| (a) Additional time for in-service education.
(1) HHSC gives a nurse aide an additional two years
to complete in-service education required for a nurse aide to maintain
their certificate of registration and an active listing on the NAR,
as described in §556.9(e)(3) of this chapter (relating to Certificate
of Registration, Nurse Aide Registry, and Renewal), if HHSC receives
and approves a request for additional time to complete in-service
training from a nurse aide in accordance with this subsection.
(2) To request additional time to complete in-service
education, a nurse aide must submit a written request for additional
time to HHSC before the expiration date of the nurse aide's certification.
The nurse aide must include with the request documentation of the
nurse aide's status as a military service member that is acceptable
to HHSC. Documentation as a military service member that is acceptable
to HHSC includes a copy of a military service order issued by the
United States Armed Forces, the State of Texas, or another state.
(3) If HHSC requests additional documentation, the
nurse aide must submit the requested documentation.
(4) HHSC approves a request for two additional years
to complete in-service education submitted in accordance with this
subsection if HHSC determines that the nurse aide is a military service
member, except HHSC does not approve a request if HHSC granted the
nurse aide a previous extension and the nurse aide did not complete
the in-service education requirements during the previous extension
period.
(b) Renewal of expired certificate of registration
and NAR listing.
(1) HHSC renews the certificate of registration and
changes the status of a listing from expired to active if HHSC receives
and approves a request for renewal and an active status listing from
a former nurse aide in accordance with this subsection.
(2) To request renewal and an active status listing,
a former nurse aide must submit a written request with the documents
required for renewal in accordance with §556.9(e) of this chapter
within five years after the former nurse aide's certificate of registration
and listing expired. The former nurse aide must include with the request
documentation of the former nurse aide's status as a military service
member, military veteran, or military spouse that is acceptable to
HHSC.
(3) Documentation of military status that is acceptable
to HHSC includes:
(A) for status as a military service member, a copy
of a current military service order issued to the former nurse aide
by the armed forces of the United States, the State of Texas, or another
state;
(B) for status as a military veteran, a copy of a military
service discharge order issued to the former nurse aide by the armed
forces of the United States, the State of Texas, or another state;
and
(C) for status as a military spouse:
(i) a copy of a marriage certificate issued to the
former nurse aide by a state of the United States or a foreign government;
and
(ii) a copy of a current military service order issued
to the former nurse aide's spouse by the armed forces of the United
States, the State of Texas, or another state.
(4) If HHSC requests additional documentation, the
former nurse aide must submit the requested documentation.
(5) HHSC approves a request for an active status listing
submitted in accordance with this subsection if HHSC determines that:
(A) the former nurse aide meets the requirements for
renewal described in §556.9(e) of this chapter;
(B) the former nurse aide is a military service member,
military veteran, or military spouse;
(C) the former nurse aide has not committed an offense
listed in Texas Health and Safety Code (THSC) §250.006(a) and
has not committed an offense listed in THSC §250.006(b) during
the five years before the date the former nurse aide submitted the
initial license application; and
(D) the former nurse aide is not listed on the EMR.
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