SECTION 551.22. Relocation

(a) A license holder may not relocate a facility to another location without approval from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). The license holder must submit a complete application and the fee required under §551.19 of this subchapter (relating to License Fees) to HHSC, through the online portal, before the relocation.

(b) Residents may not be relocated until the new building has been inspected and approved as meeting the standards of the Life Safety Code as applicable to intermediate care facilities serving persons with an intellectual disability or a related condition.

(c) Following Life Safety Code approval by HHSC, the license holder must notify HHSC of the date residents will be relocated. If the new facility meets the standards for operation based on an on-site survey, a license will be issued.

(d) The effective date of the license will be the date all residents are relocated.

(e) The license holder must continue to maintain the license at the current location and must continue to meet all requirements for operation of the facility until the date of the relocation.

(f) This section applies to relocation of a currently licensed facility, as described in §551.14 of this subchapter (relating to Increase in Capacity) for regulations governing capacity increases.

Source Note: The provisions of this §551.22 adopted to be effective May 1, 2002, 27 TexReg 3369; 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