Cna Certification Texas

Texas health and human services maintains a registry of all nurse aides who are certified to provide services in nursing facilities and skilled nursing facilities licensed by the agency.

Cna certification texas. You are now able to register and schedule your own nurse aide exams online. Click on the scheduling instructions link on the right and go to the read first. Qualify to be placed on the texas nurse aide registry by waiver or reciprocity. Is revoked on the nurse aide registry or.

Effective september 1 2013 a nurse aide renewing a certification must complete at least 24 hours of in service education every two years that includes training in geriatrics and the care of residents with a dementia disorder including alzheimers disease. Information regarding criminal convictions may be obtained from the texas department of public safety. They must also have acceptable legal and professional backgrounds. Providers can verify nurse aide employability using.

To contact the nurse aide registry please call 512 438 2050. Request for entry on the texas nurse aide na registry through reciprocity. Texas certified nurse aides are under the jurisdiction of the texas department of aging and disability services dads. Find out what it takes to become a certified nurse aide in texas.

If there comes a time when you need to check your cna status in texas go to the texas department of aging and disability services website and navigate as follows. The states regulating board has specific requirements for certification. List of approved in service education programs region program name. Certified nurse aides must complete training and evaluation programs.

Is listed on the employee misconduct registry or. To become a nurse aide and be eligible to work in a texas nursing home you must. Successfully complete the competency evaluation program examination. A person is unemployable in a dads regulated facility or agency if he or she.

Request for waiver of nurse aide training and competency evaluation. Cnas maintain active status by working in the. Results will not include information regarding criminal convictions. Successfully complete a state approved nurse aide training and competency evaluation program and.

Request for reprinted certificate andor correction to nurse aide registry data. How to verify your cna certification in texas. Learn what they are and find a list of state approved nurse aide training programs in your area.