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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 556NURSE AIDES
RULE §556.10Expiration of the Certificate of Registration and Active Status
(a) A nurse aide's certificate of registration and status on the NAR is changed to expired if:

  (1) the nurse aide has not performed nursing-related services or acted as a nurse aide for monetary compensation for 24 consecutive months; or

  (2) effective September 1, 2013, the nurse aide has not completed 24 hours of in-service education during the preceding two years.

(b) A nurse aide whose certificate of registration has expired and is listed as expired on the NAR must complete a NATCEP or a competency evaluation to reactivate the certificate of registration and be listed on the NAR with active status.
Source Note: The provisions of this §556.10 adopted to be effective September 24, 2018, 43 TexReg 6326; amended to be effective September 27, 2022, 47 TexReg 6201

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