(a) The facility must meet the following conditions to be approved by the Texas Department of Human Services (DHS) for participation in the Title XIX Texas Medical Assistance program and receive state and federal reimbursement for services to Title XIX residents:
  (1) the facility has been certified by DHS as meeting the conditions of participation, including the requirement to have a license from DHS, in the Title XIX Texas Medical Assistance program;
  (2) the entity licensed to operate the facility has filed a complete application with the Provider Enrollment Section of DHS for participation as a nursing facility in the Title XIX Texas Medical Assistance program; and
  (3) the beds for which the facility wishes to contract meet the requirements of §19.2322 of this title (relating to Medicaid Bed Allocation Requirements).
(b) Only a facility with a fully executed current contract with DHS may receive state and federal reimbursement for services to Title XIX recipients.

Source Note: The provisions of this §554.2301 adopted to be effective May 1, 1995, 20 TexReg 2393; amended to be effective July 1, 2001, 26 TexReg 3824; amended to be effective November 1, 2002, 27 TexReg 9154; transferred effective January 15, 2021, as published in the Texas Register December 11, 2020, 45 TexReg 8871