Sec. 142.025.  ISSUANCE AND RENEWAL OF HOME HEALTH MEDICATION AIDE PERMIT.  (a)  To be issued or to have renewed a home health medication aide permit, a person shall apply to the department on a form prescribed by the department and under department rules.
(b)  The department shall prepare and conduct an examination for the issuance of a permit.
(c)  The department shall require a permit holder to satisfactorily complete a continuing education course approved by the department for renewal of the permit.
(d)  The department shall issue a permit or renew a permit to an applicant who:
(1)  meets the minimum requirements adopted under Section 142.023;
(2)  successfully completes the examination or the continuing education requirements; and
(3)  pays a nonrefundable application fee specified in department rules.
(e)  A permit is valid for one year and is not transferable.
Added by Acts 1990, 71st Leg., 6th C.S., ch. 31, Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 1990.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 800, Sec. 22, 23, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Amended by: 
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0413, eff. April 2, 2015.