Texas Administrative Code › Title 28 - INSURANCE › Part 1 - TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE › Chapter 5 - PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE › Subchapter B - INSURANCE CODE, CHAPTER 5, SUBCHAPTER B › Division 7 - STANDARDS FOR PROVIDING LOSS CONTROL SERVICES FOR PROFESSIONAL LIABILITY INSURANCE FOR HOSPITALS › Section 5.1703 - Designation of Field Safety Representative with Specialty in Hospitals

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The designation as field safety
					 representative with specialty in hospitals may be made by the State Board of
					 Insurance and may be based on the qualifications in §
											5.1701
					 of this title (relating to Qualifications for Designation as Field Safety
					 Representative with Specialty in Hospitals). To be designated as a field safety
					 representative with specialty in hospitals, a candidate must obtain an
					 application from the director of loss control regulation for the State Board of
					 Insurance, complete the application with appropriate documentation, and return
					 it to the director. For use in complying with this subsection, the board hereby
					 adopts by reference a form entitled "Application for Texas Field Safety
					 Representative Designation." This form is published by the State Board of
					 Insurance, and copies of the form may be obtained from the Director of Loss
					 Control Regulation, Mail Code 012-8, State Board of Insurance, 1110 San Jacinto
					 Boulevard, Austin, Texas 78701-1998.
(b) A candidate seeking designation as a
					 field safety representative with specialty in hospitals shall submit
					 appropriate documentation as described in paragraphs (1)-(5) of this
					 subsection.
(1) A candidate seeking
					 designation as a field safety representative with specialty in hospitals under
					 §
												5.1701(a)(1)-(3)
					  of this title (relating to Qualifications
					 for Designation as Field Safety Representative with Specialty in Hospitals)
					 must submit a copy of the candidate's college transcript with the
					 application.
(2) A candidate
					 seeking designation as a field safety representative with specialty in
					 hospitals under §
												5.1701(a)(4)
					 of this title (relating to Qualifications for Designation as Field Safety
					 Representative) must submit with the application a copy of the candidate's
					 current renewal card for certification as a safety professional or registered
					 professional engineer.
(3) A
					 candidate seeking designation as a field safety representative with specialty
					 in hospitals under §
												5.1701(a)(5)
					 of this title (relating to Qualifications for Designation as Field Safety
					 Representative with Specialty in Hospitals) must submit with the application a
					 copy of the candidate's current renewal card for certification of specific
					 practice in industrial hygiene by the American Board of Industrial
					 Hygienists.
(4) A candidate seeking
					 designation as a field safety representative with specialty in hospitals under
					 §
												5.1701(a)(6)
					 of this title (relating to Qualifications for Designation as Field Safety
					 Representative with Specialty in Hospitals) must have been employed full-time
					 in the accident prevention/loss control field for 10 years. Experience should
					 be fully documented on the application. The documentation should include job
					 performance, results achieved, and names and addresses of references to enable
					 verification of experience. A candidate may also submit a resume setting forth
					 his total experience and qualifications to the State Board of Insurance, which
					 may certify such person as a qualified field safety representative with
					 specialty in hospitals if the board finds that such experience and
					 qualifications substantially equal the training requirements in §
												5.1702
					 of this title (relating to Course of Training for Field Safety Representatives
					 with Specialty in Hospitals).
(5) A
					 candidate seeking designation as a field safety representative with specialty
					 in hospitals under §
												5.1701(a)(7)
					 of this title (relating to Qualifications for Designation as Field Safety
					 Representative with Specialty in Hospitals) must submit with the application
					 full documentation that the candidate has qualified under §
												5.1702
					 of this title (relating to Course of Training for Field Safety Representatives
					 with Specialty in Hospitals).