Background Checks, Rights of Older Adults in TX

Course Code: REL-PAC-0-BCRCTX

Hours: 1

Type: Online Course

Content Expiration Date: 4/30/2026

Learning Objectives:
Describe the rights of older adults regarding medical care and treatment.
Explain your facility’s responsibilities pertaining to criminal history records and the Nurse Aide Registry.
Explain the process that nurse aide candidates and employees must follow when disputing a finding on the Employee Misconduct Registry.

Outline:

Section 1: Introduction

About This Course

Learning Objectives

Section 2: The Rights of Older Adults

Texas Health and Human Services Commission

Definitions

Prohibition

Notification of Rights

Right to be Treated with Dignity and Respect

Right to be Free of Abuse and Restraints

Prevalence of Abuse

The Right to Privacy

The Right to Self-Manage Finances

The Rights of Medical Care and Treatment

The Right to Choose and Receive Advance Directives

The Rights Pertaining to Medical Transfer and Discharge

Other Rights

Responsibilities of the Individual

Review

Summary

Section 3: Criminal History Checks and Nurse Aide Registry

Protecting Consumers

Definitions: Chapter 250

Criminal History Record

Obtaining the Criminal History Record

Disqualifying Convictions

Nurse Aide Registry

Maintaining Active Status

Nurse Aide Investigations

Review

Summary

Section 4: Employee Misconduct Registry

Definitions Under Chapter 253

What Is the Employee Misconduct Registry?

Who Needs to Be Checked

Verifying Employability Status

Investigations

Informal Review

Administrative Hearing

Judicial Review

Review

Summary

Section 5: Conclusion

Summary

Course Contributor

References

Exam and BrainSparks

Instructor: Edward Bartels, RN, BSN, MICN

Ed has 30 plus years of nursing experience with clinical roles in trauma, emergency, critical care, skilled nursing, behavioral health, occupational health, home care, and is a certified clinical nursing instructor in North Carolina. Ed served as Director of Nursing for rural emergency services and physician practices. Ed earned his Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro. Ed retired from the U.S. Coast Guard with 34 years served.

Target Audience:
The target audience for this course is: Administrators; Nurses; in the following settings: Home Health, Hospice.

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Course Delivery Method and Format
Asynchronous Distance Learning with interactivity which includes quizzes with questions/answers, and posttests.