(a) HHSC may deny an application for a license on any ground described in this chapter, or if any person described in §558.11(g) or (h) of this subchapter (relating to Criteria and Eligibility for Licensing):
  (1) fails to comply with the Statute;
  (2) fails to comply with this chapter;
  (3) knowingly aids, abets, or permits another person to violate the Statute or this chapter;
  (4) fails to meet the criteria for a license established in §558.11 of this subchapter; or
  (5) violates Texas Occupations Code §102.001.
(b) If HHSC denies an application for a license, the applicant or agency may request an administrative hearing in accordance with §558.601 of this chapter (relating to Enforcement Actions).

Source Note: The provisions of this §558.21 adopted to be effective June 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 1455; amended to be effective September 1, 2009, 34 TexReg 5139; amended to be effective July 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 4613; transferred effective May 1, 2019, as published in the April 12, 2019, issue of the Texas Register, 44 TexReg 1893; amended to be effective April 25, 2021, 46 TexReg 2427