26 Tex. Admin. Code § 555.31
Initial License
Effective Sep 18, 202449 TexReg 7339Source Note: The provisions of this §555.31 adopted to be effective June 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 4233; amended to be effective June 1, 2009, 34 TexReg 2795; transferred effective May 1, 2019, as published in the Texas Register April 12, 2019, 44 TexReg 1880; amended to be effective November 14, 2021, 46 TexReg 7791; amended to be effective September 18, 2024, 49 TexReg 7339.Texas Secretary of State
(a) The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) issues a license to an applicant who:
- (1) receives a passing score on the state and NAB examination;
- (2) submits the initial license fee to HHSC through the online portal; and
- (3) does not have a criminal history that HHSC determines is a basis for denying the license under §555.41 of this subchapter (relating to Licensure of Persons with Criminal Backgrounds).
- (b) HHSC may determine that a criminal conviction or a sanction taken against an applicant in Texas or another state is a basis for pending or denying an initial license.
- (c) A license expires two years from the date issued.
- (d) A licensee must keep HHSC informed of the licensee's current home address and employment address. If employed by a nursing facility, a licensee must change his or her employment information through the online portal within 30 days after a change of employment.
- (e) A licensee who does not notify HHSC through the online portal of a change in address or employment within the required 30 days may be subject to an administrative penalty as provided in §555.57 of this chapter (relating to Schedule of Sanctions).
- (f) A licensee must notify HHSC of a change of name through the online portal by submitting a name change application.
Source Note:The provisions of this §555.31 adopted to be effective June 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 4233; amended to be effective June 1, 2009, 34 TexReg 2795; transferred effective May 1, 2019, as published in the Texas Register April 12, 2019, 44 TexReg 1880; amended to be effective November 14, 2021, 46 TexReg 7791; amended to be effective September 18, 2024, 49 TexReg 7339.