Tex. Health & Safety Code Section 142.006
License Issuance; Term

(a)

The department shall issue a home and community support services agency license to provide home health, hospice, habilitation, or personal assistance services for each place of business to an applicant if:

(1)

the applicant:

(A)

qualifies for the license to provide the type of service that is to be offered by the applicant;

(B)

submits an application and license fee as required by this chapter; and

(C)

complies with all applicable licensing standards required or adopted under this chapter; and

(2)

any controlling person with respect to the applicant complies with all applicable licensing standards required or adopted under this chapter.

(b)

A license issued under this chapter expires three years after the date of issuance. The executive commissioner by rule may adopt a system under which licenses expire on various dates during the three-year period. For the year in which a license expiration date is changed, the commission shall prorate the license fee on a monthly basis. Each license holder shall pay only that portion of the license fee allocable to the number of months for which the license is valid. A license holder shall pay the total license renewal fee at the time of renewal. The commission may issue an initial license for a shorter term to conform expiration dates for a locality or an applicant. The commission may issue a temporary license to an applicant for an initial license.

(c)

The department may find that a home and community support services agency has satisfied the requirements for licensing if the agency is accredited by an accreditation organization, such as The Joint Commission or the Community Health Accreditation Program, and the department finds that the accreditation organization has standards that meet or exceed the requirements for licensing under this chapter. A license fee is required of the home and community support services agency at the time of a license application.

(d)

to (f) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.156(a)(1).

(g)

The license must designate the types of services that the home and community support services agency is authorized to provide at or from the designated place of business. The types of services that may be designated include dialysis and habilitation.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 800, Sec. 8, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1191, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 276, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 1999; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 198, Sec. 2.156(a)(1), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 809 (S.B. 1318), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0399, eff. April 2, 2015.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 826 (H.B. 4001), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2015.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1160 (H.B. 3193), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.

Source: Section 142.006 — License Issuance; Term, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.­142.­htm#142.­006 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).

142.001
Definitions 142.002
License Required 142.003
Exemptions from Licensing Requirement 142.004
License Application 142.005
Compliance Record in Other States 142.006
License Issuance 142.007
Notice of Drug Testing Policy 142.008
Branch Office 142.009
Surveys 142.010
Fees 142.011
Denial, Suspension, or Revocation of License 142.0011
Scope, Purpose, and Implementation 142.012
Powers and Duties 142.0012
Controlling Person 142.013
Injunction 142.014
Civil Penalty 142.017
Administrative Penalty 142.018
Reports of Abuse, Exploitation, or Neglect 142.019
Certain Physician Referrals Prohibited 142.020
Disposal of Special or Medical Waste 142.021
Administration of Medication 142.022
Exemptions for Nursing Students and Medication Aide Trainees 142.023
Rules for Administration of Medication 142.024
Home Health Medication Aide Training Programs 142.025
Issuance and Renewal of Home Health Medication Aide Permit 142.0025
Temporary License 142.026
Fees for Issuance and Renewal of Home Health Medication Aide Permit 142.027
Violation of Home Health Medication Aide Permits 142.028
Emergency Suspension of Home Health Medication Aide Permits 142.029
Administration of Medication 142.030
Dispensing Dangerous Drugs or Controlled Substances 142.041
Definition 142.042
Policy 142.043
Employee Training 142.044
Authorized Disposal 142.0061
Possession of Sterile Water or Saline 142.0062
Possession of Certain Vaccines or Tuberculin 142.0063
Possession of Certain Dangerous Drugs 142.0065
Display of License 142.0085
Alternate Delivery Site License 142.0091
Training 142.0092
Consumer Complaint Data 142.0093
Retaliation Prohibited 142.0094
Use of Regulatory Survey Reports and Other Documents 142.0095
Investigations of Home and Community Support Services Agencies Providing Hospice Services 142.0104
Change in Application Information 142.0105
License Renewal 142.0145
Violation of Law Relating to Advance Directives 142.0171
Notice 142.0172
Hearing 142.0173
Notice and Payment of Administrative Penalty 142.0174
Use of Administrative Penalty 142.0175
Expenses and Costs for Collection of Civil or Administrative Penalty 142.0201
Registration for Evacuation
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Accessed:
Jun. 5, 2024

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