Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 557 - MEDICATION AIDES-PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Section 557.111 - Examination
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code ยง 557.111
Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a) HHSC gives a written examination to each applicant at a site determined by HHSC.
(1) The applicant must meet the
requirements of §
557.107 of this chapter (relating
to Training Requirements; Nursing Graduates; Reciprocity) and §
557.109 of this chapter (relating
to Application Procedures) before taking the written examination.
(2) The applicant is tested on the subjects
taught in the training program curricula and clinical experience. The
examination covers an applicant's knowledge of accurate and safe drug therapy
that will be administered to a facility's residents or home health agency's
clients.
(3) The examination must
be given after the applicant has successfully completed the training program or
met the requirements of §557.107(c) - (e) of this chapter.
(4) An applicant with a disability, including
an applicant with dyslexia as defined in Texas Education Code §
51.970 (relating to
Instructional Material for Blind and Visually Impaired Students and Students
with Dyslexia), may request a reasonable accommodation for the examination
under the Americans with Disabilities Act.
(5) HHSC determines the passing grade on the
examination.
(6) If HHSC grades or
reviews the examination, HHSC notifies the applicant of the results of the
examination not later than the 30th day after the date the applicant took the
examination through the online portal.
(7) If a testing service grades or reviews
the examination:
(A) HHSC notifies the
applicant of the results of the examination through the online portal not later
than the 14th day after the date HHSC receives the results from the testing
service; and
(B) if notice of the
examination results will be delayed for longer than 90 days after the
examination date, HHSC notifies the applicant via email of the reasons for the
delay before the 90th day.
(8) HHSC may require a testing service to
notify an applicant of the results of the applicant's examination.
(9) HHSC notifies in writing an applicant who
fails the examination through the online portal.
(A) HHSC may give an applicant under §
557.107(a) of
this chapter one subsequent examination, without additional payment of a fee,
upon the applicant's request to HHSC through the online portal.
(B) The subsequent examination must be
completed by the date given in the failure notification. The site of the
examination is determined by HHSC.
(C) HHSC gives no further examinations if the
student fails the subsequent examination, unless the student enrolls in and
successfully completes another training program.
(D) If requested in writing by an applicant
who fails the examination, HHSC furnishes the applicant with an analysis of the
applicant's performance on the examination.
(b) An applicant who is unable to attend the applicant's scheduled examination due to unforeseen circumstances may be given an examination at another time without payment of an additional fee upon the applicant's written request to HHSC via email. The examination must be completed within 45 days from the date of the originally scheduled examination. The rescheduled examination is at a site determined by HHSC.
(c) An applicant whose application for a permit is denied under § 557.113 of this chapter (relating to Determination of Eligibility) is ineligible to take the examination.
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