TAHC Education Online_InitialPhaseOne

If you have not already done so, you must complete the Initial - Phase One [minimum 8 Clock
Hour] training requirement prior to your designation as an administrator or alternate.

(1) information on the licensing standards for an agency; and
(2) information on the state and federal laws applicable to an
agency, including:

Complete your Initial - Phase One training requirement using our cutting-edge video streaming
technology over the web with a one month subscription to our Initial - Phase One Core
Curriculum. We've made it convenient for you by packaging this bundle of seven courses... all
courses in this curriculum are from leading state and national home care experts and were specially
selected by TAHC&H and HCIN and all address the required topics listed in §97.259 (c).

(c) Prior to designation, a first-time administrator or alternate
administrator must complete eight clock hours of educational
training in the administration of an agency. The initial eight clock
hours must be completed during the 12 months immediately
preceding the date of designation to the position. The initial
eight clock hours must include:

(A) the Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 142, Home and
Community Support Services, and Chapter 250, Nurse Aide
Registry and Criminal History Checks of Employees and
Applicants for Employment in Certain Facilities Serving the
Elderly or Persons with Disabilities;
(B) the Texas Human Resources Code, Chapter 102, Rights of
the Elderly;
(C) the Americans with Disabilities Act;
(D) the Civil Rights Act of 1991;
(E) the Rehabilitation Act of 1993;
(F) the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993; and
(G) the Occupational Safety and Health Administration
requirements.

(b) In addition to the qualifications and conditions described in
§97.244 of this division (relating to Administrator Qualifications
and Conditions and Supervising Nurse Qualifications), a
first-time administrator and alternate administrator of an
agency must each complete a total of 24 clock hours of
educational training in the administration of an agency before
the end of the first 12 months after designation to the
position.

If you are a first-time administrator or alternate administrator you will need 24 clock hours of
educational training before the end of the first 12 months following your designation to the position:
- 8 Clock Hours prior to designation and,
- 16 Clock Hours following designation.

Before ordering your Initial 8 Hr training consider your
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Curriculum immediately plus 16 hours of Phase Two
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TAHC Education Online - Online Education for Texas HCSSA Providers
A collaboration of the Texas Association for Home Care & Hospice and Home Care Information Network

Individual Courses
TAHC&H Member Rate: $35 per Clock
Hour Non-Member Rate: $45 per Clock
Hour Individual Registration Required.