Texas § HS.247.023 - ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF LICENSE
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§ HS.247.023. ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF LICENSE
ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF LICENSE. (a) The commission shall issue a license if, after inspection and investigation, it finds that the applicant, the assisted living facility, and all controlling persons with respect to the applicant or facility meet the requirements of this chapter and the standards adopted under this chapter. The license expires on the third anniversary of the date of its issuance. The executive commissioner by rule shall adopt a system under which licenses expire on staggered dates during each three-year period. The commission shall prorate the license fee as appropriate if the expiration date of a license changes as a result of this subsection. (b) To renew a license, the license holder must submit to the commission the license renewal fee. (c) The commission may require participation in a continuing education program as a condition of renewal of a license. The executive commissioner shall adopt rules to implement this subsection. Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 114, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 637, art. 2, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 233, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 809 (S.B. 1318 ), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219 ), Sec. 3.0703, eff. April 2, 2015. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 836 (H.B. 2025 ), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2017.
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