Sec. 464.004. LICENSE APPLICATION AND ISSUANCE. (a) To receive a license to operate a treatment facility to treat persons with a chemical dependency, a person must:
(1) file a written application on a form prescribed by the department;
(2) cooperate with the review of the facility; and
(3) comply with the licensing standards.
(b) The department shall issue a license to an applicant:
(1) whose application meets the content requirements prescribed by the department and by department rules;
(2) who receives approval of the facility after the department's review; and
(3) who timely complies with the licensing standards.
(c) The license is issued only for the person named in the license and not the legal successors of that person.
(d) The license expires two years after the date on which the license is issued.
(e) A license may be issued without prior notice and an opportunity for a hearing. A person other than the applicant or the department may not contest the issuance of a license.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 181, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.1182, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Title 6 - Food, Drugs, Alcohol, and Hazardous Substances
Subtitle B - Alcohol and Substance Abuse Programs
Chapter 464 - Facilities Treating Persons With a Chemical Dependency
Subchapter A. Regulation of Chemical Dependency Treatment Facilities
Section 464.002. License Required
Section 464.004. License Application and Issuance
Section 464.005. License Renewal
Section 464.0055. Accreditation Review to Satisfy Inspection Requirements
Section 464.007. Application and Inspection Fees
Section 464.008. Applicability of Other Law to Application and Inspection Fees
Section 464.009. Rules and Standards
Section 464.0095. Restraint and Seclusion
Section 464.010. Reports of Abuse or Neglect
Section 464.011. Disclosure of Department Records
Section 464.012. HIV Infection Education, Testing, and Counseling
Section 464.014. Denial, Revocation, Suspension, or Nonrenewal of License
Section 464.0145. Disciplinary Action Hearing
Section 464.016. Criminal Penalty
Section 464.017. Civil Penalty
Section 464.018. Notice of Suit
Section 464.019. Administrative Penalty
Section 464.0195. Recovery of Costs
Section 464.020. Additional Requirements for Disciplinary Alternative Education Treatment Programs