Texas Health and Safety Code

§ 242.610 — ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF PERMIT TO ADMINISTER MEDICATION

HS § 242.610Title 4. HEALTH FACILITIES · Part B. LICENSING OF HEALTH FACILITIES · Ch. 242. CONVALESCENT AND NURSING FACILITIES AND RELATED INSTITUTIONS · Art. N. ADMINISTRATION OF MEDICATION

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(a)To be issued or to have renewed a permit to administer medication, a person shall apply to the department on a form prescribed and under rules adopted by the executive commissioner.

(b)The department shall prepare and conduct, at the site of the training program, an examination for the issuance of a permit. The results of the examination shall be reported in accordance with Section 242.6101.

(c)The executive commissioner shall require a permit holder to satisfactorily complete a continuing education course approved by the department for renewal of the permit.

(d)Subject to Subsections (h)-(m), the department shall issue a permit or renew a permit to an applicant who:

(1)meets the minimum requirements adopted under Section 242.608;

(2)successfully completes the examination or the continuing education requirements; and

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Legislative history

Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0658, eff. April 2, 2015.