| (a) A licensee seeking to sponsor an administrator-in-training
(AIT) must:
(1) have a preceptor certification as provided in §555.15
of this subchapter (relating to Preceptor Certification); and
(2) obtain approval from the Texas Health and Human
Services Commission (HHSC) to sponsor an AIT.
(b) A preceptor must submit a complete AIT Performance
Report to HHSC at the end of the internship, unless the preceptor
is a nursing facility administrator associated with a university recognized
by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
(c) A preceptor must obtain approval from HHSC before
sponsoring more than one AIT at the same time.
(d) HHSC may consider any imposed sanction as specified,
in §555.57 of this chapter (relating to Schedule of Sanctions),
against a preceptor as grounds for refusing to allow the preceptor
to sponsor an AIT.
(e) HHSC may refuse to allow a preceptor to sponsor
an AIT if the preceptor did not provide adequate training to previous
AITs.
(f) HHSC waives 20 of the 40 hours of continuing education
required for license renewal for a preceptor who sponsors an AIT.
(g) A licensee is qualified to act as a preceptor for
two years from the date HHSC certifies the preceptor.
(h) A licensee must remain in good standing to act
as a preceptor.
(i) A preceptor may be allowed to provide direct supervision
or guidance of a licensee with a probated sanction as specified in §555.57
of this chapter.
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