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TITLE 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 558 - LICENSING STANDARDS FOR HOME AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT SERVICES AGENCIES
SUBCHAPTER E - LICENSURE SURVEYS
SECTION/RULE §558.503 - Exemption From a Survey
Chapter Review Date 12/12/2022

Except for the investigation of complaints, an agency is exempt from additional surveys by HHSC if the agency maintains accreditation status for the services for which the agency seeks exemption and applicable to the agency's category of license from an accreditation organization with current HHSC approval. As of the effective date of this rule, accreditation organizations with current HHSC approval on its HCSSA licensure website are the Joint Commission, Community Health Accreditation Partner, and Accreditation Commission for Health Care, Inc.

Source Note: The provisions of this §558.503 adopted to be effective June 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 1455; transferred effective May 1, 2019, as published in the April 12, 2019 issue of the Texas Register, 44 TexReg 1893; amended to be effective April 25, 2021, 46 TexReg 2427.

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