Tx DADS Licensing Standards For
Medication Aides Handbook (
Revision12-1)
Abuse - ANSThe willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation, or
punishment with resulting physical harm, pain, or mental anguish.
BON - ANSTexas Board of Nursing.
Correctional facility - ANSa facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Department
of Criminal Justice.
DADS - ANSDepartment of Aging and Disability Services.
Examination - ANSA written competency evaluation for medication aides administered by
DADS.
Facility - ANSAn institution licensed under the Health and Safety Code, Chapter 242; a state
supported living center as defined in the Health and Safety Code, §531.002(17); an
intermediate care facility for persons with an intellectual disability operated by a community
center established under Health and Safety Code, Chapter 534; or an assisted living facility
licensed under the Health and Safety Code, Chapter 247.
Licensed nurse - ANSA licensed vocational nurse or a licensed registered nurse.
Licensed vocational nurse - ANSA person licensed by the BON , or who holds a license from
another state recognized by the BON, to practice vocational nursing in Texas.
Medication aide - ANSA person permitted by DADS to administer medications to facility
residents, correctional facility inmates, or to persons served by home and community
support services agencies.
Misappropriation of resident property - ANSThe deliberate misplacement, exploitation, or
wrongful temporary or permanent use of a resident's belongings or money without the
resident's consent.
Neglect - ANSThe failure to provide goods and services necessary to avoid physical harm,
mental anguish, or mental illness.
Non-licensed direct care staff - ANSEmployees of facilities other than Medicare-skilled
nursing facilities or Medicaid nursing facilities who are primarily involved in the delivery of
services to assist with residents' activities of daily living or active treatment programs.
Medication Aides Handbook (
Revision12-1)
Abuse - ANSThe willful infliction of injury, unreasonable confinement, intimidation, or
punishment with resulting physical harm, pain, or mental anguish.
BON - ANSTexas Board of Nursing.
Correctional facility - ANSa facility operated by or under contract with the Texas Department
of Criminal Justice.
DADS - ANSDepartment of Aging and Disability Services.
Examination - ANSA written competency evaluation for medication aides administered by
DADS.
Facility - ANSAn institution licensed under the Health and Safety Code, Chapter 242; a state
supported living center as defined in the Health and Safety Code, §531.002(17); an
intermediate care facility for persons with an intellectual disability operated by a community
center established under Health and Safety Code, Chapter 534; or an assisted living facility
licensed under the Health and Safety Code, Chapter 247.
Licensed nurse - ANSA licensed vocational nurse or a licensed registered nurse.
Licensed vocational nurse - ANSA person licensed by the BON , or who holds a license from
another state recognized by the BON, to practice vocational nursing in Texas.
Medication aide - ANSA person permitted by DADS to administer medications to facility
residents, correctional facility inmates, or to persons served by home and community
support services agencies.
Misappropriation of resident property - ANSThe deliberate misplacement, exploitation, or
wrongful temporary or permanent use of a resident's belongings or money without the
resident's consent.
Neglect - ANSThe failure to provide goods and services necessary to avoid physical harm,
mental anguish, or mental illness.
Non-licensed direct care staff - ANSEmployees of facilities other than Medicare-skilled
nursing facilities or Medicaid nursing facilities who are primarily involved in the delivery of
services to assist with residents' activities of daily living or active treatment programs.
