(a) General.
(1) An initial permit is valid for 12 months from the
date of issue.
(2) A medication aide must renew his or her 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
a medication aide's failure to file for timely renewal.
(4) Continuing education hours are not required for
the first renewal. However, after a permit is renewed for the first
time, a medication aide must complete a seven-hour continuing education
program approved by HHSC annually before expiration of his or her
permit to renew the permit for each additional year.
(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 (c), 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; or
(D) is listed with a revoked or suspended status on
the NAR.
(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 amount of the renewal fee due, and a renewal form to the medication
aide through the online portal.
(2) The renewal form located in the online portal,
which includes the contact information and preferred mailing address
of the medication aide.
(3) Medication aides are required to submit fingerprints
to the Texas Department of Public Safety for a Federal Bureau of Investigation
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 through the online portal 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
submission date in the online portal to determine if a renewal application
is late.
(2) A person whose permit has been expired for less
than one year may renew the permit through the online portal 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 provided in §557.109(c)(1)(C)(i)
of this chapter (relating to Application Procedures) or §557.125(g)(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(g)(3)(B)
of this chapter.
(5) A person who previously held a permit in Texas
issued under this chapter may obtain a new permit without reexamination
if the person holds a 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 (c), 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; or
(D) is listed with a revoked or suspended status on
the NAR.
(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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Source Note: The provisions of this §557.115 adopted to be effective September 24, 2018, 43 TexReg 6328; amended to be effective December 26, 2021, 46 TexReg 9054; amended to be effective September 18, 2024, 49 TexReg 7350 |