Texas Nurse Certification
To become a nurse aide and be eligible to work in a texas nursing home you must.
Texas nurse certification. Texas health and human services maintains a registry of all nurse aides who are certified to provide services in nursing facilities and skilled nursing facilities licensed by the agency. Texas rn licensure or rn licensure with compact privilege from a state that is party to the nurse licensure compact for rns and lvns. Texas nurse practitioners and other advanced practice nurses are licensed by the texas board of nursing. Advanced practice registered nurse license requirements in texas.
Welcome to the texas board of nursing website. Previously certified nurse aides in texas were required to pass a texas specific skills test. Nurse certificate effective february 25 2019 the board will no longer be mailing paper wall certificates keeping in line with the texas board of nursings steps towards going paperless while adhering to the mission of our agency the board will no longer issue paper license certificates for. A prerequisite to advanced practice licensure is licensure as a registered nurse either in texas or in another state that is a member the nurse licensure compact.
Successfully complete a state approved nurse aide training and competency evaluation program and. We welcome you to the texas board of nursing bon or board website. Providers can verify nurse aide employability using. Licensure registered nurse online verification.
Request for reprinted certificate andor correction to nurse aide registry data. The bon has been serving the public for more than 100 years since its establishment in 1909 by the legislature to regulate the safe practice of nursing in texas. This likely explains the drop in the number of. Completion of an advanced practice nursing educational program accredited by an organization recognized by the board that complies with the requirements in rule 2213 see below.
To contact the nurse aide registry please call 512 438 2050. Successfully complete the competency evaluation program examination. Additionally in november 2013 certification standards were changed to require texas certified nurse aides to pass all five sections of the national skills test in order to achieve certification. Texas nurses may be verified by license number or first and last name partial first names accepted.