Section 555.32 - Provisional License(a) The Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) issues a provisional license to an applicant currently licensed or registered as a nursing facility administrator (NFA) in another state who submits the following to HHSC through the online portal: (1) complete Provisional Licensure Questionnaire and Nursing Facility Administrator License Application forms;(3) the provisional license fee; and(4) proof of the following: (A) a license and good standing status in another state;(B) employment for at least one year as an administrator of record of a nursing facility in applicant's state;(C) a passing score on the National Association of Long Term Care Administrator Boards examination and the state examination; and(D) sponsorship by an NFA licensed by and in good standing with HHSC, unless HHSC waives sponsorship based on a demonstrated hardship.(b) A provisional license expires 180 days from the date of issue.(c) HHSC issues an initial license to a provisional license holder who satisfies the requirements for a license in § 555.12 of this chapter (relating to Licensure Requirements) and § 555.31 of this subchapter (relating to Initial License ).(d) HHSC may determine that a criminal conviction or sanction taken in another state is a basis for pending or denying a provisional license.(e) If the internship hours completed in another state do not meet the requirements in § 555.13 of this chapter (relating to Internship Requirements), then a provisional licensee must complete the required internship hours under the supervision of an HHSC-certified preceptor as described in § 555.12 of this chapter.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 555.32
The provisions of this §555.32 adopted to be effective June 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 4233; amended to be effective June 1, 2009, 34 TexReg 2795; Transferred from Title 40, Chapter 18 by Texas Register, Volume 44, Number 15, April 12, 2019, TexReg 1880, eff. 5/1/2019; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 46, November 12, 2021, TexReg 7797, eff. 11/14/2021; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 48, December 1, 2023, TexReg 7079, eff. 12/6/2023; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 37, September 13, 2024, TexReg 7340, eff. 9/18/2024