a. An applicant may request that DADS issue, before conducting an on-site health
inspection, an initial license for a Type A or Type B facility. The applicant must request
the license by submitting a form prescribed by and made available from DADS.
b. If an applicant makes a request in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, DADS
determines the applicant is in good standing, and the applicant complies with subsection
(d) of this section, the applicant is not required to admit a resident to the facility or have
the on-site health inspection described in §92.14(f) of this subchapter (relating to Initial
License Application Process and Requirements) before DADS issues an initial license.
c. For purposes of this section, an applicant is in good standing if:
1. one of the following conditions is met:
A. the applicant has operated or been a controlling person of a licensed Type
A or Type B facility in Texas for at least six consecutive years; or
B. the applicant has not held a license for a Type A or Type B facility, but a
controlling person of the applicant has operated or been a controlling
person of a licensed Type A or Type B facility in Texas for at least six
consecutive years; and
2. each licensed facility operated by the applicant or the controlling person described
in paragraph (1)(A) or (B) of this subsection:
A. has not had a violation of a licensing rule:
i. that:
I. resulted in actual harm to a resident, which is defined as a
negative outcome that compromises the resident’s physical,
mental or emotional well-being; or
II. posed an immediate threat of harm causing or likely to
cause serious injury, impairment, or death to a resident; and
ii. that:
I. the facility did not challenge;
II. was affirmed; or
III. is pending a final determination; and
B. has not had a sanction imposed by DADS against the facility during the
six years before the date an application is submitted that resulted in:
i. a civil penalty;
ii. an administrative penalty;
iii. an injunction;
iv. the denial, suspension, or revocation of a license; or
v. an emergency closure.
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d. An applicant that makes a request in accordance with subsection (a) of this section
must:
1. submit to DADS:
A. the applicant’s policies and procedures;
B. evidence that the applicant has complied with §92.123 of this chapter
(relating to Investigation of Facility Employees); and
C. documentation that the applicant’s employees have the credentials
described in §92.41(a) of this chapter (relating to Standards for Type A
and Type B Assisted Living Facilities); and
2. comply with §92.14(d) of this subchapter and §92.11(c)(1)(A) – (C) of this
subchapter (relating to Criteria for Licensing).
e. DADS issues an initial license to an applicant that makes a request in accordance with
subsection (a) of this section if DADS determines that an applicant:
1. is in good standing;
2. has submitted information in accordance with subsection (d)(1) of this section that
complies with this chapter; and
3. is in compliance with the requirements of Subchapter D of this chapter (relating to
Facility Construction), including meeting the requirements of a Life Safety Code
(LSC) inspection within 120 days after the date DADS conducts the initial LSC
inspection.
f. DADS conducts an on-site health inspection within 90 days after the date DADS issues a
license in accordance with subsection (e) of this section. The on-site health inspection
includes DADS observation of the facility’s provision of care to at least one resident.
g. Until a facility that is issued an initial license under this section meets the requirements of
the on-site health inspection described in subsection (f) of this section, the facility must
attach a written addendum to the disclosure statement required by §92.41(d)(1) of this
chapter as notice to a resident or a prospective resident that the facility has not met the
requirements of the on-site health inspection. At a minimum, the addendum must state
that:
1. the facility has not met the requirements of an initial on-site health inspection for
a license; and
2. DADS will conduct an on-site health inspection for licensure within 90 days after
the date the license is issued.