{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-248.022","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Health and Safety Code § 248.022","heading":"APPLICATION.","body":"(a) An applicant for a license must submit an application to the department on a form prescribed by the department and in accordance with department rules.\n(b) Each application must be accompanied by a nonrefundable license fee in an amount set by the executive commissioner by rule.\n(c) The department may require that an application be approved by the local health authority or other local official for compliance with municipal ordinances on building construction, fire prevention, and sanitation.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 14, Sec. 115, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0729, eff. April 2, 2015.","path":["HEALTH AND SAFETY CODE","TITLE 4. HEALTH FACILITIES","SUBTITLE B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES","CHAPTER 248. SPECIAL CARE FACILITIES","SUBCHAPTER B. LICENSING, FEES, AND INSPECTIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.248.htm#248.022","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:17Z","sha256":"103f97fadb31c259ed7beb17bdac5f237a3b4697cc4a6d6777f93017ead244e8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-248.021","next":"us-tx/tex.-health-and-safety-code-248.023"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}