(a) Applications. All applications must be made on forms prescribed by and available from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC). All applications must be submitted through the licensure system.
  (1) Each application must be completed in accordance with HHSC instructions.
  (2) Changes to information required in the application must be reported to HHSC by submitting a change application in the licensure system, as required by §554.1918 of this chapter (relating to Disclosure of Ownership).
(b) General information required. An applicant for an initial application or change of ownership, must file with HHSC an application in the licensure system that contains evidence of the right to possession of the facility at the time the application will be granted, which may be satisfied by the submission of applicable portions of a lease agreement, deed or trust, or appropriate legal document. The names and addresses of any persons or organizations listed as owner of record in the real estate, including the buildings and grounds, must be disclosed to HHSC.
(c) Requested information. An applicant or license holder must provide any information HHSC requests within 30 days after the request.
(d) Exemptions. The provisions of this section do not apply to a bank, trust company, financial institution, title insurer, escrow company, or underwriter title company to which a license is issued in a fiduciary capacity.

Source Note: The provisions of this §554.204 adopted to be effective May 1, 1995, 20 TexReg 2054; amended to be effective July 1, 1996, 21 TexReg 4408; amended to be effective September 1, 1996, 21 TexReg 7859; amended to be effective March 1, 1998, 23 TexReg 1314; amended to be effective August 1, 2000, 25 TexReg 6779; amended to be effective September 1, 2007, 32 TexReg 4231; amended to be effective July 21, 2016, 41 TexReg 5203; transferred effective January 15, 2021, as published in the Texas Register December 11, 2020, 45 TexReg 8871; amended to be effective December 6,2022, 47 TexReg 7712