Sec. 577.004. LICENSE APPLICATION. (a) An applicant for a license under this chapter must submit a sworn application to the department on a form prescribed by the department.
(b) The department shall prepare the application form and make the form available on request.
(c) The application must be accompanied by a nonrefundable application fee and by a license fee. The department shall return the license fee if the application is denied.
(d) The application must contain:
(1) the name and location of the mental hospital or mental health facility;
(2) the name and address of the physician to be in charge of the hospital care and treatment of the patients;
(3) the names and addresses of the mental hospital owners, including the officers, directors, and principal stockholders if the owner is a corporation or other association, or the names and addresses of the members of the board of trustees of the community center or the directors of the entity designated by the department to provide mental health services;
(4) the bed capacity to be authorized by the license;
(5) the number, duties, and qualifications of the professional staff;
(6) a description of the equipment and facilities of the mental hospital or mental health facility; and
(7) other information required by the department, including affirmative evidence of ability to comply with the department's rules and standards.
(e) The applicant must submit a plan of the mental hospital or mental health facility premises that describes the buildings and grounds and the manner in which the various parts of the premises are intended to be used.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.
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