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TITLE 26HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
PART 1HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
CHAPTER 749MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES
SUBCHAPTER FTRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
DIVISION 7ANNUAL TRAINING
RULE §749.939How must annual training be conducted?

(a) Instructor-led training and self-instructional training, excluding self-study training, must include:

  (1) Specifically stated learning objectives;

  (2) A curriculum that includes experiential or applied activities;

  (3) An evaluation or assessment tool to determine whether the person has obtained the information necessary to meet the stated objectives; and

  (4) A certificate, letter, or a signed and dated statement of successful completion from the training source.

(b) Training on emergency behavior intervention and administering psychotropic medication must be instructor-led, as defined at §749.801(3) of this subchapter (relating to What do certain words and terms mean in this subchapter?).

(c) Training on emergency behavior intervention must:

  (1) Be led by an instructor who is certified in a recognized method of emergency behavior intervention or otherwise able to document knowledge of:

    (A) Emergency behavior intervention;

    (B) The course material;

    (C) Methods for delivering the training, including physical techniques for restraints, if applicable; and

    (D) The methods for evaluating and assessing a participant's knowledge and competency of the training material and physical techniques, if applicable;

  (2) Be competency-based; and

  (3) At the end of the training, require each participant to demonstrate knowledge and competency of the training material:

    (A) In writing; and

    (B) If the child-placing agency allows the use of emergency behavior intervention, by demonstrating the physical techniques that the participant may use.

(d) A health-care professional or a pharmacist must lead the training in administering psychotropic medication. The trainer must assess each participant after the training to ensure that the participant has learned the course content.


Source Note: The provisions of this §749.939 adopted to be effective June 27, 2021, 46 TexReg 3525

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