Sec. 246.027.  CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY FEES.  (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.
Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.