| (a) An individual or entity registered as a facility
under this chapter must renew its registration annually. Licensee
may not provide occupational therapy services in a facility if the
registration is not current. The Board will maintain a secure resource
for verification of registration status and expiration date on its
website.
(b) Requirements to renew a facility are:
(1) a renewal signed by the owner, managing partner
or officer, or a person authorized by the owner to complete the form
and the OT or OTR-in-charge;
(2) a list of all occupational therapy practitioners
working at the facility;
(3) the renewal fee as set by the Executive Council,
and any late fees, which may be due; and
(4) an Occupational Therapist-in-Charge form with the
signature of the occupational therapist, if the Therapist-in-Charge
has changed.
(c) The annual renewal date of a facility registration
is the last day of the month in which the registration was originally
issued, or as synchronized with the first facility registered by an
owner. The owner of OT facilities may request that the renewal date
of the OT facilities be synchronized with the PT facilities in the
same locations.
(d) The board will notify the facility at least 30
days before the registration expiration date. An individual or entity
offering occupational therapy bears the responsibility for ensuring
that the registration is renewed. Failure to receive a renewal notice
from the board does not exempt the requirement to pay the renewal
fee in a timely manner.
(e) Occupational therapy services may not be provided
at a facility without a current facility registration. The current
registration expiration date as displayed on the board's website is
considered evidence of the current registration.
(f) Late Renewal. A facility renewing after the expiration
date, must submit all the items listed in subsection (b) of this section
plus the late fee which is determined as:
(1) One day late to 90 days late--a late fee equal
to half the renewal fee, plus the renewal fee.
(2) More than 90 days to less than one year late--a
late fee equal to the renewal fee, plus the renewal fee.
(3) A facility late more than one year must follow
the requirements set out in §376.8 of this title (relating to
Restoration of Registration).
(4) An owner may not register a new facility in lieu
of renewal of a previously registered facility at the same location.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §376.6 adopted to be effective October 11, 1994, 19 TexReg 7719; amended to be effective March 1, 2004, 28 TexReg 9292; amended to be effective November 1, 2006, 31 TexReg 6803; amended to be effective September 7, 2009, 34 TexReg 6125; amended to be effective March 21, 2010, 35 TexReg 2314; amended to be effective June 10, 2012, 37 TexReg 4070; amended to be effective February 14, 2013, 38 TexReg 676 |
