SECTION 551.20. Plan Review Fees

(a) The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) charges a fee to review plans for new buildings, additions, conversion of buildings not licensed by HHSC, and remodeling of existing licensed facilities.

(b) The fee schedule is as follows.

(1) New small facility (with a capacity of 4 to 16 based on NFPA 101, Chapter 32, New Residential Board and Care Occupancies:

(A) single story--$1,100;

(B) multiple story--$1,650; and

(C) additions or remodeling--2 percent of construction cost with a $350 minimum fee and a maximum of 50 percent of the plan review fee for a new facility of the same type.

(2) New large facility (with a capacity of 17 or more based on NFPA 101, Chapter 18, New Health Care Occupancies):

(A) single story:

(i) facilities with a capacity of 17-80--$1,600;

(ii) facilities with a capacity of 81-120--$2,150; and

(iii) facilities with a capacity of 121+--$18 per bed.

(B) multiple story:

(i) facilities with a capacity of 17-80--$2,100;

(ii) facilities with a capacity of 81-120--$2,650; and

(iii) facilities with a capacity of 121+--$22 per bed.

(C) additions or remodeling--2 percent of construction cost with $500 minimum fee and a maximum of 50 percent 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; amended to be effective February 24, 2022, 47 TexReg 787