Section 242.311 - [Multiple versions] License Application; Qualifications(a) An applicant for a nursing facility administrator's license must submit a sworn application that is accompanied by the application fee.(b) The board shall prescribe the form of the application and may by rule establish dates by which applications and fees must be received.(c) An applicant for a nursing facility administrator's license must take a licensing examination under this subchapter. To qualify for the licensing examination, the applicant must have satisfactorily completed a course of instruction and training prescribed by the board that is conducted by or in cooperation with an accredited postsecondary educational institution and that is designed and administered to provide sufficient knowledge of: (1) the needs served by nursing facilities;(2) the laws governing the operation of nursing facilities and the protection of the interests of facility residents; and(3) the elements of nursing facility administration.(d) An applicant who has not completed the course of instruction and training described by Subsection (c) must present evidence satisfactory to the board of having completed sufficient education, training, and experience in the fields described by Subsection (c) to enable the applicant to engage in the practice of nursing facility administration.Tex. Health and Safety Code § 242.311
The 75th Legislature enacted two versions of Subchapter I. This version of Subchapter I, comprising §§242.301 through 242.327, is effective upon the issuance of a ruling by the federal government that the system established under Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1280, Art. 1, for licensure of nursing facility administrators does not comply with federal regulations. See also Subchapter I, comprising §§242.301 through 242.322, effective until the issuance of such a ruling.