HBA-MPM H.B. 2037 76(R)BILL ANALYSIS Office of House Bill AnalysisH.B. 2037 By: Gray Public Health 7/30/1999 Enrolled BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE Current law allows for the collection of home and community support licensing fees in amounts reasonable to administer Chapter 142 (Home and Community Support Services), Health and Safety Code. However, prior to the 76th Legislature, the law did not allow for the collection of fees from applicants who did not submit applications in a timely manner. Approximately five percent of the 2,400 annual renewal applications were not being submitted in a timely manner. H.B. 2037 allows the Texas Department of Health to assess and collect late fees for late renewal applications. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY It is the opinion of the Office of House Bill Analysis that this bill does not expressly delegate any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, department, agency or institution. SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS SECTION 1. Amends Subchapter A, Chapter 142, Health and Safety Code, by adding Section 142.0105, as follows: Sec. 142.0105. LICENSE RENEWAL. (a) Authorizes a person who is otherwise eligible to renew a license to renew an unexpired license by paying the required renewal fee to the Texas Department of Health (TDH) before the expiration date of the license. Prohibits a person whose license has expired from engaging in activities that require a license until the license has been renewed. (b) Authorizes a person whose license has been expired for 90 days or less to renew the license by paying to TDH a renewal fee that is equal to 1-1/2 times the normally required renewal fee. (c) Authorizes a person whose license has been expired for more than 90 days to obtain a new license by complying with the requirements and procedures for obtaining an original license. (d) Requires TDH, not later than the 60th day before the date a person's license is scheduled to expire, to send written notice of the impending expiration to the person at the person's last known address according to the records of TDH. SECTION 2. Effective date: September 1, 1999. SECTION 3. Emergency clause.