(a) A license expires three years after the date it is issued. The Texas Health and Human Services Commission does not automatically renew a license. For a license to remain in effect after its expiration date, a license holder must apply to renew the license in accordance with this section.
(b) To renew a license, a license holder must submit to HHSC a timely and sufficient application to renew the license through the online portal. A license holder has submitted a timely and sufficient application to renew a license if:
  (1) the license holder submits the following to HHSC so HHSC receives it no later than the 45th day before the license expires:
    (A) the fee required by §551.19(a)(1) of this subchapter (relating to License Fees); and
    (B) one of the following:
      (i) a complete application; or
      (ii) an incomplete application with a letter explaining the circumstances that prevent the license holder from including the missing information; or
  (2) the license holder submits the following to HHSC so HHSC receives it during the 45-day period ending on the date the license expires:
    (A) the fee and documentation described in paragraph (1)(A) and (B) of this subsection; and
    (B) the late renewal fee described in §551.19(a)(4) of this subchapter.
(c) If HHSC receives an application that is submitted before the submission deadline, the application is considered timely.
(d) Regardless of whether HHSC sends advance notice that a license is expiring, providers are responsible for applying to renew their licenses in a timely manner. Furthermore, operating a facility without a license is a violation of state law.

Source Note: The provisions of this §551.15 adopted to be effective October 29, 2018, 43 TexReg 7196; transferred effective May 1, 2019, as published in the Texas Register April 12, 2019, 44 TexReg 1883; amended to be effective February 24, 2022, 47 TexReg 787