SECTION 558.15. Issuance of an Initial License

(a) HHSC issues an initial license when HHSC determines:

(1) the application, including supporting documents, submitted are complete and accurate;

(2) HHSC has received funds constituting full payment of all applicable license fees, including late fees; and

(3) an applicant meets the criteria for a license as described in §558.11 of this subchapter (relating to Criteria and Eligibility for Licensing) and §558.13 of this subchapter (relating to Obtaining an Initial License).

(b) An initial license is valid for three years from the date of issuance.

(c) HHSC may deny an application to renew an initial license, or revoke or suspend an initial license, if an agency fails to:

(1) meet the requirements for an initial survey as specified in Subchapter E of this chapter (relating to Licensure Surveys); or

(2) maintain compliance with the Statute and this chapter for the services authorized under the license.

(d) HHSC may deny an application for an initial license for any of the reasons specified in §558.21 of this chapter (relating to Denial of an Application or a License).

(e) A license designates an agency's place of business from which services are to be provided and designates an agency's authorized category or categories of service.

Source Note: The provisions of this §558.15 adopted to be effective June 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 1455; amended to be effective September 1, 2008, 33 TexReg 1149; amended to be effective July 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 4613; transferred effective May 1, 2019, as published in the April 12, 2019, issue of the Texas Register, 44 TexReg 1893; amended to be effective April 25, 2021, 46 TexReg 2427