Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.050
This is the official text of Tex. Human Resources Code § 42.050, part of Texas’s Human Resources Code — governs state social services and welfare programs.
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§ 42.050. LICENSE RENEWAL.
Official statutory text
(a) A license holder may apply for renewal of a license in compliance with the requirements of this chapter and commission rules.
(b) The application for renewal of a license must be completed and decided on by the commission before the expiration of the license under which a facility is operating.
(c) The commission shall evaluate the application for renewal of a license to determine if all licensing requirements are met and whether the facility has been cited for repeated violations or has established a pattern of violations during the preceding five years. The evaluation may include a specified number of visits to the facility and must include a review of all required forms and records. If the commission determines the facility has repeated violations or an established pattern of violations, before the commission renews the license the commission may place restrictions, conditions, or additional requirements on the license to ensure the violations cease.
(c-1) The commission may not renew the license of a facility cited for a violation that is not corrected by the required compliance date unless the violation is pending an administrative review under commission rules or pending review as a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code.
(d) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules governing the license renewal process for all licenses issued under this chapter. The rules must include:
(1) renewal periods;
(2) a process for staggered renewals;
(3) a process for resolving a late application for renewal;
(4) expiration dates; and
(5) conditions for renewal.
(b) The application for renewal of a license must be completed and decided on by the commission before the expiration of the license under which a facility is operating.
(c) The commission shall evaluate the application for renewal of a license to determine if all licensing requirements are met and whether the facility has been cited for repeated violations or has established a pattern of violations during the preceding five years. The evaluation may include a specified number of visits to the facility and must include a review of all required forms and records. If the commission determines the facility has repeated violations or an established pattern of violations, before the commission renews the license the commission may place restrictions, conditions, or additional requirements on the license to ensure the violations cease.
(c-1) The commission may not renew the license of a facility cited for a violation that is not corrected by the required compliance date unless the violation is pending an administrative review under commission rules or pending review as a contested case under Chapter 2001, Government Code.
(d) The executive commissioner shall adopt rules governing the license renewal process for all licenses issued under this chapter. The rules must include:
(1) renewal periods;
(2) a process for staggered renewals;
(3) a process for resolving a late application for renewal;
(4) expiration dates; and
(5) conditions for renewal.
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