Sec. 1305.054. ACTION ON APPLICATION; RENEWAL OF CERTIFICATION. (a) The commissioner shall approve or disapprove an application for certification as a network not later than the 60th day after the date the completed application is received by the department. An application is considered complete on receipt of all information required by this chapter and any commissioner rules, including receipt of any additional information requested by the commissioner as needed to make the determination.

(b) Additional information requested by the commissioner under Subsection (a) may include information derived from an on-site quality-of-care examination.

(c) The department shall notify the applicant of any deficiencies in the application and may allow the applicant to request additional time to revise the application, in which case the 60-day period for approval or disapproval is tolled. The commissioner may grant or deny requests for additional time at the commissioner's discretion.

(d) An order issued by the commissioner disapproving an application must specify in what respects the application does not comply with applicable statutes and rules. An applicant whose application is disapproved may request a hearing not later than the 30th day after the date of the commissioner's disapproval order. The hearing is a contested case hearing under Chapter 2001, Government Code.

(e) A certificate issued under this subchapter is valid until revoked or suspended.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 265 (H.B. 7), Sec. 4.02, eff. September 1, 2005.