SECTION 555.31. Initial License

(a) The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) issues a license certificate to an applicant who:

(1) receives a passing score on the state and National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards examinations;

(2) submits the initial license fee to HHSC; and

(3) does not have a criminal history that HHSC determines is a basis for denying the license under §555.41 of this subchapter (relating to Licensure of Persons with Criminal Backgrounds).

(b) HHSC may determine that a criminal conviction or a sanction taken against an applicant in Texas or another state is a basis for pending or denying an initial license.

(c) A license expires two years from the date issued.

(d) A licensee must keep HHSC informed of the licensee's current home address and employment address. If employed by a nursing facility, a licensee must submit a Data Change Request form to HHSC within 30 days after a change of employment.

(e) A licensee who does not notify HHSC of a change in address or employment within the required 30 days may be subject to an administrative penalty as provided in §555.57 of this chapter (relating to Schedule of Sanctions).

Source Note: The provisions of this §555.31 adopted to be effective June 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 4233; amended to be effective June 1, 2009, 34 TexReg 2795; transferred effective May 1, 2019, as published in the Texas Register April 12, 2019, 44 TexReg 1880; amended to be effective November 14, 2021, 46 TexReg 7791