SECTION 555.14. Preceptor Requirements

(a) A licensee seeking to sponsor an administrator-in-training (AIT) must:

(1) have a preceptor certification as provided in §555.15 of this subchapter (relating to Preceptor Certification); and

(2) obtain approval from the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to sponsor an AIT.

(b) A preceptor must submit a complete AIT Performance Report to HHSC at the end of the internship, unless the preceptor is a nursing facility administrator associated with a university recognized by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

(c) A preceptor must obtain approval from HHSC before sponsoring more than one AIT at the same time.

(d) HHSC may consider any imposed sanction as specified, in §555.57 of this chapter (relating to Schedule of Sanctions), against a preceptor as grounds for refusing to allow the preceptor to sponsor an AIT.

(e) HHSC may refuse to allow a preceptor to sponsor an AIT if the preceptor did not provide adequate training to previous AITs.

(f) HHSC waives 20 of the 40 hours of continuing education required for license renewal for a preceptor who sponsors an AIT.

(g) A licensee is qualified to act as a preceptor for two years from the date HHSC certifies the preceptor.

(h) A licensee must remain in good standing to act as a preceptor.

(i) A preceptor may be allowed to provide direct supervision or guidance of a licensee with a probated sanction as specified in §555.57 of this chapter.

Source Note: The provisions of this §555.14 adopted to be effective November 14, 2021, 46 TexReg 7791