prompt/slow facility (4 to 16 beds based on residential board and care occupancy of the Life Safety Code, Chapter 21-2, prompt or slow evacuation capability):

      1. (A) single story--$900;
      2. (B) multiple story--$1,100; and
      3. (C) additions or remodeling--2% of construction cost with a $350 minimum fee and a maximum of 50% of the plan review fee for a new facility of the same type.

   2. (2) New large prompt/slow facility (17 or more beds based on residential board and care occupancy of the Life Safety Code, Chapter 21-3, prompt or slow evacuation capability):

      1. (A) single story:

         1. (i) facilities with 17-80 beds--$1,100;
         2. (ii) facilities with 81-120 beds--$1,650; and
         3. (iii) facilities with 121+ beds--$14 per bed.

      2. (B) multiple story:

         1. (i) facilities with 17-80 beds--$1,650;
         2. (ii) facilities with 81-120 beds--$2,150; and
         3. (iii) facilities with 121+ beds--$18 per bed.
      3. (C) additions or remodeling--2% of construction cost with a $400 minimum fee and a maximum of 50% of the plan review fee for a new facility of the same type.

   3. (3) New small impractical facility (4 to 16 beds based on residential board and care occupancy of the Life Safety Code, Chapter 21-2, impractical evacuation capability):

      1. (A) single story--$1,100;
      2. (B) multiple story--$1,650;
      3. (C) additions or remodeling--2% of construction cost with a $350 minimum fee and a maximum of 50% of the plan review fee for a new facility of the same type.

   4. (4) New large impractical facility (17 or more beds based on the health care occupancy of the Life Safety Code, Chapter 12):

      1. (A) single story:

         1. (i) facilities with 17-80 beds--$1,600;
         2. (ii) facilities with 81-120 beds--$2,150;
         3. (iii) facilities with 121+ beds--$18 per bed.

      2. (B) multiple story:

         1. (i) facilities with 17-80 beds--$2,100;
         2. (ii) facilities with 81-120 beds--$2,650;
         3. (iii) facilities with 121+ beds--$22 per bed.
      3. (C) additions or remodeling--2% of construction cost with $500 minimum fee and a maximum of 50% of the plan review fee for a new facility of the same type.

Source Note:The provisions of this §551.20 adopted to be effective April 1, 2002, 27 TexReg 2250; transferred effective May 1, 2019, as published in the Texas Register April 12, 2019, 44 TexReg 1883.