SECTION 554.215. Opportunity to Show Compliance

(a) Before the institution of proceedings to revoke or suspend a license or deny an application for the renewal of a license, the Texas Department of Human Services (DHS) gives the license holder:

(1) notice by personal service or by registered or certified mail of the facts or conduct alleged to warrant the proposed action, with a copy being sent to the facility; and

(2) an opportunity to show compliance with all requirements of law for the retention of the license by sending the director of Long Term Care-Regulatory a written request. The request must:

(A) be postmarked within 10 days of the date of DHS's notice and be received in the state office of the director of Long-Term Care-Regulatory within 10 days of the date of the postmark; and

(B) contain specific documentation refuting DHS's allegations.

(b) DHS's review will be limited to a review of documentation submitted by the license holder and information DHS used as the basis for its proposed action and will not be conducted as an adversary hearing. DHS will give the license holder a written affirmation or reversal of the proposed action.

Source Note: The provisions of this §554.215 adopted to be effective May 1, 1995, 20 TexReg 2054; amended to be effective July 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 3824; amended to be effective May 1, 2003, 28 TexReg 2619; transferred effective January 15, 2021, as published in the Texas Register December 11, 2020, 45 TexReg 8871