• Adult Day Care (Day Activity and Health Services) website
• Adult Foster Care website
• Assisted Living Facilities website
• Community Based Alternatives website
• Home and Community-based Services website
• Home and Community Support Services Agencies website
• Hospice website
• Intermediate Care Facilities for Persons with Mental Retardation website
• Nursing Facilities website

• Resources for DADS service providers home

• Help for Texans
• Learn about DADS
• Doing business with DADS
• Rules and statutes
• DADS home

Employability checks

To determine employability, facilities and agencies must check an applicant’s criminal history, Nurse Aide Registry status, and Employee Misconduct Registry status.

• Texas Department of Public Safety Crime Record Service
• Nurse Aide Registry (NAR)
• Employee Misconduct Registry (EMR)
• Single Nurse Aide Registry/Employee Misconduct Registry Check (will automatically search NAR and EMR for employability disqualifications)

For more information:

• Health and Safety Code, Title 4, 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
• Health and Safety Code, Title 4, Chapter 253: Employee Misconduct Registry.

Updated: September 8, 2011