Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 556 - NURSE AIDES
Section 556.13 - Alternate Licensing Requirements for Military Service Personnel
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code ยง 556.13
Current through Reg. 49, No. 12; March 22, 2024
(a) Additional time for in-service education.
(1) HHSC gives a nurse aide an additional two
years to complete in-service education required for a nurse aide to maintain
their certificate of registration and an active listing on the NAR, as
described in §
556.9(e)(3)
of this chapter (relating to Certificate of Registration, Nurse Aide Registry,
and Renewal), if HHSC receives and approves a request for additional time to
complete in-service training from a nurse aide in accordance with this
subsection.
(2) To request
additional time to complete in-service education, a nurse aide must submit a
written request for additional time to HHSC before the expiration date of the
nurse aide's certification. The nurse aide must include with the request
documentation of the nurse aide's status as a military service member that is
acceptable to HHSC. Documentation as a military service member that is
acceptable to HHSC includes a copy of a military service order issued by the
United States Armed Forces, the State of Texas, or another state.
(3) If HHSC requests additional
documentation, the nurse aide must submit the requested
documentation.
(4) HHSC approves a
request for two additional years to complete in-service education submitted in
accordance with this subsection if HHSC determines that the nurse aide is a
military service member, except HHSC does not approve a request if HHSC granted
the nurse aide a previous extension and the nurse aide did not complete the
in-service education requirements during the previous extension
period.
(b) Renewal of expired certificate of registration and NAR listing.
(1) HHSC renews the certificate of
registration and changes the status of a listing from expired to active if HHSC
receives and approves a request for renewal and an active status listing from a
former nurse aide in accordance with this subsection.
(2) To request renewal and an active status
listing, a former nurse aide must submit a written request with the documents
required for renewal in accordance with §
556.9(e)
of this chapter within five years after the former nurse aide's certificate of
registration and listing expired. The former nurse aide must include with the
request documentation of the former nurse aide's status as a military service
member, military veteran, or military spouse that is acceptable to
HHSC.
(3) Documentation of military
status that is acceptable to HHSC includes:
(A) for status as a military service member,
a copy of a current military service order issued to the former nurse aide by
the armed forces of the United States, the State of Texas, or another
state;
(B) for status as a military
veteran, a copy of a military service discharge order issued to the former
nurse aide by the armed forces of the United States, the State of Texas, or
another state; and
(C) for status
as a military spouse:
(i) a copy of a
marriage certificate issued to the former nurse aide by a state of the United
States or a foreign government; and
(ii) a copy of a current military service
order issued to the former nurse aide's spouse by the armed forces of the
United States, the State of Texas, or another state.
(4) If HHSC requests additional
documentation, the former nurse aide must submit the requested
documentation.
(5) HHSC approves a
request for an active status listing submitted in accordance with this
subsection if HHSC determines that:
(A) the
former nurse aide meets the requirements for renewal described in §
556.9(e)
of this chapter;
(B) the former
nurse aide is a military service member, military veteran, or military
spouse;
(C) the former nurse aide
has not committed an offense listed in Texas Health and Safety Code (THSC)
§250.006(a) and has not committed an offense listed in THSC
§250.006(b) during the five years before the date the former nurse aide
submitted the initial license application; and
(D) the former nurse aide is not listed on
the EMR.
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