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Nurse Aide Transition from Temporary Status Permanent Rule Effective December 26, 2021

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The Texas Health and Human Services Commission Long-term Care Regulation (HHSC-LTCR) published a Nurse Aide Transition from Temporary Status permanent rule (Title 26 Texas Administrative Code §556.100). It became effective December 26, 2021.

The rule makes emergency rule requirements permanent, which allows temporary nurse aides’ time trained and time worked at a nursing facility during the COVID-19 pandemic to be counted as classroom and clinical training hours. This is required as part of a Nurse Aide Training and Competency Evaluation Program.

See LTCR Provider Letter PL 2021-19 (PDF) for details on the transition process.

For questions, email LTCR Policy.