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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to regulation of nurse aides. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 250, Health and Safety Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 250.0035 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 250.0035. TRAINING REQUIREMENTS; CONTINUING |
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EDUCATION. (a) To be listed on the nurse aide registry, an |
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applicant must complete a training program approved by the |
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Department of Aging and Disability Services that includes: |
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(1) not less than 120 hours and not more than 359 hours |
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of course work as specified by rule; and |
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(2) a competency evaluation on completion of the |
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training program. |
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(b) A listing on the nurse aide registry expires on the |
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second anniversary of the date of the listing. A nurse aide must |
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complete at least 12 hours of continuing education annually to |
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renew the nurse aide's listing on the registry. |
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(c) The executive commissioner of the Health and Human |
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Services Commission shall adopt rules as necessary to implement |
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this section. |
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SECTION 2. (a) The executive commissioner of the Health and |
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Human Services Commission shall adopt the rules necessary to |
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implement Section 250.0035, Health and Safety Code, as added by |
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this Act, not later than May 1, 2012. |
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(b) Section 250.0035, Health and Safety Code, as added by |
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this Act, applies only to an application for initial listing on the |
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nurse aide registry or for renewal of a listing on the registry |
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filed on or after September 1, 2012. An application filed before |
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that date is governed by the law in effect immediately before the |
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effective date of this Act, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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(c) A person listed as a nurse aide on the nurse aide |
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registry under Chapter 250, Health and Safety Code, before |
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September 1, 2012, is entitled to continue to be included on the |
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nurse aide registry without fulfilling any additional educational |
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training or evaluation requirements established by the executive |
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commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission under |
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Section 250.0035(a), Health and Safety Code, as added by this Act, |
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if the person satisfies the other qualifications required by the |
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executive commissioner and Chapter 250. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |