Provisional Certificate of Authority

Sec. 844.053. PROVISIONAL CERTIFICATE OF AUTHORITY. The commissioner shall grant a provisional certificate of authority to an applicant if: (1) the applicant has applied for accreditation from an accrediting organization described by Section 844.052(b)(2); (2) the applicant is diligently pursuing accreditation; (3) the accrediting organization has not denied the application for accreditation; and (4) the applicant satisfies each other requirement of this chapter. Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1419, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003.