To record initial license and renewal fees for hospitals. Fees are set by the executive commissioner by rule based on the number of beds in the hospital. Application, licensing and renewal fees from limited services rural hospital deposited to GR 0001.

Applicants for hospital at home program must pay a fee set by the commission in an amount necessary to cover program administration costs.

The department may assess administrative and civil penalties on hospitals in violation of the chapter (collected under Revenue Objects 3770 and 3717).

Initial fee due at time of application; renewal every two years from date of issuance.

Amended by S.B. 288, 68th Leg., R.S.

Amended by S.B. 207, 70th Leg., R.S.

Codified by H.B. 2136, 71st Leg., R.S.

Amended by S.B. 86, 73rd Leg., R.S.

Transferred from the Department of Health (501) to Department of State Health Services (537) by H.B. 2292, 78th Leg., R.S.

H.B. 2085, 76th Leg., R.S. increased the per bed fee from $10 to $15 and introduced the minimum fee. The bill removed the maximum fee of $10,000.

Fee collection changed from annually and set fee amounts deleted by S.B. 219, 84th Leg., R.S.

S.B. 200, 84th Leg., R.S. transferred program from Department of State Health Services (537) to the Health and Human Services Commission (529) under Government Code sec. 531.0201.

Limited services rural hospital fees added by S.B. 1621, 86th Leg., R.S.

Hospital at home application fee added by H.B. 1890, 88th Leg., R.S.