| (a) HHSC is the agency responsible for issuing individuals
a certificate of registration and listing them on the Nurse Aide Registry
(NAR).
(b) To be issued a certificate of registration and
be listed on the NAR as having active status, a nurse aide must successfully
complete a NATCEP, as described in §556.6(i) of this chapter
(relating to Competency Evaluation Requirements) and apply for certificate
of registration through the online portal.
(c) HHSC does not charge a fee to issue the certificate
of registration or list a nurse aide on the NAR or to renew the certificate
of registration and the nurse aide's listing of active status on the
NAR.
(d) A nurse aide listed on the NAR must inform HHSC
of the nurse aide's current address and telephone number through the
online portal.
(e) The certificate of registration and the listing
of active status on the NAR expires 24 months after the certificate
of registration was issued and the nurse aide was listed on the NAR
or 24 months after the last date of verified employment as a nurse
aide, whichever is earlier. To renew the certificate of registration
and active status on the NAR, the following requirements must be met:
(1) A nursing facility must submit a HHSC Form 5506-NAR,
Employment Verification, renewal to HHSC through the online portal
that documents that the nurse aide has performed paid nursing or nursing-related
services at the nursing facility during the preceding year.
(2) A nurse aide must submit a HHSC Form 5506-NAR,
Employment Verification, renewal to HHSC through the online portal
to document that the nurse aide has performed paid nursing or nursing-related
services, if documentation is not submitted in accordance with paragraph
(1) of this subsection by the nursing facility or facilities where
the nurse aide was employed.
(3) A nurse aide must complete an HHSC course in infection
control and proper use of PPE every year.
(4) A nurse aide must complete at least 24 hours of
in-service education every two years. The in-service education must
include training in geriatrics and the care of residents with a dementia
disorder, including Alzheimer's disease. The in-service education
must be provided by:
(A) a nursing facility;
(B) an approved NATCEP;
(C) HHSC; or
(D) a healthcare entity, other than a nursing facility,
licensed or certified by HHSC, the Texas Department of State Health
Services, or the Texas Board of Nursing.
(5) No more than 12 hours of the in-service education
required by paragraph (4) of this subsection may be provided by an
entity described in paragraph (4)(D) of this subsection.
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §556.9 adopted to be effective September 24, 2018, 43 TexReg 6326; amended to be effective August 8, 2021, 46 TexReg 4693; amended to be effective September 27, 2022, 47 TexReg 6201; amended to be effective September 18, 2024, 49 TexReg 7342 |
