26 Tex. Admin. Code § 8.107 - Peer Assistance Program Certification and Approval
(a) A professional association or licensing
or disciplinary authority may establish a peer assistance program to identify
and assist impaired professionals in accordance with the minimum criteria
established by HHSC in this chapter and any additional criteria established by
the appropriate licensing or disciplinary authority.
(b) Peer assistance programs must be
certified by HHSC under this chapter.
(1) A
peer assistance program must submit all documentation required by HHSC to
verify that the program meets the minimum standards described in this
chapter.
(2) Once HHSC is satisfied
that a peer assistance program meets minimum standards, the program receives a
document confirming certification.
(3) A peer assistance program is recertified
periodically as determined by HHSC.
(4) A peer assistance program must notify
HHSC within 30 days of any change in status, including change of address or
telephone number.
(c) A
peer assistance program established by a professional association must submit
evidence to the appropriate licensing or disciplinary authority showing that
the association's program meets the minimum criteria established by HHSC in
this chapter and any additional criteria established by that authority.
(1) If a licensing or disciplinary authority
receives evidence showing that a peer assistance program established by a
professional association meets the minimum criteria established by HHSC in this
chapter and any additional criteria established by that authority, the
authority must approve the program.
(2) A licensing or disciplinary authority may
revoke its approval of a program established by a professional association if
the authority determines that:
(A) the
program does not comply with the criteria established by HHSC or by that
authority; and
(B) the professional
association does not bring the program into compliance within a reasonable
time, as determined by that authority.
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