SECTION 555.56. Violations by Unlicensed Persons

(a) A person with an expired license must not engage in activities that require a license.

(b) A person practicing as a licensed nursing facility administrator after license expiration:

(1) commits an offense punishable as a Class B misdemeanor;

(2) is subject to local criminal prosecution; and

(3) may be referred to the Office of Attorney General for civil penalties not to exceed $1,000 per violation per day for each day the violation continues.

(c) A licensee whose license expires before an investigation is complete, may still receive:

(1) a written reprimand; or

(2) an administrative penalty.

(d) A licensee allowing a license to expire instead of accepting a proposed license revocation may be, at HHSC's discretion, disqualified from licensure in Texas permanently or for five years.

(e) A person with an expired license must return the license certificate to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission within ten (10) days of expiration.

Source Note: The provisions of this §555.56 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