(a) DADS enters into a provider agreement only with a provider applicant that has received licensure under THSC, Chapter 252, if applicable, and certification by DADS in accordance with §9.207 of this division (relating to Certification and Licensure).
(b) The effective date of a provider agreement is the effective date of certification by DADS.
(c) A provider agreement remains in effect until it is terminated.

Source Note: The provisions of this §261.208 adopted to be effective January 1, 2001, 25 TexReg 12790; transferred effective September 1, 2004, as published in the Texas Register September 10, 2004, 29 TexReg 8841; amended to be effective November 4, 2013, 38 TexReg 7724; transferred effective October 1, 2020, as published in the Texas Register August 28, 2020, 45 TexReg 6127