Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 556 - NURSE AIDES
Section 556.11 - Waiver, Reciprocity, and Exemption Requirements
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code ยง 556.11
Current through Reg. 49, No. 12; March 22, 2024
(a) HHSC may waive the requirement for a nurse aide to take the NATCEP specified in § 556.3 of this chapter (relating to Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program (NATCEP) Requirements) and issue a certificate of registration and place a nurse aide on the NAR on active status if the nurse aide:
(1) submits proof of completing a nurse aide
training course of at least 100 hours duration before July 1, 1989;
(2) submits a HHSC Employment Verification
form to HHSC to document that the nurse aide performed nursing or
nursing-related services for monetary compensation at least once every two
years since July 1, 1989;
(3) is
not listed as unemployable on the EMR;
(4) has not been convicted of a criminal
offense listed in Texas Health and Safety Code (THSC), §250.006(a), or
convicted of a criminal offense listed in THSC, §250.006(b) within the
preceding five years; and
(5)
completes the HHSC Waiver of Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation
Program form.
(b) HHSC issues the certificate of registration and places a nurse aide on the NAR by reciprocity if:
(1) the nurse aide is listed
as having active status on another state's registry of nurse aides;
(2) the other state's registry of nurse aides
is in compliance with the Act;
(3)
the nurse aide is not listed as unemployable on the EMR;
(4) the nurse aide has not been convicted of
a criminal offense listed in THSC, §250.006(a), or convicted of a criminal
offense listed in THSC, §250.006(b) within the preceding five years;
and
(5) the nurse aide completes a
HHSC Reciprocity form and submits it to HHSC.
(c) A person is eligible to take a competency evaluation with an exemption from the nurse aide training specified in § 556.3 of this chapter if the individual:
(1) meets
one of the following requirements for eligibility:
(A) is seeking renewal under §
556.9
of this chapter (relating to Certificate of Registration, Nurse Aide Registry,
and Renewal);
(B) has successfully
completed at least 100 hours of training at a NATCEP in another state within
the preceding 24 months but has not taken the competency evaluation or been
placed on an NAR in another state;
(C) has successfully completed at least 100
hours of military training, equivalent to civilian nurse aide training, on or
after July 1, 1989;
(D) has
successfully completed an RN or LVN program at an accredited school of nursing
in the United States within the preceding 24 months; and:
(i) is not licensed as an RN or LVN in the
state of Texas; and
(ii) has not
held a license as an RN or LVN in another state that has been revoked;
or
(E) is enrolled or
has been enrolled within the preceding 24 months in an accredited school of
nursing in the United States and demonstrates competency in providing basic
nursing skills in accordance with the school's curriculum;
(2) is not listed as unemployable on the
EMR;
(3) has not been convicted of
a criminal offense listed in THSC, §250.006(a), or convicted of a criminal
offense listed in THSC, §250.006(b) within the preceding five
years;
(4) submits documentation to
verify at least one of the requirements in paragraph (1) of this
subsection;
(5) arranges for a
nursing facility or NATCEP to serve as a competency evaluation site;
and
(6) before taking the
competency evaluation, presents to the skills examiner an original letter from
HHSC authorizing the person to take the competency evaluation.
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