Health Care Businesses
Draft Revised: 8/1/06 10:00 AM 8/1/06 10:00 AM
Type of Facility
State Law Reference
State Agency Contact, Address and Fax
Home Health
Hospice
Flora Fearon, Litigation Unit Attorney Legal Services Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services Health and Safety Code Mail Code W-615 Chapter 142 701 W. 51st Street Austin, Texas 78751 ph (512) 438-3095 fax (512) 438-4749 Flora Fearon, Litigation Unit Attorney Legal Services Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services Health and Safety Code Mail Code W-615 Chapter 142 701 W. 51st Street Austin, Texas 78751 ph (512) 438-3095 fax (512) 438-4749 Flora Fearon, Litigation Unit Attorney Legal Services Health and Safety Code Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services Chapter 242 Mail Code W-615 701 W. 51st Street Austin, Texas 78751 ph (512) 438-3095 fax (512) 438-4749 Flora Fearon, Litigation Unit Attorney Legal Services Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services Health and Safety Code Mail Code W-615 Chapter 242 701 W. 51st Street Austin, Texas 78751 ph (512) 438-3095 fax (512) 438-4749 Flora Fearon, Litigation Unit Attorney Legal Services Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services Health and Safety Code Mail Code W-615 Chapter 247 701 W. 51st Street Austin, Texas 78751 ph (512) 438-3095 fax (512) 438-4749
Nursing Homes (Convalescent and Nursing Homes and Relates Institutions)
Skilled Nursing Facility (SNF)
Assisted Living Facilities (ALFs)
Type of Facility
State Law Reference
State Agency Contact, Address and Fax Flora Fearon, Litigation Unit Attorney Legal Services Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services Mail Code W-615 701 W. 51st Street Austin, Texas 78751 ph (512) 438-3095 fax (512) 438-4749 Flora Fearon, Litigation Unit Attorney Legal Services Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services Mail Code W-615 701 W. 51st Street Austin, Texas 78751 ph (512) 438-3095 fax (512) 438-4749 Doug Barnes Director for Administrative Hearings Office of General Counsel Department of Family and Protective Services 701 West 51st Street Mail Code Y956 Austin, Texas 78751 Ph. (512) 821-4755 fax (512) 339-5877 Doug Barnes Director for Administrative Hearings Office of General Counsel Department of Family and Protective Services 701 West 51st Street Mail Code Y956 Austin, Texas 78751 Ph. (512) 821-4755 fax (512) 339-5877 Marc Connelly Assistant General Counsel Office of General Counsel Department of State Health Services 1100 W. 49th St. Austin, Texas 78756-3199 Ph. (512) 458-7111 (ext. 6683) (512) 458-7751 fax
Intermediate Care Facilities for Mentally Retarded (ICFMR)
Health and Safety Code Chapter 252
Human Resources Code Chapter 103 Adult Day Care
Health and Safety Code Chapter 249
Maternity Homes
Human Resources Code Chapter 42
Child Care Facilities
Health and Safety Code Chapter 241
Hospitals
Type of Facility
State Law Reference
State Agency Contact, Address and Fax Marc Connelly Assistant General Counsel Office of General Counsel Department of State Health Services 1100 W. 49th St. Austin, Texas 78756-3199 Ph. (512) 458-7111 (ext. 6683) (512) 458-7751 fax Marc Connelly Assistant General Counsel Office of General Counsel Department of State Health Services 1100 W. 49th St. Austin, Texas 78756-3199 Ph. (512) 458-7111 (ext. 6683) (512) 458-7751 fax Marc Connelly Assistant General Counsel Office of General Counsel Department of State Health Services 1100 W. 49th St. Austin, Texas 78756-3199 Ph. (512) 458-7111 (ext. 6683) (512) 458-7751 fax Marc Connelly Assistant General Counsel Office of General Counsel Department of State Health Services 1100 W. 49th St. Austin, Texas 78756-3199 Ph. (512) 458-7111 (ext. 6683) (512) 458-7751 fax Marc Connelly Assistant General Counsel Office of General Counsel Department of State Health Services 1100 W. 49th St. Austin, Texas 78756-3199 Ph. (512) 458-7111 (ext. 6683) (512) 458-7751 fax
