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(Added 09/15)
An entity may be considered and approved as a Specialized Telecommunications Assistance Program (STAP) vendor and receive reimbursements for vouchers appropriately exchanged, if the entity:
- completes a registration process;
- re-registers annually;
- submits annual registration for each vendor location, such that all vendor locations and any new vendor locations are registered and approved by the STAP Administrative Support contractor and have been assigned vendor registration numbers;
- maintains the following current contact information:
- Owner(s), principal partner(s), officer(s), and/or company name(s);
- Telephone number;
- Email, physical, and mailing addresses;
- Federal Employer Identification Number (FEIN) or Texas Identification Number (TIN);
- Bank information for STAP vendor reimbursement payments by direct deposit;
- notifies HHSC DHHS in writing at least 60 calendar days before the intended effective date of any change in legal entity status, such as ownership or control, name change, legal status with the Texas Secretary of State, Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts' Texas Identification Number, bank routing information, or any contact information; and
- exchanges or receives reimbursement for at least one voucher every six months.
An entity may not be considered or approved as an eligible STAP vendor if the entity:
- has been debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, declared ineligible, or excluded from participation in STAP by HHSC DHHS or any federal or state of Texas agency; and/or
- owes any delinquent debts or outstanding obligations to the Texas Universal Service Fund or state of Texas agency.