NFA Resources

This resource page provides helpful information for Nursing Facility Administrator licensees and applicants.

Forms

Initial applicants applying for an NFA license, should apply through TULIP.

• Form 3722-N: Application for Change — Nursing Facility Administrator for Facilities Serving Persons with Mental Retardation or Related Conditions. This form is available through the Texas Unified Licensure Information Portal
• Form 5518-NFA: Provisional Licensure Questionnaire – complete this form if you are an applicant currently licensed or registered as nursing facility administrators in another state and meets Provisional Requirements listed at §18.32 of the NFA Rules.
• Form 5521-NFA: Complaints
• Form 5535: Reciprocity Licensure Questionnaire (PDF)

Statutes and Rules

• Texas Administrative Code, Title 26, Part 1, Chapter 555: Nursing Facility Administrators
• Texas Health and Safety Code, Title 4, Chapter 242: Convalescent and Nursing Homes and Related Institutions
• Health and Safety Code Chapter 250

Other Rules and Statutes Links

• Health and Human Services Rulemaking
• Texas Legislature Online
• Texas Register
• Texas Statutes

The Forum Newsletter

The Forum is a quarterly newsletter for nursing facility administrators.

• April 2019 (PDF)
• July 2018 (PDF)
• March 2018 (PDF)
• June 2017
• March 2017

Other Resources

• National Association of Long Term Care Administrator (NAB)
• NAB Accredited Colleges and Universities
• NAB AIT Preceptor Training and Manual
• Exam Resources
• NAB approved CE
• NAB CE Registry
• Health Services Executive Qualification
• Quality Monitoring Program (QMP)