Tex. Health and Safety Code § 246.027
This is the official text of Tex. Health and Safety Code § 246.027, part of Texas’s Health and Safety Code — covers public health and safety regulation.
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§ 246.027. CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY FEES.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), a facility that files an application for a certificate of authority must pay to the commissioner a fee of $10,000.
(b) A facility that files an application for a certificate of authority issued under Section 246.023 must pay to the commissioner:
(1) a fee of $500; and
(2) a fee of $2 for each living unit in the facility, excluding a unit devoted to that portion of the facility that is a licensed nursing home.
(b) A facility that files an application for a certificate of authority issued under Section 246.023 must pay to the commissioner:
(1) a fee of $500; and
(2) a fee of $2 for each living unit in the facility, excluding a unit devoted to that portion of the facility that is a licensed nursing home.
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