If you have not performed nursing or nursing related duties in a health care setting and completed 24 hours of in-service education during the twenty-four months since registration or renewal, your nurse aide registration has expired. To renew your registration, you must take the skills and written or oral examinations. To verify this information call DADS at 512-438-2050. You may complete form NAR-5528 and submit it to DADS for authorization to test.
If you have performed nursing or nursing related duties in a health care setting during the twenty-four months and completed 24 hours of in-service education since registration or renewal, you do not need to retest. Call DADS or have your employer complete form NAR-5506 and submit it to DADS.