Texas Health and Safety Code 242.309 – Provisional License
(a) The department 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 department relating to the practice of nursing facility administration; and
(3) is sponsored by a person licensed by the department under this subchapter with whom the provisional license holder will practice during the time the person holds a provisional license.
(b) The department may waive the requirement of Subsection (a)(3) for an applicant if the department determines that compliance with that subsection would be a hardship to the applicant.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 242.309
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) A provisional license is valid until the date the department approves or denies the provisional license holder’s application for a license. The department shall issue a license under this subchapter to the provisional license holder if:
(1) the provisional license holder is eligible to be licensed under § 242.306; or
(2) the provisional license holder passes the part of the examination under § 242.307 that relates to the applicant’s knowledge and understanding of the laws and rules relating to the practice of nursing facility administration in this state and:
(A) the department verifies that the provisional license holder meets the academic and experience requirements for a license under this subchapter; and
(B) the provisional license holder satisfies all other license requirements under this subchapter.
(d) The department must approve or deny a provisional license holder’s application for a license not later than the 180th day after the date the provisional license is issued. The department may extend the 180-day period if the results of an examination have not been received by the department before the end of that period.
(e) The executive commissioner by rule may establish a fee for provisional licenses in an amount reasonable and necessary to cover the cost of issuing the license.
Texas Health and Safety Code 242.309 – Provisional License
(a) The department 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 department relating to the practice of nursing facility administration; and
(3) is sponsored by a person licensed by the department under this subchapter with whom the provisional license holder will practice during the time the person holds a provisional license.
(b) The department may waive the requirement of Subsection (a)(3) for an applicant if the department determines that compliance with that subsection would be a hardship to the applicant.
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 242.309
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
(c) A provisional license is valid until the date the department approves or denies the provisional license holder’s application for a license. The department shall issue a license under this subchapter to the provisional license holder if:
(1) the provisional license holder is eligible to be licensed under § 242.306; or
(2) the provisional license holder passes the part of the examination under § 242.307 that relates to the applicant’s knowledge and understanding of the laws and rules relating to the practice of nursing facility administration in this state and:
(A) the department verifies that the provisional license holder meets the academic and experience requirements for a license under this subchapter; and
(B) the provisional license holder satisfies all other license requirements under this subchapter.
(d) The department must approve or deny a provisional license holder’s application for a license not later than the 180th day after the date the provisional license is issued. The department may extend the 180-day period if the results of an examination have not been received by the department before the end of that period.
(e) The executive commissioner by rule may establish a fee for provisional licenses in an amount reasonable and necessary to cover the cost of issuing the license.