Texas Administrative Code › Title 40 - SOCIAL SERVICES AND ASSISTANCE › Part 12 - TEXAS BOARD OF OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY EXAMINERS › Chapter 367 - CONTINUING EDUCATION › Section 367.1 - Continuing Education

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) The Act
				mandates licensee participation in a continuing education program for license
				renewal. Continuing education (CE) is defined as activities that meet the
				requirements of this chapter. The licensee is solely responsible for keeping
				accurate documentation of all continuing education and for selecting continuing
				education that meets the requirements in this chapter.
(b) Required Continuing Education Hours.
(1) Unless otherwise specified in this
				chapter, 1 hour of continuing education is equal to 1 contact hour.
(2) All licensees must complete a minimum of
				24 contact hours every two years during the period of time the license is
				current in order to renew the license. Licensees must provide proof of
				completion of contact hours at the Board's request.
(3) Training on Human Trafficking. As part of
				the minimum hours of required continuing education for each renewal, licensees
				must complete a training course on human trafficking that is approved by the
				Texas Health and Human Services Commission. Documentation of completion of a
				training course is a certificate of completion or letter of verification
				indicating credit awarded. Documentation must identify the licensee by name and
				include the date and title of the activity; the name of the authorized signer;
				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 activity.
				When the documentation lists a unit of credit other than hours or contact
				hours, such as continuing education units (CEUs), professional development
				units (PDUs), or other units or credits, it must be accompanied by
				documentation from the continuing education provider or a copy of the Texas
				Health and Human Services Commission's list of approved human trafficking
				courses noting the equivalence of the units or credits in terms of hours or
				contact hours.
(A) Pre-Approved Credit and
				Additional Credit. The completion of one training course per renewal period to
				meet the training requirement is pre-approved for CE credit up to a maximum of
				2 contact hours. Additional CE credit may be earned for a training course
				exceeding 2 hours if the additional hours meet the requirements of this
				chapter.
(B) Repeated Course. A
				specific training course completed during one renewal period to meet the
				training requirement may be completed again during the next renewal period to
				meet the training requirement for that next renewal. Up to a maximum of 2
				contact hours from the repeated course are exempt from subsection (c) of this
				section and may be applied toward license renewal.
(4) Licensees who submit their renewal with
				all required items prior to the month when their license expires may count CE
				completed during their license's expiration month for their next renewal
				period.