Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 557 - MEDICATION AIDES-PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS
Section 557.115 - Permit Renewal
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code ยง 557.115
Current through Reg. 49, No. 12; March 22, 2024
(a) General.
(1) When issued, an initial permit is valid
for 12 months from the date of issue.
(2) A medication aide must renew the permit
annually.
(3) Each medication aide
is responsible for renewing the permit before the expiration date. Failure to
receive notification from HHSC before the expiration date of the permit does
not excuse the medication aide's failure to file for timely renewal.
(4) A medication aide must complete a seven
hour continuing education program approved by HHSC before expiration of the
permit in order to renew the permit. Continuing education hours are not
required for the first renewal. After a permit is renewed for the first time,
the medication aide must earn approved continuing education hours to have the
permit renewed again.
(5) HHSC
denies renewal of the permit of a medication aide who:
(A) is in violation of Texas Health and
Safety Code, Chapter 242, Subchapter N, Texas Human Resources Code §
161.083,
or this chapter at the time of application for renewal;
(B) has a conviction of a criminal offense
listed in Texas Health and Safety Code §
250.006(a),
or a conviction of a criminal offense listed in Texas Health and Safety Code
§
250.006(b)
within five years before the date HHSC receives the renewal
application;
(C) is listed as
unemployable on the EMR;
(D) is
listed with a revoked or suspended status on the NAR; or
(E) is in default on a guaranteed student
loan as described in Texas Education Code §
57.491.
(6) A person whose permit has
expired may not engage in activities that require a permit until the permit has
been renewed.
(b) Permit renewal procedures.
(1) After receiving proof
of the successful completion of the seven hour continuing education
requirement, HHSC sends notice of the expiration date of the permit, the amount
of the renewal fee due, and a renewal form to the medication aide physical or
email address listed in HHSC records.
(2) The renewal form, which includes the
contact information and preferred mailing address of the medication aide
.
(3) Medication aides will be
required to submit fingerprints to the Texas Department of Public Safety for a
Federal Bureau of Investigations criminal background check, if not submitted
previously.
(4) HHSC issues a
renewal permit to a medication aide who meets all requirements for renewal,
including payment of the renewal fee.
(c) Late renewal procedures.
(1) If a medication aide submits a renewal
application to HHSC that is late or incomplete, HHSC assesses the appropriate
late fee described in §
557.109(c)(1)(C)
of this chapter (relating to Application Procedures). HHSC uses the postmark
date to determine if a renewal application is late. If there is no postmark or
the postmark is not legible, HHSC uses the date the renewal application was
received and recorded by the HHSC Medication Aide Program to determine if the
renewal application is late.
(2) A
person whose permit has been expired for less than one year may renew the
permit by submitting to HHSC:
(A) the permit
renewal form;
(B) all accrued
renewal fees;
(C) proof of having
earned, during the expired period, seven hours in an approved continuing
education program for each year, or part of a year, since the permit expired;
and
(D) proof of having earned,
before expiration of the permit, seven hours in an approved continuing
education program as required by subsection (a)(4) of this section.
(3) A person whose permit has been
expired for 90 days or less must pay HHSC the late renewal fee stated in §
557.109(c)(1)(C)(i)
of this chapter (relating to Application Procedures) or §
557.125(f)(3)(A)
of this chapter (relating to Requirements for Corrections Medication
Aides).
(4) A person whose permit
has been expired for more than 90 days but less than one year must pay HHSC the
late renewal fee stated in §
557.109(c)(1)(C)(ii)
or §
557.125(f)(3)(B)
of this chapter.
(5) A person who
previously held a permit in Texas issued under Texas Health and Safety Code,
Chapter 242, Subchapter N, may obtain a new permit without reexamination if the
person holds a facility medication aide permit from another state, practiced in
that state for at least the two years preceding the application date, and pays
to HHSC the late renewal fee stated in §
557.109(c)(1)(C)(iii)
of this chapter.
(6) HHSC denies
late renewal of the permit if a permit holder:
(A) is in violation of Texas Health and
Safety Code, Chapter 242, Subchapter N, Texas Human Resources Code §
161.083,
or this chapter on the date HHSC receives the application for late
renewal;
(B) has a conviction of a
criminal offense listed in Texas Health and Safety Code §
250.006(a),
or a conviction of a criminal offense listed in Texas Health and Safety Code
§
250.006(b)
within five years before the date HHSC receives the application for late
renewal;
(C) is listed as
unemployable on the EMR;
(D) is
listed with a revoked or suspended status on the NAR; or
(E) is in default on a guaranteed student
loan as described in Texas Education Code §
57.491.
(d) A person whose permit has been expired for one year or more may not renew the permit. To obtain a new permit, the person must apply for a permit in accordance with § 557.109 of this chapter (relating to Application Procedures) and in § 557.111 of this chapter (relating to Examination).
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