Administrator, Alternate Administrator and Supervising Nurse Qualifications and Training
States who may be appointed Administrator, Alternate Administrator, supervising nurse and alternate supervising nurse of a Texas hospice, the conditions that bar a person, the 24 hours of initial training and 12 hours of yearly continuing education the administrators must complete, and how the Agency proves all of it.
About this policy
- Policy number
- TX-HSP-GOV-03
- Version
- 1.0
- Main rule
- 26 TAC §558.244
- Library
- Texas hospice · 59 policies
- Category
- Governance
- Sections
- 19
In short
- The Administrator and Alternate Administrator must meet state qualifications and be hospice employees.
- Each must finish 8 hours of training before starting the job and 24 hours in the first 12 months.
- After that, each must complete 12 hours of continuing education every 12 months.
- The supervising nurse and alternate must be RNs with at least one year of RN experience in the last 36 months.
- Keep every training certificate. Give it to the office so it can be filed.
What's inside
19 sections. The full text comes with the One-time Policy Pack.
- Terms of Reference
- 1. Purpose
- 2. Scope
- 3. Definitions
- 4. Policy Statement (26 TAC §558.244)
- 5. Qualifications and Conditions
- 5.1 Administrator and Alternate Administrator
- 5.2 Supervising nurse and alternate supervising nurse
- 6. Designation Procedure
- 7. Training Requirements
- 7.1 Initial training for a first-time administrator (26 TAC §558.259)
- 7.2 Continuing education (26 TAC §558.260)
- 7.3 Documentation
- 8. Responsibilities
- 9. Records and Compliance Monitoring
- 10. References
- 11. Related Policies and Forms
- 12. Approval
- 13. Revision History
An inspector may ask
- Show me the qualifications of your Administrator and Alternate Administrator. Is each a hospice employee?
- Show me the eight hours of training each administrator completed before designation, and the full 24 hours.
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