Texas Health and Safety Code
§ 242.314 — PROVISIONAL LICENSE
HS § 242.314Title 4. HEALTH FACILITIES · Part B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES · Ch. 242. CONVALESCENT AND NURSING FACILITIES AND RELATED INSTITUTIONS · Art. I. NURSING FACILITY ADMINISTRATION
Statute text
View on source(a)The board shall issue a provisional license to an applicant currently licensed in another jurisdiction who seeks a license in this state and who:
(1)has been licensed in good standing as a nursing facility administrator for at least two years in another jurisdiction, including a foreign country, that has licensing requirements that are substantially equivalent to the requirements of this subchapter;
(2)has passed a national or other examination recognized by the board relating to the practice of nursing facility administration; and
(3)is sponsored by a person licensed by the board under this subchapter with whom the provisional license holder will practice during the time the person holds a provisional license.
(b)The board may waive the requirement of Subsection (a)(3) for an applicant if the board determines that compliance with that subsection would be a hardship to the applicant.
(c)A provisional license is valid until the date the board approves or denies the provisional license holder's application for a license. The board shall issue a license under this subchapter to the provisional license holder if:
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Legislative history
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1280, Sec. 2.01. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1505, Sec. 1.22, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.