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TITLE 40SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE
PART 12TEXAS BOARD OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY EXAMINERS
CHAPTER 367CONTINUING EDUCATION
RULE §367.3Continuing Education Audit

(a) The Board shall select for audit a random sample of licensees. The audit will cover a period for which the licensee has already completed the continuing education requirement.

(b) Licensees randomly selected for the audit must provide to TBOTE appropriate documentation within 30 days of notification.

(c) The licensee is solely responsible for keeping accurate documentation of all continuing education requirements. Continuing education documentation must be maintained for two years from the date of the last renewal for auditing purposes.

(d) Continuing education documentation includes, but is not limited to: transcripts, AOTA self-study completion certificates, copies of official sign-in or attendance sheets, course certificates of attendance, certificates of completion, and letters of verification.

(e) Documentation must identify the licensee by name, and must include the date and title of the course; the name of the authorized signer and 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 course. When continuing education units (CEUs), professional development units (PDUs), or other units or credits are listed on the documentation, such 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.

(f) Knowingly providing false information or failure to respond during the audit process or the renewal process is grounds for disciplinary action.


Source Note: The provisions of this §367.3 adopted to be effective July 22, 2001, 26 TexReg 5441; amended to be effective August 29, 2006, 31 TexReg 6801; amended to be effective February 14, 2013, 38 TexReg 676; amended to be effective September 28, 2014, 39 TexReg 7782; amended to be effective October 1, 2015, 40 TexReg 5802; amended to be effective July 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 4048; amended to be effective September 1, 2019, 44 TexReg 4325; amended to be effective March 1, 2022, 47 TexReg 794

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