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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the regulation of nurse aides; requiring an |
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occupational registration. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 250.001, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended by adding Subdivisions (6) and (7) to read as follows: |
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(6) "Commission" means the Health and Human Services |
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Commission. |
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(7) "Executive commissioner" means the executive |
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commissioner of the commission. |
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SECTION 2. Section 250.0035, Health and Safety Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 250.0035. CERTIFICATE OF REGISTRATION; REQUIREMENTS |
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FOR INCLUSION IN NURSE AIDE REGISTRY [TRAINING REQUIREMENTS; |
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CONTINUING EDUCATION]. (a) To be listed on the nurse aide |
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registry, an applicant must: |
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(1) complete a training program approved by the |
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commission [Department of Aging and Disability Services] that |
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includes: |
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(A) [(1)] not less than 100 hours of course work |
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as specified by rule; and |
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(B) [(2)] a competency evaluation on completion |
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of the training program; and |
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(2) hold a certificate of registration issued by the |
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commission on completion of the training program required under |
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Subdivision (1). |
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(b) A certificate of registration and listing on the nurse |
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aide registry expire [expires] on the second anniversary of the |
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date the certificate is issued and the nurse aide is listed in the |
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registry [of the listing]. |
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(c) To renew a nurse aide's certificate of registration and |
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listing on the registry, the nurse aide must complete at least 24 |
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hours of in-service education every two years, including training |
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in geriatrics and, if applicable, in the care of patients with |
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Alzheimer's disease. |
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(d) The executive commissioner [of the Health and Human |
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Services Commission] shall adopt the rules [as] necessary to |
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implement this section, including rules for the issuance and |
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renewal of a certificate of registration under this section and the |
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regulation of nurse aides as necessary to protect the public health |
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and safety. |
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SECTION 3. (a) As soon as practicable after the effective |
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date of this Act, the executive commissioner of the Health and Human |
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Services Commission shall adopt the rules and procedures necessary |
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to implement Section 250.0035, Health and Safety Code, as amended |
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by this Act. |
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(b) Notwithstanding Section 250.0035, Health and Safety |
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Code, as amended by this Act, a nurse aide is not required to hold a |
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certificate of registration issued under that section until |
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September 1, 2022. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |