Sec. 241.022. LICENSE APPLICATION. (a) An application for a license must be made to the department on a form provided by the department.

(b) The application must contain:

(1) the name and social security number of the sole proprietor, if the applicant is a sole proprietor;

(2) the name and social security number of each general partner who is an individual, if the applicant is a partnership;

(3) the name and social security number of any individual who has an ownership interest of more than 25 percent in the corporation, if the applicant is a corporation; and

(4) any other information that the department may reasonably require.

(c) The department shall require that each hospital show evidence that:

(1) at least one physician is on the medical staff of the hospital, including evidence that the physician is currently licensed;

(2) the governing body of the hospital has adopted and implemented a patient transfer policy in accordance with Section 241.027; and

(3) if the governing body has chosen to implement patient transfer agreements, it has implemented the agreements in accordance with Section 241.028.

(d) The application must be accompanied by:

(1) a copy of the hospital's current patient transfer policy;

(2) a nonrefundable license fee;

(3) copies of the hospital's patient transfer agreements, unless the filing of copies has been waived by the department in accordance with the rules adopted under this chapter; and

(4) a copy of the most recent annual fire safety inspection report from the fire marshal in whose jurisdiction the hospital is located.

(e) The department may require that the application be approved by the local health authority or other local official for compliance with municipal ordinances on building construction, fire prevention, and sanitation. A hospital located outside the limits of a municipality shall comply with corresponding state laws.

(f) The department shall post on the department's Internet website a list of all of the individuals named in applications as required by Subsections (b)(1)-(3). The department may not post on its Internet website a social security number of an individual required to be named in an application under Subsections (b)(1)-(3).

Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 678, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 82, eff. Sept. 1, 1991; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 584, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Amended by:

Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1161 (H.B. 3357), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0570, eff. April 2, 2015.