(a)The Board hereby establishes a
list of providers for continuing education courses. Unless specifically
required by state law or Board rule, the Board shall not accept or
approve specific continuing education courses for requirements related
to the issuance or renewal of licensure, registrations, or sedation/anesthesia
permits.
(b)At least once per calendar year,
the Board shall review the list of providers for continuing education
and any applications submitted for continuing education providers,
and shall consider additions or removals of providers from the list
provided in this section.
(1)The Presiding Officer may establish an ad hoc committee
pursuant to 22 TAC §100.8 (relating to Ad Hoc Committees of the
Board) to review the addition or removal of providers and make recommendations
to the full Board for approval.
(2)The Board and any ad hoc committee shall consider
classifying each provider for full continuing education provider authorization,
including clinical, scientific, and sedation/anesthesia provider courses,
or for a limited continuing education provider authorization restricted
to courses related to risk management, recordkeeping, ethics, and
non-clinical dental assistant duties continuing education. If no classification
is assigned to a provider, the provider shall be considered a full
continuing education provider.
(3)Any addition, removal, or classification of providers
shall require a majority vote of the full Board in an open meeting.
Any provider being considered for addition, removal, or classification
shall be given 10 business days notice of the consideration, and shall
be provided an opportunity to appear and make a presentation or submit
supporting documentation at the scheduled meeting of the Board or
any ad hoc committee regarding the addition, removal, or classification.
(c)Board staff shall develop and
provide an application form for continuing education providers. The
application form shall provide instructions for submitting provider
information and supporting documentation. The Board shall provide
the application form for continuing education providers and general
instructions on the continuing education provider application process
on its public website. Any request to become an approved continuing
education provider must be submitted on the application form provided
by the Board; failure to utilize the Board's application form shall
be grounds to reject the application request.
(d)The Board shall consider the following
criteria when reviewing providers:
(1)the health, safety, and welfare of the residents
of Texas;
(2)access to providers for licensees and registrants
in all portions of Texas;
(3)competency of course providers, and quality of
course materials;
(4)internal and external audits, guidelines, safeguards,
and standards to ensure consistent and quality education; and
(5)demonstrable clinical, professional and/or scientific
education experience.
(e)Continuing Education courses endorsed
by the following providers will meet the criteria for acceptable continuing
education hours if such hours are certified by the following providers:
(1)American Dental Association--Continuing Education
Recognition Program (CERP);
(2)American Dental Association, its component, and
its constituent organizations;
(3)Academy of General Dentistry, and its constituents
and approved sponsors;
(4)Dental/dental hygiene schools and programs accredited
by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American Dental Association;
(5)American Dental Association approved specialty
organizations;
(6)American Dental Hygienists' Association, its component,
and its constituent organizations;
(7)American Medical Association approved specialty
organizations;
(8)American Medical Association approved hospital
courses;
(9)National Dental Association, its constituent, and
its component societies;
(10)National Dental Hygienists' Association, its constituent,
and its component societies;
(11)Medical schools and programs accredited by the
Standards of the Medical Specialties, the American Medical Association,
the Advisory Board for Osteopathic Specialists and Boards of Certification
or the American Osteopathic Association;
(12)Western Regional Examining Board;
(13)American Academy of Dental Hygiene;
(14)American Dental Education Association;
(15)American Heart Association;
(16)Texas Dental Hygiene Educators' Association;
(17)Dental Laboratory Association of Texas;
(18)Dental Assisting National Board;
(19)American Dental Assistants Association and its
constituent organizations;
(20)The Compliance Division, LLC;
(21)Dental Compliance Specialists, LLC; and
(22)Other entities approved by the Board as shown
in the attached graphic for this section.
Attached Graphic
The agency certifies that legal counsel has
reviewed the proposal and found it to be within
the state agency's
legal authority to adopt.
Filed with the Office
of the Secretary of State on July 3, 2019
TRD-201902095 Alex Phipps
General Counsel
State Board of Dental Examiners
Earliest possible date of adoption: August 18, 2019
For further information, please call: (512) 305-9380
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