SECTION 554.211. Relocation

(a) A license holder may not relocate a facility to another location without approval from the Texas Department of Human Services (DHS). The license holder must submit a complete application and the fee required under §19.216 of this title (relating to License Fees) to DHS 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 nursing facilities.

(c) Following Life Safety Code approval by DHS, the license holder must notify DHS 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, and does not govern the relocation of Medicaid-certified beds. See §19.2322 of this title (relating to Medicaid Bed Allocation Requirements) for guidelines on relocation of Medicaid-certified beds.

Source Note: The provisions of this §554.211 adopted to be effective May 1, 2002, 27 TexReg 3369; amended to be effective November 1, 2002, 27 TexReg 9154; transferred effective January 15, 2021, as published in the Texas Register December 11, 2020, 45 TexReg 8871