Section 558.19 - Issuance of a Renewal License(a) A license issued under this chapter expires three years after the date HHSC issues it, except as provided in subsections (e)(1) and (f)(1) of this section.(b) Except as specified in § 558.503 of this chapter (relating to Exemption From a Survey), HHSC may not renew an initial license unless HHSC conducts an initial survey of the agency. For renewal of an initial license, an agency must: (1) meet the requirements for an initial survey as specified in Subchapter E of this chapter (relating to Licensure Surveys);(2) demonstrate substantial compliance with the Statute and this chapter for the services authorized under the license as confirmed by an initial survey; and(3) apply for renewal of the license in accordance with § 558.17 of this subchapter (relating to Application Procedures for a Renewal License).(c) For renewal of a license other than an initial license, an agency must: (1) maintain substantial compliance with the Statute and this chapter for the services authorized under the license; and(2) apply for renewal of the license in accordance with § 558.17 of this subchapter.(d) If HHSC grants the renewal application, it issues a renewal license effective on the day after the previous license expires.(e) If HHSC renews a license that expires after December 31, 2020, and before January 1, 2022, HHSC: (1) issues a license that is valid for two years, if the license is for an agency with a license number that ends in 0-3 or 7-9; and(2) issues a license that is valid for three years, if the license is for an agency with a license number that ends in 4-6.(f) If HHSC renews a license that expires after December 31, 2020, and before January 1, 2023, HHSC: (1) issues a license that is valid for two years, if the license is for an agency with a license number that ends in 4-6; and(2) issues a license that is valid for three years, if the license is for an agency with a license number that ends in 0-3 or 7-9.(g) HHSC may deny a renewal application: (1) if an agency fails to meet the eligibility criteria in § 558.11 of this subchapter (relating to Criteria and Eligibility for Licensing);(2) if the agency fails to meet the requirements for renewal of a license as specified in this subchapter; or(3) for any of the reasons specified in § 558.21 of this subchapter (relating to Denial of an Application or a License).(h) A renewal license designates an agency's place of business from which services are to be provided or directed and designates an agency's authorized category or categories of service.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 558.19
The provisions of this §558.19 adopted to be effective June 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 1455; amended to be effective December 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 9620; amended to be effective September 1, 2008, 33 TexReg 1149; amended to be effective July 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 4613; Transferred from Title 40, Chapter 97 by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 15, April 12, 2019, TexReg 1893, eff. 5/1/2019; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 15, April 9, 2021, TexReg 2429, eff. 4/25/2021