The application process includes:
  (1) The applicant completing the pre-application interview, except for an application for a:
    (A) Listed family home; or
    (B) Compliance Certificate;
  (2) The applicant submitting the application materials;
  (3) The applicant and Licensing completing the public notice and hearing requirements for residential child-care operations;
  (4) Licensing reviewing the application for compliance with minimum standards, rules, and statutes;
  (5) Licensing accepting the application as complete, or returning it if incomplete;
  (6) Licensing inspecting the applicant's operation and determining whether the operation is in compliance with minimum standards, rules, and statutes, except for listed family homes; and
  (7) Licensing issuing or denying a permit.

Source Note: The provisions of this §745.211 adopted to be effective March 1, 2002, 27 TexReg 965; transferred effective July 15, 2019, as published in the June 14, 2019 issue of the Texas Register, 44 TexReg 2963; amended to be effective April 25, 2021, 46 TexReg 2437