Health and Safety Code Chapter 243
Ambulatory Surgical Centers
Health and Safety Code Chapter 244
Birthing Centers
Health and Safety Code Chapter 245
Abortion Facilities
Health and Safety Code Chapter 248
Special Care Facilities
Health and Safety Code Chapter 251 End-stage Renal Disease Facilities
Type of Facility
State Law Reference
State Agency Contact, Address and Fax
Substance Abuse Treatment Facility
Narcotic Drug Treatment Program/Facility
Private Mental Hospitals and Other Mental Health Facilities Residential Facilities For the Elderly
Marc Connelly Assistant General Counsel Office of General Counsel Department of State Health Services 1100 W. 49th St. Austin, Texas 78756-3199 Health and Safety Code Ph. (512) 458-7111 (ext. 6683) (512) 458-7751 fax Chapter 464 Marc Connelly Assistant General Counsel Office of General Counsel Health and Safety Code Department of State Health Services 1100 W. 49th St. Chapter 466 Austin, Texas 78756-3199 Ph. (512) 458-7111 (ext. 6683) (512) 458-7751 fax Marc Connelly Assistant General Counsel Office of General Counsel Health and Safety Code Department of State Health Services 1100 W. 49th St. Chapter 577 Austin, Texas 78756-3199 Ph. (512) 458-7111 (ext. 6683) (512) 458-7751 fax Human Resources Code Chapter 105 (Exempt) License not required for these facilities 1 Tex. Admin. Code Sec. 355.8441(15)
CORF (Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitiation Facility)
Licensed not required for these facilities but must be Medicare-certified
ORF (Outpatient Rehabilitiation Facility)
1 Tex. Admin. Code Sec. 355.8441(15)
Licensed not required for these facilities but must be Medicare-certified
Type of Facility
State Law Reference
State Agency Contact, Address and Fax
Mammography clinic
Office/clinic of a licensed physician; physician assistants; acupuncturists
Other licensed medical professionals: Podiatrists, Midwives
Office/clinic of a licensed dentist
See Note 2* Marc Connelly Assistant General Counsel Health and Safety Code Office of General Counsel Department of State Health Services Sec. 401.421 et seq. 1100 W. 49th St. Subchapter L of 401 Austin, Texas 78756-3199 Ph. (512) 458-7111 (ext. 6683) (512) 458-7751 fax Robert Simpson Assistant General Counsel Texas Medical Board 333 Guadalupe, Tower 3, Suite 610 Austin, Texas 78701 ph. (512) 305-7075 (512) 305-7007 fax Robert Simpson Assistant General Counsel Texas Medical Board 333 Guadalupe, Tower 3, Suite 610 Austin, Texas 78701 ph. (512) 305-7075 (512) 305-7007 fax Fread Houston General Counsel Texas State Board of Dental Examiners 333 Guadalupe, Tower 3, Suite 800 Austin, Texas 78701-3942 ph. (512) 475-0987 fax (512) 463-7452
*Note 1: "Treatment facility" is defined broadly to include any facility that offers or purports to offer treatment ("planned, structured, and organized program designed to initiate and promote a person's chemical-free status or to maintain the person free of illegal drug"). Thus a treatment facility may include the following facilities: a public or private hospital; a detoxification facility; a primary care facility; an intensive care facility; a long-term care facility; an outpatient care facility; a community mental health center; a health maintenance organization; a recovery center; a halfway house; an ambulatory care facility; or any other facility offering treatment. *Note 2: DSHS regulates certain equipment used in the radiology process, but does not per se license mammography clinics.