Texas HB2188 transitions the nurse aide certification program from the Health and Human Services Commission to the Texas Board of Nursing and creates.

Texas HB2188 involves the transition of the nurse aide certification program from the Health and Human Services Commission to the Texas Board of Nursing. The bill mandates the creation of an operational plan for this transition, developed jointly by the Texas Board of Nursing and the Health and Human Services Commission. Additionally, the Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies is tasked with establishing a workgroup to assess the feasibility of aligning the certification and career pathways of nurse aides, medication aides, and personal care technicians into the nursing profession.

Texas HB2188 transitions the nurse aide certification program from the Health and Human Services Commission to the Texas Board of Nursing and creates.

Texas HB2188 involves the transition of the nurse aide certification program from the Health and Human Services Commission to the Texas Board of Nursing. The bill mandates the creation of an operational plan for this transition, developed jointly by the Texas Board of Nursing and the Health and Human Services Commission. Additionally, the Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies is tasked with establishing a workgroup to assess the feasibility of aligning the certification and career pathways of nurse aides, medication aides, and personal care technicians into the nursing profession.