Sec. 242.312. EXAMINATION. (a) The licensing examination shall be prepared or approved by the board and shall be administered by the board to qualified applicants at least twice each calendar year. The board shall have the written portion of the examination, if any, validated by a testing professional.
(b) Not later than the 30th day after the date on which a licensing examination is administered under this subchapter, the board shall notify each examinee of the results of the examination. If an examination is graded or reviewed by a national or state testing service, the board shall notify examinees of the results of the examination not later than two weeks after the date the board receives the results from the testing service. If the notice of the examination results will be delayed for more than 90 days after the examination date, the board shall notify the examinee of the reason for the delay before the 90th day.
(c) If requested in writing by a person who fails the licensing examination, the board shall furnish the person with an analysis of the person's performance on the examination.
(d) The board may establish by rule additional educational requirements to be met by an applicant who fails the examination three times.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1280, Sec. 2.01.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities
Chapter 242 - Convalescent and Nursing Facilities and Related Institutions
Subchapter I. Nursing Facility Administration
Section 242.302. Texas Board of Nursing Facility Administrators
Section 242.303. Membership Requirements
Section 242.304. Grounds for Removal
Section 242.305. Board Officers; Meetings; Quorum; Expenses
Section 242.306. Application of Open Meetings and Administrative Procedure Act
Section 242.307. Powers and Duties of the Board
Section 242.308. Administrative Functions
Section 242.310. Practicing Without a License
Section 242.311. License Application; Qualifications
Section 242.313. Licenses; Temporary License; Inactive Status
Section 242.314. Provisional License
Section 242.315. License Renewal
Section 242.316. Mandatory Continuing Education
Section 242.317. Complaint Receipt, Investigation, and Disposition
Section 242.319. Written Reprimand and Continuing Education as Sanctions
Section 242.320. Administrative Penalty as Sanction
Section 242.321. Notice and Hearing
Section 242.322. Informal Proceedings
Section 242.323. Monitoring of License Holder
Section 242.324. Civil Penalty
Section 242.325. Assistance of Attorney General
Section 242.327. Protection for Refusal to Engage in Certain Conduct