(a) A nurse aide's certificate of registration and status on the NAR is changed to expired if:      
        (1) the nurse aide has not performed nursing-related services or acted as a nurse aide for monetary compensation for 24 consecutive months; or       
        (2) effective September 1, 2013, the nurse aide has not completed 24 hours of in-service education during the preceding two years.       
      (b) A nurse aide whose certificate of registration has expired and is listed as expired on the NAR must complete a NATCEP or a competency evaluation to reactivate the certificate of registration and be listed on the NAR with active status.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §556.10 adopted to be effective September 24, 2018, 43 TexReg 6326; amended to be effective September 27, 2022, 47 TexReg 6201