Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 556 - NURSE AIDES
Section 556.9 - Certificate of Registration, Nurse Aide Registry, and Renewal
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) HHSC is the agency responsible for issuing individuals a certificate of registration and listing them on the Nurse Aide Registry (NAR).
(b) To be issued a certificate of registration and be listed on the NAR as having active status, a nurse aide must successfully complete a NATCEP, as described in § 556.6(i) of this chapter (relating to Competency Evaluation Requirements) and apply for certificate of registration through the online portal.
(c) HHSC does not charge a fee to issue the certificate of registration or list a nurse aide on the NAR or to renew the certificate of registration and the nurse aide's listing of active status on the NAR.
(d) A nurse aide listed on the NAR must inform HHSC of the nurse aide's current address and telephone number through the online portal.
(e) The certificate of registration and the listing of active status on the NAR expires 24 months after the certificate of registration was issued and the nurse aide was listed on the NAR or 24 months after the last date of verified employment as a nurse aide, whichever is earlier. To renew the certificate of registration and active status on the NAR, the following requirements must be met:
