Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 246.022 — APPLICATION FOR AND ISSUANCE OF CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY

HS § 246.022Title 4. HEALTH FACILITIES · Part B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES · Ch. 246. CONTINUING CARE FACILITIES · Art. B. CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY

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(a)The commissioner shall adopt rules stating the information an applicant for a certificate of authority must submit.

(b)On receiving an application for a certificate of authority, the commissioner shall conduct a hearing on the application.

(c)Except as provided by Subsection (c-1), the commissioner shall grant an application for a certificate of authority if the commissioner finds that:

(1)the applicant or the facility is financially sound;

(2)the competence, experience, and integrity of the applicant, its board of directors, its officers, or its management make it in the public interest to issue the certificate; and

(3)the applicant is capable of complying with this chapter. (c-1) The commissioner may reject an application for a certificate of authority under Subsection (c) if the applicant does not own the real property on which the facility is located or proposed to be located.

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Legislative history

Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 836 (S.B. 1522), Sec. 5, eff. January 1, 2026.