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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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GOVERNMENT CODE |
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Title 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH |
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Subtitle G. CORRECTIONS |
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Chapter 501. INMATE WELFARE |
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Subchapter E. MANAGED HEALTH CARE |
Sec. 501.1485. CORRECTIONS MEDICATION AIDES
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(a) The department, in cooperation with The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston and the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, shall develop and implement a training program for corrections medication aides that uses a curriculum specific to administering medication in a correctional setting.
(b) In developing the curriculum for the training program, the department, The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston, and the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center shall:
(1) consider the content of the curriculum developed by the American Correctional Association for certified corrections nurses; and
(2) modify as appropriate the content of the curriculum developed under Chapter 242, Health and Safety Code, for medication aides administering medication in convalescent and nursing homes and related institutions to produce content suitable for administering medication in a correctional setting.
(c) The department shall submit an application for the approval of a training program developed under this section, including the curriculum, to the Department of Aging and Disability Services in the manner established by the executive commissioner of the Health and Human Services Commission under Section 161.083, Human Resources Code.