| (4) Certificate availability. The original certified
food manager certificate shall be posted in a location in the food
establishment that is conspicuous to consumers.
(d) Certification program course curriculum. A certification
program shall include a minimum of 14 hours of food safety training
utilizing the training and time requirements in Texas Health and Safety
Code, §438.043(a).
(e) Recertification program course curriculum. A recertification
training program shall include a minimum of six hours of food safety
training.
(f) Requirements for qualification of instructors.
The instructors for all certified food management programs shall be
department-qualified prior to teaching a class. The instructors for
all certified food management programs shall meet the qualifications
in these rules. Instructors meeting these qualifications shall be
approved for the two-year permit term of the certified food management
program licensee. The completed application form shall be submitted
to the department through the accredited certified food management
program licensee.
(1) New instructors. A completed application for new
instructors shall be submitted by the program licensee to the department
with the following documentation:
(A) the completed and signed application form;
(B) a copy of a valid food management certificate;
and
(C) verification of education or experience in food
safety documented by one of the following:
(i) an associate or higher college degree from an accredited
institution in a major related to food safety or environmental health,
evidenced by a copy of the candidate's diploma or transcript;
(ii) five years of food establishment work experience
as a food manager verified in an attached resume; or
(iii) two years of regulatory food inspection experience
verified in an attached resume.
(2) Nationally accredited program instructors. Nationally
accredited program instructors who have met the minimum standards
as set forth by this section shall be given reciprocity when instructing
and administering an ANSI-CFP Program Accreditation examination.
(g) Responsibilities of qualified instructors.
(1) Compliance with certified food management program
laws and rules. All qualified instructors are responsible for compliance
with applicable certified food management program laws and rules.
(2) Training requirements. All qualified instructors
are responsible for instructing the course content as specified in
subsection (o)(3) of this section, and meeting the training time requirements
as specified in subsection (n)(6) of this section.
(h) Requirements for the renewal of qualified instructors.
In order to renew an instructor's qualification, the program licensee
shall comply with the requirements of this subsection.
(1) Contact hours for continuing education. Certified
food management programs shall submit a renewal application and documentation
of five contact hours of continuing education for each instructor
during the two-year certified food manager program license period
to maintain qualification as a certified food manager program instructor.
(2) Accepted continuing education topics. Continuing
education topics may include areas in food safety or instruction enhancement.
(3) Verification of continuing education. The following
may be used for continuing education:
(A) a certificate of completion for a course or seminar
with the participant's name, course name, date and number of contact
hours earned;
(B) a college transcript with course description; or
(C) other documentation of attendance as approved by
the department.
(i) On-site examination. ANSI-CFP Program accredited
food safety certification examinations shall be the only department-approved
paper and computer-based certified food manager examinations.
(j) Certified food manager certificates.
(1) General certificate issuance. Certificates shall
be issued by the department-approved examination provider. Candidates
whose certificates are issued after successful passage of a department-approved
examination shall be deemed to meet the requirements for food manager
certification.
(2) Certificate period. A certified food manager certificate
issued by a department-approved examination provider under this section
shall comply with the CFP Standards for Accreditation
of Food Protection Manager Certification Programs, §7.3,
Effective Date of Certificate, as amended.
(3) Recertification. Candidates may become recertified
by taking a recertification class and passing a department-approved
examination, or by passing an examination as described in §229.176(i)(3)
of this title (relating to Certification of Food Managers).
(4) Certification through single entity corporations.
Candidates from accredited single entity corporations may receive
food manager certificates as described in this section, except that
the food manager certificate shall:
(A) clearly indicate that the certificate is valid
for food manager duties performed for the single entity only;
(B) be recognized by regulatory authorities for only
that single entity; and
(C) not receive reciprocity or recertification.
(k) Department certificate.
(1) Two-year renewal certificate. Certified food manager
certificates issued by the department from May 6, 2004 to April 24,
2008, shall be renewed every two years and may be renewed two times.
(2) Department certificate replacement. An individual
requesting a certified food manager certificate replacement shall
submit a completed written application to the department with the
appropriate non-refundable fee. Replacement certificates will bear
the same expiration date as the original certificate.
(l) Department certificate fees.
(1) Two-year renewal certificate fee. The fee for renewal
of a two-year certificate issued shall be $10.
(2) Replacement certificate fee. A replacement certificate
fee for the department examination shall be $15.
(3) Texas.gov fee. For all applications and renewal
applications, the department is authorized to collect subscription
and convenience fees, in amounts determined by Texas.gov, to recover
costs associated with application and renewal application processing
through Texas.gov.
(m) Licensing of single entity certified food management
programs. In addition to the licensing requirements as specified in
subsection (n) of this section, a corporation wishing to use a single
entity option, which offers course length and topic requirements as
specified in Texas Health and Safety Code, §438.043(a), shall
submit to the department:
(1) a copy of the course syllabus; and
(2) a copy of the course curriculum.
(n) Licensing of certified food management program
licensee. The department shall issue a license of accreditation to
each certified food management program licensee who has demonstrated
compliance with this section. A license issued under these rules shall
expire two years from the date of issuance. This license is not transferable
on change of ownership, name, or site location.
(1) Application. A person wishing to apply for a certification
or recertification certified food management program license shall
submit a completed application to the department.
(2) Security agreement. The licensee shall submit a
signed security agreement stating that individual examination items,
examination item banks, certified food manager certification examinations,
examination answer sheets, and candidate scores shall be secure at
all times, and during administration that the examinations shall remain
secure.
(3) Certified food management program license fee.
The completed license application shall include the appropriate non-refundable
fee as specified in subsection (p)(1) of this section.
(4) Sponsor. The licensee may designate a certified
food manager program sponsor as the person responsible for the administrative
management of the program.
(5) Qualified instructor. The licensee shall provide
a list of all qualified food management program instructors who plan
to teach an accredited certification or recertification course to
the department. A completed instructor application, along with other
necessary documentation shall be submitted for all non-qualified instructors.
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