26 Tex. Admin. Code § 555.31
Initial License
Effective Jun 1, 200934 TexReg 2795Source 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.Texas Secretary of State
(a) DADS issues a license certificate to applicants who:
- (1) receive passing scores on the state and NAB examinations;
- (2) submit the $250 initial license fee to DADS; and
- (3) meet the requirements of §18.41 of this subchapter (relating to Licensure of Persons with Criminal Backgrounds).
- (b) DADS 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) Licensees must keep DADS informed of their current home address and employment address. If employed by a nursing facility, a licensee must submit a Data Change Request form to DADS within 30 days after a change of employment.
- (e) Licensees who do not notify DADS of a change in address or employment within the required 30 days may be subject to an administrative penalty as listed in §18.57 of this chapter (relating to Schedule of Sanctions).
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.