Texas Administrative Code › Title 25 - HEALTH SERVICES › Part 1 - DEPARTMENT OF STATE HEALTH SERVICES › Chapter 146 - TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION OF PROMOTORES OR COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKERS › Section 146.7 - Professional and Ethical Standards

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) A
				certified training program, instructor, and promotor(a) or community health
				worker shall observe and comply with the professional and ethical standards of
				practice set forth in this subchapter. A violation of the professional and
				ethical standards constitutes unethical conduct or conduct that discredits or
				tends to discredit the profession of promotores or community health workers or
				instructors and is grounds for disciplinary action.
(1) Professional representation and
				responsibilities.
(A) An instructor or
				promotor(a) or community health worker shall not misrepresent any professional
				qualifications or credentials or provide any information that is false,
				deceptive, or misleading.
(B) An
				instructor or promotor(a) or community health worker shall not engage in
				conduct that is prohibited by state, federal, or local law, including those
				laws prohibiting the use, possession, or distribution of drugs or
				alcohol.
(C) An instructor or
				promotor(a) or community health worker shall not discriminate based on race,
				creed, gender, sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, physical
				disability, or economic status in the performance of community health work
				services or training.
(D) An
				instructor or promotor(a) or community health worker shall maintain knowledge
				and skills for continuing professional competence by participating in
				continuing education programs and activities as set out in §
											146.5(h)(2)
				of this chapter (relating to Eligibility Requirements and Application
				Procedures for Community Health Worker Instructors) and §
											146.6(g)(2)
				of this chapter (relating to Eligibility Requirements and Application
				Procedures for Promotores or Community Health Workers), concerning continuing
				education requirements.
(E) An
				instructor or promotor(a) or community health worker shall refrain from
				providing services that are outside the scope of the profession and shall refer
				a client for those services that the instructor or promotor(a) or community
				health worker is unable to meet.
(F) An instructor or promotor(a) or community
				health worker shall be responsible for competent and efficient performance of
				the instructor or promotor(a) or community health worker assigned duties and
				shall report to the department incompetence and illegal or unethical conduct of
				members of the profession.
(G) An
				instructor or promotor(a) or community health worker shall not retaliate
				against any person who reported in good faith to the department alleged
				incompetence; misrepresentation; or illegal, unethical, or negligent conduct of
				any instructor or promotor(a) or community health worker.
(H) An instructor or promotor(a) or community
				health worker shall notify the department of changes in preferred mailing
				address and telephone number, and email address, if applicable.
(I) A training program shall not make any
				misleading, deceptive, or false representation in connection with offering or
				obtaining approval of a certified curriculum.
(J) A training program of a certified
				curriculum shall not discriminate in decisions regarding student recruitment,
				selection of applicants, training, or instruction based on race, creed, gender,
				sexual orientation, religion, national origin, age, physical disability, or
				economic status.