{"ref":"TX-GOV-03","title":"Administrator Qualifications and Training","category":"Governance","summary":"Describes who may serve as Administrator or Alternate Administrator of a personal assistance services agency, the 24 clock hours of initial training (eight of them before designation) and the 12 clock hours of continuing education each must complete, and how the Agency proves it.","inShort":["Pat Sample runs the agency day to day. Jo Sample steps in whenever the Administrator is away.","Both must have the experience and pass the background checks the state requires before they take the job.","They complete 8 hours of training before they take the job, 24 hours in total by the end of their first year, then at least 12 hours every year after that.","Their training covers client rights, abuse reporting, infection control, emergencies, and the state licensing rules.","Take questions about rules or policies to Pat Sample or, when they are away, Jo Sample."],"primaryCitation":"26 TAC §558.244","citations":["26 TAC §558.244","26 TAC §558.259","26 TAC §558.260","26 TAC §558.243","26 TAC §558.247","Tex. Health & Safety Code ch. 142","Tex. Health & Safety Code ch. 250","26 TAC ch. 560"],"federalCitations":[],"surveyorAsks":["Show me the Administrator’s proof of qualifications and the record of the 24 hours of initial training.","Show me the certificates for the eight hours the Administrator completed before designation, and their dates."],"forms":[],"headings":["Terms of Reference","1. Purpose","2. Scope","3. Definitions","4. Policy Statement","5. Procedure (26 TAC §558.244)","6. Responsibilities","6.1 Staff Training","7. Records","7.1 Compliance Monitoring","8. References","9. Related Documents","10. Approval","11. Revision History"],"version":"1.1","sample":false,"pack":"tx-pas","state":"Texas","service":"Home care","guides":[{"path":"/guides/staff-policy-acknowledgment/","h1":"Staff policy acknowledgment: how read-and-sign works in home care"},{"path":"/guides/home-care-agency-policies/","h1":"What policies does a home care agency need?"}],"agency":{"name":"Sample Home Care Agency","legalName":"Sample Home Care Agency, LLC","logo":null}}