16 Tex. Admin. Code § 110.25 - Continuing Education Requirements
(a) To
renew a license, a licensee must complete 40 clock-hours of continuing
education during each license term.
(1) The
continuing education must include two clock-hours of training in concussion
management.
(2) In addition to the
number of continuing education clock-hours required under this subsection, a
licensee must also show proof of current Emergency Cardiac Care certification
at the Basic Life Support for Healthcare Providers/Professional Rescuers and
Healthcare Providers level or beyond, which shall be maintained throughout each
license term.
(b)
Continuing education taken by a licensee for renewal shall be acceptable if the
experience falls in one or more of the following categories:
(1) academic courses at a regionally
accredited college or university related to sports medicine;
(2) clinical courses related to athletic
training and/or sports medicine;
(3) in-service educational programs, training
programs, institutes, seminars, workshops and conferences in sports medicine or
athletic training;
(4) instructing
or presenting education programs or activities without compensation at an
academic course, in-service educational programs, training programs,
institutes, seminars, workshops and conferences in athletic training or sports
medicine, not to exceed five clock-hours each continuing education
period;
(5) publishing a book or an
article in a peer review journal relating to athletic training or sports
medicine, not to exceed five clock-hours each continuing education
period;
(6) serving as a skills
examiner at the state licensure examination, not to exceed one clock-hour of
continuing education credit for each examination date for a maximum of four
clock-hours of credit each continuing education period;
(7) successful completion of an online or
distance education program in athletic training or sports medicine;
or
(8) a human trafficking
prevention training course approved by the Health and Human Services Commission
in accordance with Occupations Code, Chapter 116.
(c) Continuing education experience shall be
credited as follows:
(1) Completion of course
work at or through an accredited college or university shall be credited for
each semester hour on the basis of two clock-hours of credit for each semester
hour successfully completed for credit or audit, as evidenced by a certificate
of successful completion or official transcript.
(2) Parts of programs which meet the criteria
of subsection (b)(2), (3), or (8), shall be credited on a one-for-one basis,
with one clock-hour of credit for each clock-hour spent in the continuing
education experience.
(3)
Successful completion of courses described in subsection (b)(7), is evidenced
by a certificate of completion presented by the sponsoring organization of the
online or distance education program.
(4) Approval by the department must be
obtained for each continuing education program as described in subsections
(b)(1) - (7), unless continuing education credit is granted by a national,
regional or state health care professional association.
(5) Successful completion of courses related
to athletic training and/or sports medicine as described in subsection (b)(2)
and (3), is evidenced by a certificate of completion or attendance that is
issued by the sponsoring organization of the course.
(d) Requests for approval of continuing
education experience should address the following criteria:
(1) relevance of the subject matter to
increase or support the development of skill and competence in athletic
training;
(2) objectives of
specific information or skill to be learned;
(3) subject matter, educational methods,
materials, and facilities utilized, including the frequency and duration of
sessions and the adequacy to implement learner objectives; and
(4) sponsorship and leadership of programs;
including the name of the sponsoring individual(s) or organization(s), and
program leaders or faculty, if different from sponsors and contact
person.
(e) The
department shall employ an audit system for continuing education reporting. The
license holder shall be responsible for maintaining a record of his or her
continuing education experiences. The certificates, diplomas, or other
documentation verifying earning of continuing education hours are not to be
forwarded to the department at the time of renewal, unless the license holder
has been selected for audit.
(f)
The audit process shall be as follows:
(1) The
department shall select for audit a random sample of license holders for each
renewal month. License holders will be notified of the continuing education
audit when they receive their renewal documentation.
(2) If selected for an audit, the licensee
shall submit copies of certificates, transcripts or other documentation
satisfactory to the department, verifying the licensee's attendance,
participation and completion of the continuing education. All documentation
must be provided at the time of renewal.
(3) Failure to timely furnish this
information or providing false information during the audit process or the
renewal process are grounds for disciplinary action against the license
holder.
(4) A licensee who is
selected for a continuing education audit may renew through the online renewal
process. However, the license will not be considered renewed until the required
continuing education documents are received, accepted and approved by the
department.
(5) Licenses will not
be renewed until continuing education requirements have been
met.
(g) The department
may not grant continuing education credit to any licensee for:
(1) education incidental to the regular
professional activities of a licensee, such as learning occurring from
experience or research;
(2)
professional organization activity, such as serving on committees or councils
or as an officer;
(3) any
continuing education activity completed before or after the period of time
described in subsection (a); or
(4)
performance of duties that are routine job duties or requirements.
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