(a) A license issued under this chapter is not automatically renewed. Each license expires three years from the date issued, except as provided in §19.205 of this subchapter (relating to Probationary Licenses) and subsection (b)(2) of this section.
(b) For a license that expires during the period September 1, 2013, through August 31, 2014, DADS:
  (1) issues a three-year renewal license to a facility with a facility identification number ending in an odd digit; and
  (2) issues a two-year renewal license to a facility with a facility identification number ending in an even digit.
(c) The license fee for renewal licenses issued in accordance with subsection (b)(2) of this section is two-thirds of the amount referenced in §19.216(a)(2) of this subchapter (relating to License Fees).
(d) For a license that expires after August 31, 2014, DADS issues a three-year renewal license.
(e) Each license holder must, no later than the 45th day before the expiration of the current license, submit an application for renewal with DADS. DADS considers that an individual has submitted a timely and sufficient application for the renewal of a license if the license holder submits:
  (1) a complete application to DADS, and DADS receives the complete application no later than the 45th day before the expiration date of the current license;
  (2) an incomplete application to DADS with a letter explaining the circumstances which prevented the inclusion of the missing information, and DADS receives the incomplete application and letter no later than the 45th day before the expiration date of the current license; or
  (3) a complete application or an incomplete application with a letter explaining the circumstances which prevented the inclusion of the missing information to DADS, DADS receives the application during the 45-day period ending on the date the current license expires, and the license holder pays the late fee established in §19.216(a)(6) of this subchapter in addition to the basic renewal fee.
(f) If the application is postmarked by the submission deadline, the application will be considered timely if received in DADS Licensing and Credentialing Section, Regulatory Services Division within 15 days after the postmark.
(g) The appropriate license fee must be paid upon submission of the renewal application.
(h) The renewal of a license may be denied for the same reasons an original application for a license may be denied. See §19.214 of this subchapter (relating to Criteria for Denying a License or Renewal of a License).

Source Note: The provisions of this §554.208 adopted to be effective May 1, 1995, 20 TexReg 2054; amended to be effective April 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 1547; amended to be effective May 4, 2008, 33 TexReg 3446; amended to be effective January 15, 2009, 34 TexReg 237; amended to be effective December 2, 2012, 37 TexReg 9525; transferred effective January 15, 2021, as published in the Texas Register December 11, 2020, 45 TexReg 8871