26 Tex. Admin. Code § 511.14 - Inactive Status and Closure
(a) A limited
services rural hospital (LSRH) that is not offering services under its license
shall immediately inform the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC).
HHSC may automatically close an LSRH facility if the facility does not offer
services for more than 60 days, unless the facility sends a written request to
place the license on inactive status.
(1) To
be eligible for inactive status, an LSRH must be in good standing with no
pending enforcement action or investigation.
(2) The licensee is responsible for any
license renewal requirements or fees, and for proper maintenance of patient
records, while the license is inactive.
(3) A license may not remain inactive for
more than 60 calendar days without an approved extension from HHSC.
(4) To reactivate the license, the LSRH must
inform HHSC no later than 60 calendar days after the LSRH stopped offering
services under its license.
(5) An
LSRH that does not reactivate its license by the 60th calendar day may request
an extension of the inactive status from HHSC through a written
request.
(6) If by the 60th
calendar day after it stopped offering services, the LSRH does not reactivate
its license or request an extension for inactive status, HHSC may consider the
facility closed.
(b) An
LSRH shall notify HHSC, in writing in accordance with HHSC instructions, before
closure of the facility.
(1) The LSRH shall
dispose of medical records in accordance with §
511.67 of this chapter (relating
to Medical Records).
(2) The LSRH
shall appropriately discharge or transfer all patients before the facility
closes.
(3) A license becomes
invalid when an LSRH closes. The facility shall return the licensure
certificate to HHSC immediately after the LSRH closes.
(c) An LSRH that closes, or for which a
license issued under this chapter expires or is suspended or revoked, shall
immediately remove or cause to be removed any signs within view of the general
public indicating that the facility is in operation.
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