Texas § 248.051 LICENSE DENIAL, SUSPENSION, PROBATION, OR REVOCATION.

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§ 248.051 — LICENSE DENIAL, SUSPENSION, PROBATION, OR REVOCATION.

Texas § 248.051

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Tex. Health and Safety Code Code Ann. § 248.051 (2026).

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Sec. 248.051. LICENSE DENIAL, SUSPENSION, PROBATION, OR REVOCATION.

(a)The department may deny, revoke, or suspend a license issued under this chapter for a violation of this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter.

(b)Except as provided by Section 248.052 , the procedures by which the department denies, revokes, or suspends a license and by which those actions are appealed are governed by the department's rules for a contested case hearing and by Chapter 2001 , Government Code.

(c)If the department finds that a special care facility is in repeated noncompliance with this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter but that the noncompliance does not endanger public health and safety, the department may schedule the facility for probation rather than suspending or revoking the f

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Sec. 248.051. LICENSE DENIAL, SUSPENSION, PROBATION, OR REVOCATION. (a) The department may deny, revoke, or suspend a license issued under this chapter for a violation of this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter.
(b) Except as provided by Section 248.052 , the procedures by which the department denies, revokes, or suspends a license and by which those actions are appealed are governed by the department's rules for a contested case hearing and by Chapter 2001 , Government Code.
(c) If the department finds that a special care facility is in repeated noncompliance with this chapter or rules adopted under this chapter but that the noncompliance does not endanger public health and safety, the department may schedule the facility for probation rather than suspending or revoking the facility's license. The department shall provide notice to the facility of the probation and of the items of noncompliance not later than the 10th day before the date the probation period begins. The department shall designate a period of not less than 30 days during which the facility will remain under probation. During the probation period, the facility must correct the items that were in noncompliance and report the corrections to the department for approval.
(d) The department may suspend or revoke the license of a special care facility that does not correct items that were in noncompliance or that does not comply with this chapter or the rules adopted under this chapter within the applicable probation period.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 115, eff. Sept. 1, 1991. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.95(49), eff. Sept. 1, 1995; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 802, Sec. 9, 10, eff. June 20, 2003.