26 Tex. Admin. Code § 550.101 - Criteria and Eligibility for a License
(a) To
obtain a license, a person must meet the application requirements in this
subchapter and meet the criteria for a license.
(b) A center must be located in Texas. The
center must have a Texas mailing address.
(c) A person may not operate a center on the
same premises as:
(1) a child-care center
licensed in accordance with Texas Human Resource Code, Chapter 42; or
(2) any other facility licensed by HHSC or
the Texas Department of State Health Services.
(d) A separate license is required for each
center located on separate premises, regardless of whether the centers are
owned or operated by the same person.
(e) The actual census for a center must not
exceed the capacity authorized by HHSC, as indicated on the license.
(f) Before issuing a license, HHSC considers
the background and qualifications of:
(1) the
applicant;
(2) a controlling person
of the applicant;
(3) a person with
a disclosable interest;
(4) an
affiliate of the applicant;
(5) the
administrator; and
(6) the chief
financial officer, if the center has a chief financial officer.
(g) An applicant must
affirmatively show that the center:
(1)
obtained approval of building plans through plan review by the HHSC
Architectural Unit as required by Subchapter E of this chapter (relating to
Building Requirements);
(2) meets
local building ordinances;
(3) is
approved by the local fire authority;
(4) meets the standards of the Life Safety
Code and the requirements in Subchapter E of this chapter; and
(5) meets the requirements of this chapter
based on an on-site health inspection by HHSC.
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