Section 250.0035. Training Requirements; Continuing Education

TX Health & Safety Code § 250.0035 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 250.0035. TRAINING REQUIREMENTS; CONTINUING EDUCATION. (a) To be listed on the nurse aide registry, an applicant must complete a training program approved by the Department of Aging and Disability Services that includes:

(1) not less than 100 hours of course work as specified by rule; and

(2) a competency evaluation on completion of the training program.

(b) A listing on the nurse aide registry expires on the second anniversary of the date of the listing.

(c) To renew a nurse aide's listing on the registry, the nurse aide must complete at least 24 hours of in-service education every two years, including training in geriatrics and, if applicable, in the care of patients with Alzheimer's disease.

(d) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission shall adopt rules as necessary to implement this section.

Added by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 408 (S.B. 795), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.