16 Tex. Admin. Code § 83.25 - License Requirements-Continuing Education
(a) Terms used in
this section have the meanings assigned by Chapter 59 (relating to Continuing
Education Requirements), unless the context indicates otherwise.
(b) To renew a practitioner license, a
licensee must complete at least 4 hours of continuing education through
department-approved courses. The continuing education hours must include the
following:
(1) 1 hour in sanitation required
under the Act and this chapter;
(2)
for renewals on or after September 1, 2025, 1 hour on human trafficking
prevention, which at a minimum must include information on:
(A) activities commonly associated with human
trafficking;
(B) recognition of
potential victims of human trafficking; and
(C) methods for assisting victims of human
trafficking, including how to report human trafficking; and
(3) the remaining hours in any
topics listed in subsection (h).
(c) Continuing education hours required under
§83.25(b)(3) and taught before September 1, 2025, must include information
on human trafficking prevention. At a minimum, these courses must include
information on:
(1) activities commonly
associated with human trafficking;
(2) recognition of potential victims of human
trafficking; and
(3) methods for
assisting victims of human trafficking, including how to report human
trafficking.
(d) For a
timely or a late renewal, a licensee must complete the required continuing
education hours within the two-year period immediately preceding the renewal
date.
(e) A licensee may not
receive continuing education hours for attending the same course more than
once.
(f) A licensee will receive
continuing education hours for only those courses that are registered with the
department, under Chapter 59 and procedures prescribed by the
department.
(g) A licensee must
retain a copy of the certificate of completion for a course for two years after
the date of completion. In conducting any inspection or investigation of the
licensee, the department may examine the licensee's records to determine
compliance with this subsection.
(h) To be approved under Chapter 59, a
provider's course must be dedicated to instruction in one or more of the
following topics:
(1) sanitation required
under the Act and this chapter;
(2)
the Act and this chapter, addressing topics other than sanitation;
(3) the topics listed in the curriculum
standards in §83.120 or §83.202;
(4) mental health awareness, which may
include topics on mental health, mental illness, suicide prevention, and
opportunities to provide clients referrals or other assistance;
(5) human trafficking prevention which at a
minimum must include information on:
(A)
activities commonly associated with human trafficking;
(B) recognition of potential victims of human
trafficking; and
(C) methods for
assisting victims of human trafficking, including how to report human
trafficking.
(i) A registered course may be offered until
the expiration of the course registration or until the provider ceases to hold
an active provider registration, whichever occurs first.
(j) A provider must pay to the department a
continuing education record fee of $5 for each licensee who completes a course
for continuing education credit. A provider's failure to pay the record fee for
courses completed may result in disciplinary action against the provider, up to
and including revocation of the provider's registration under Chapter
59.
(k) Notwithstanding subsection
(b), a licensee who has held a practitioner license for at least 15 years may
satisfy the continuing education requirement for renewal by completing
department-approved courses as follows:
(1)
for renewals before September 1, 2025, one hour of sanitation; or
(2) for renewals on or after September 1,
2025:
(A) one hour of sanitation;
and
(B) one hour of human
trafficking prevention.
(l) Barber licensees exempt from continuing
education requirements until September 1, 2025. Beginning on September 1, 2025,
the requirements of this section will apply to a licensee who, on August 31,
2023, held a license issued under Texas Occupations Code Chapter 1601 and
Chapter 82, when that licensee files an application with the department to
renew that license.
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