HHSC has Published COVID-19 Emergency Rules related to Nurse Aide Transition from Temporary Status

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HHSC has Published COVID-19 Emergency Rules related to Nurse Aide Transition from Temporary Status

HHSC Long-term Care Regulation has published COVID-19 Emergency Rules related to Nurse Aide Transition from Temporary Status (PDF) to allow time trained and time worked in a nursing facility during the pandemic to be counted as classroom and clinical hours required as part of a Nurse Aide Training Competency and Evaluation Program. The rule describes the requirements related to certification as a nurse aide based on this work during the pandemic.

Read PL 2021-19 for more details.