26 Tex. Admin. Code § 558.15
Issuance of an Initial License
Effective Jul 1, 201237 TexReg 4613Source Note: The provisions of this §558.15 adopted to be effective June 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 1455; amended to be effective September 1, 2008, 33 TexReg 1149; amended to be effective July 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 4613; transferred effective May 1, 2019, as published in the April 12, 2019, issue of the Texas Register, 44 TexReg 1893.Texas Secretary of State
(a) DADS issues an initial license when DADS determines:
- (1) an application and license fee are complete and correct; and
- (2) an applicant meets the criteria for a license as described in §97.11 of this subchapter (relating to Criteria and Eligibility for Licensing).
- (b) An initial license is valid for two years from the date of issuance.
(c) DADS may deny an application to renew an initial license, or revoke or suspend an initial license, if an agency fails to:
- (1) meet the requirements for an initial survey as specified in Subchapter E of this chapter (relating to Licensure Surveys); or
- (2) maintain substantial compliance with the statute and this chapter for the services authorized under the license.
- (d) DADS may deny an application for an initial license for any of the reasons specified in §97.21 of this chapter (relating to Denial of an Application or a License).
- (e) A license designates an agency's place of business from which services are to be provided and designates an agency's authorized category or categories of service.
Source Note:The provisions of this §558.15 adopted to be effective June 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 1455; amended to be effective September 1, 2008, 33 TexReg 1149; amended to be effective July 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 4613; transferred effective May 1, 2019, as published in the April 12, 2019, issue of the Texas Register, 44 TexReg 1893.