| (a) The Act mandates licensee participation in a continuing
education program for license renewal. Continuing education (CE) is
defined as activities that meet the requirements of this chapter.
The licensee is solely responsible for keeping accurate documentation
of all continuing education and for selecting continuing education
that meets the requirements in this chapter.
(b) Required Continuing Education Hours.
(1) Unless otherwise specified in this chapter, 1 hour
of continuing education is equal to 1 contact hour.
(2) All licensees must complete a minimum of 24 contact
hours every two years during the period of time the license is current
in order to renew the license. Licensees must provide proof of completion
of contact hours at the Board's request.
(3) Training on Human Trafficking. As part of the minimum
hours of required continuing education for each renewal, licensees
must complete a training course on human trafficking that is approved
by the Texas Health and Human Services Commission. Documentation of
completion of a training course is a certificate of completion or
letter of verification indicating credit awarded. Documentation must
identify the licensee by name and include the date and title of the
activity; the name of the authorized signer; either the signature
of the authorized signer or the official seal, letterhead, or logo
of the authorized signer if an area designated for a signature is
not included; and the number of hours or contact hours awarded for
the activity. When the documentation lists a unit of credit other
than hours or contact hours, such as continuing education units (CEUs),
professional development units (PDUs), or other units or credits,
it must be accompanied by documentation from the continuing education
provider or a copy of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission's
list of approved human trafficking courses noting the equivalence
of the units or credits in terms of hours or contact hours.
(A) Pre-Approved Credit and Additional Credit. The
completion of one training course per renewal period to meet the training
requirement is pre-approved for CE credit up to a maximum of 2 contact
hours. Additional CE credit may be earned for a training course exceeding
2 hours if the additional hours meet the requirements of this chapter.
(B) Repeated Course. A specific training course completed
during one renewal period to meet the training requirement may be
completed again during the next renewal period to meet the training
requirement for that next renewal. Up to a maximum of 2 contact hours
from the repeated course are exempt from subsection (c) of this section
and may be applied toward license renewal.
(4) Licensees who submit their renewal with all required
items prior to the month when their license expires may count CE completed
during their license's expiration month for their next renewal period.
(c) Each continuing education activity may be counted
only one time in two renewal cycles.
(d) Acceptable Activities. In order to be eligible
for continuing education, activities must either be pre-approved activities
or meet the requirements for other acceptable activities.
(1) Pre-Approved Activities.
(A) Course Approved by the Texas Health and Human Services
Commission on Human Trafficking. Up to a maximum of two hours of CE
credit are pre-approved for a training course on human trafficking
as provided under subsection (b)(3)(A) of this section (relating to
Pre-Approved Credit and Additional Credit).
(B) Activities Approved or Offered by the American
Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) or the Texas Occupational
Therapy Association (TOTA).
(i) Professional development activities approved or
offered by AOTA or TOTA are preapproved for CE credit for license
renewal. However, a human trafficking training course approved or
offered by AOTA or TOTA may not be used to satisfy the requirements
of subsection (b)(3) of this section (relating to Training on Human
Trafficking) unless it is also approved by the Texas Health and Human
Services Commission, as described under that subsection.
(ii) Documentation shall include a certificate of completion,
letter of verification, or transcript. Documentation must identify
the licensee by name and include the date and title of the activity;
the name of the authorized signer; either the signature of the authorized
signer or the official seal, letterhead, or logo of the authorized
signer if an area designated for a signature is not included; and
the number of hours or contact hours awarded for the activity. Documentation
for activities approved or offered by AOTA may include AOTA CEUs on
the documentation instead of hours or contact hours; for such documentation,
a licensee shall multiply the AOTA CEUs by ten in order to determine
the equivalence in terms of contact hours. Examples: .1 AOTA CEU equals
1 contact hour and .25 AOTA CEUs equals 2.5 contact hours. When the
documentation lists a unit of credit other than hours, contact hours,
or AOTA CEUs, such as other continuing education units (CEUs), professional
development units (PDUs), or other units or credits, it must be accompanied
by documentation from the continuing education provider noting the
equivalence of the units or credits in terms of hours or contact hours.
(iii) The Board will evaluate the continuation of its
approval of AOTA's and TOTA's educational activities at least every
five years.
(2) Other Acceptable Activities. In order to be eligible
for CE, activities that are not pre-approved must meet further requirements
in §367.2 of this title (relating to Other Acceptable Activities).
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| Source Note: The provisions of this §367.1 adopted to be effective October 11, 1994, 19 TexReg 7714; amended to be effective January 1, 1996, 20 TexReg 10907; amended to be effective February 2, 1999, 24 TexReg 606; amended to be effective February 3, 2000, 25 TexReg 818; amended to be effective August 21, 2000, 25 TexReg 8063; amended to be effective July 22, 2001, 26 TexReg 5441; amended to be effective January 1, 2003, 27 TexReg 12015; amended to be effective October 27, 2003, 28 TexReg 9291; amended to be effective August 29, 2006, 31 TexReg 6801; amended to be effective May 31, 2007, 32 TexReg 2880; amended to be effective February 25, 2008, 33 TexReg 1603;amended to be effective February 14, 2013, 38 TexReg 676; amended to be effective October 1, 2015, 40 TexReg 5802; amended to be effective July 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 4048; amended to be effective June 1, 2017, 42 TexReg 2738; amended to be effective September 1, 2019, 44 TexReg 4325; amended to be effective September 1, 2020, 45 TexReg 5661; amended to be effective March 1, 2022, 47 TexReg 794; amended to be effective June 1, 2024, 49 TexReg 3582 |
