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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 554 - NURSING FACILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR LICENSURE AND MEDICAID CERTIFICATION
SUBCHAPTER V - ENFORCEMENT
SECTION/RULE §554.2107 - Revocation of a License by the HHSC Executive Commissioner
Chapter Review Date 03/11/2024

(a) In this section, "immediate threat to health and safety," is defined as a condition in which immediate corrective action is necessary because the facility's noncompliance with one or more requirements has caused, or is likely to cause, serious injury, harm, impairment, or death to a resident.(b) Except as provided by subsection (d) of this section, the executive commissioner revokes a license if DADS finds that:(1) the license holder has committed three violations in §19.601(b) or (c) of this chapter (relating to Resident Behavior and Facility Practice) that constitute an immediate threat to health and safety related to abuse or neglect of a resident within a 24-month period at the same facility; and(2) each of the violations is reported in connection with a separate survey, inspection, or investigation visit that occurred on separate entrance and exit dates.(c) For purposes of calculating the 24-month period described in subsection (b)(1) of this section, the date a violation occurs is the date of the initial exit conference for the survey, inspection, or investigation visit in which the violation was cited.(d) The executive commissioner does not revoke a license under subsection (b) of this section if:(1) the violation and the determination of an immediate threat to health and safety are not included on the written list of violations for a survey, inspection, or investigation left with the facility at the time of the initial exit conference described in §19.2004 of this chapter (relating to Determinations and Actions Pursuant to Inspections);(2) the violation is not included on the final statement of violations described in §19.2004 of this chapter; or(3) the violation has been reviewed under the informal dispute resolution process described in