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Licensee Program Guidelines for Hurricane Harvey

Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) Transition Plan

Senate Bill 202 became effective on September 1, 2015. That bill has mandated the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) and the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) develop a transition plan for the “orderly transfer of powers, duties, functions, programs, and activities”. This plan has been completed and is now in effect.  Several important steps in this plan will occur over the next several weeks related to the following programs:   Massage Therapy,  Code Enforcement Officers,  Sanitarians,  Offender Education,  Laser Hair Removal, and  Mold Assessment and Remediation.

• As of October 13, 2017, licensees and applicants will not have access to VERSA Online, the online portal for licensing application and renewal, for programs which had this capability previously.  DSHS will cease initial licensing and renewal activities, and the application forms will no longer be available on the website.
• As of October 20, 2017, DSHS will cease all licensing functions (including entry of new applications), in order to transmit licensing data to TDLR. This is necessary to ensure data integrity.
• TDLR will begin licensing functions on November 1, 2017.  This means there will be a gap of approximately ten days during which neither agency will be able to perform licensing functions.  We apologize in advance for the inconvenience this may cause, but it is essential from a data standpoint.

In an effort to avoid renewal problems during this transition, a 90-day license extension has been granted to all licenses that expire in October, November, December. Updated license cards and/or letters indicating the new renewal date have been sent out to licensees that initially were to expire in October and November.  The December licensees will receive theirs shortly.

Please go to TDLR’s  website for more information about the transition process.

The Consumer Protection Division (CPD) oversees producers of consumer health goods and service providers to ensure public safety.

CPD’s top priority is REACH; we REACH to ensure the health and safety of Texans. We do so with:

• Reliable rules and standards;
• Efficient administration of activities;
• Accountability to citizens and stakeholders;
• Compliance actions when necessary; and
• Help through technical advice and communication.

CPD has four areas of oversight:

• Emergency Medical Services and Trauma Systems provides the vital link between sudden injury or illness and emergency medical care for all Texans.
• Food and Drug Safety protects Texans from unnecessary illness and death by overseeing people and entities who provide ingestible, medical, and topical products to the public; or use processes (e.g. pasteurization, sterile drug manufacturing, tattooing) that, if done incorrectly, endanger the public. 
• Radiation Control protects Texans from unnecessary exposure to radiation by overseeing those who produce and or use radiation or generate radioactive products. 
• Environmental Health protects the public from potential long-term illnesses by ensuring environmentally hazardous materials are not unnecessarily endangered.

The Department of State Health Services (DSHS) focuses on health programs that serve the general population.  As part of DSHS, the CPD promotes public health through oversight of individuals and entities that provide consumer health goods and services to the public. We provide statewide leadership to promote safe and healthy communities, working in partnership with other state, federal, and local agencies and organizations. 

With four areas of oversight, the CPD is well-positioned to provide excellent public health guidance, oversight and protections for all Texans.

Directions:

We are located at the Exchange Building

8407 Wall Street  
Austin, TX 78754  
(512) 834-6790 

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