Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 556 - NURSE AIDES
Section 556.12 - Waiver, Reciprocity, and Exemption Requirements
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code ยง 556.12
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 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 Nurse Aide Registry (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, through the
online portal;
(2) submits HHSC
Form 5506-NAR, Employment Verification, to HHSC through the online portal 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) and (c), or convicted of a criminal offense listed in
THSC §250.006(b) within the preceding five years; and
(5) completes HHSC Form 5507-NAR, Waiver of
Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program, and submits it to HHSC
through the online portal.
(b) HHSC issues the certificate of registration through the online portal 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) and (c), or convicted of a
criminal offense listed in THSC §250.006(b) within the preceding five
years; and
(5) the nurse aide
completes a Request for Entry on the Texas Nurse Aide Registry Through
Reciprocity, via the online portal.
(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;
(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) and (c), 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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