Sec. 242.308. LICENSES; TEMPORARY LICENSE; INACTIVE STATUS. (a) A person who meets the requirements for licensing under this subchapter is entitled to receive a license. A nursing facility administrator's license is not transferable.
(b) A person licensed under this subchapter must notify the department of the license holder's correct mailing address.
(c) A license is valid for two years. The executive commissioner by rule may adopt a system under which licenses expire on various dates during the two-year period. For the year in which a license expiration date is changed, license fees payable on the original expiration date shall be prorated on a monthly basis so that each license holder shall pay only that portion of the license fee that is allocable to the number of months during which the license is valid. On renewal of the license on the new expiration date, the total license renewal fee is payable.
(d) The executive commissioner by rule may provide for the issuance of a temporary license. Rules adopted under this section shall include a time limit for a licensee to practice under a temporary license.
(e) The executive commissioner by rule may provide for a license holder to be placed on inactive status.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1280, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0645, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities
Chapter 242 - Convalescent and Nursing Facilities and Related Institutions
Subchapter I. Nursing Facility Administration
Section 242.302. Powers and Duties of Department and Executive Commissioner
Section 242.303. Nursing Facility Administrators Advisory Committee
Section 242.305. Practicing Without a License
Section 242.306. License Application; Qualifications
Section 242.308. Licenses; Temporary License; Inactive Status
Section 242.309. Provisional License
Section 242.310. License Renewal
Section 242.311. Mandatory Continuing Education
Section 242.312. Complaint Receipt, Investigation, and Disposition
Section 242.314. Written Reprimand and Continuing Education as Sanctions
Section 242.315. Administrative Penalty as Sanction
Section 242.316. Notice and Hearing
Section 242.317. Informal Proceedings
Section 242.318. Monitoring of License Holder
Section 242.319. Civil Penalty
Section 242.320. Assistance of Attorney General
Section 242.322. Protection for Refusal to Engage in Certain Conduct