40 Tex. Admin. Code § 367.2 - Other Acceptable Activities
(a) Except for
the pre-approved activities described under §
367.1(d)(1) of
this title (relating to Continuing Education), in order to be eligible for
continuing education, activities must meet the following requirements.
(1) Acceptable Content. Activities must be
professional development activities that ensure the health, safety, and welfare
of the public and directly concern the maintenance or enhancement of knowledge
and proficiencies relevant to occupational therapy practice or the pedagogy,
education, ethics, or theory development of occupational therapy.
(2) Categories of Activities. Activities must
fall under one or more of the categories described under subsection (b) of this
section (relating to Categories of Other Acceptable Activities).
(3) Unacceptable Activities. Activities may
not be unacceptable activities. Unacceptable professional development
activities not eligible for continuing education include but are not limited
to:
(A) Any non-instructional time frames
such as breaks, meals, introductions, and pre/post testing.
(B) Business meetings.
(C) Exhibit hall attendance.
(D) Activities that provide information about
the work setting's philosophy, policies, or procedures or educate employees
about a specific work setting.
(E)
Activities that concern business development, general professional
behaviors/standards, or customer service .
(F) Activities that concern the
self-promotion of the provider's or licensee's programs, products, or
services.
(G) Activities that
concern general topics such as social work; defensive driving; water safety;
team building; Graduate Record Examinations (GRE)®, Graduate Management
Admissions TestT (GMAT), and Medical College Admission Test® (MCAT)
preparation; general foreign languages; disposal of hazardous waste; patient
privacy/rights or abuse of patients; cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR); First
Aid; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); and Family
Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA).
(b) Categories of Other Acceptable
Activities.
(1) Formal Academic Courses from
an Occupational Therapy Program.
(A)
Completion of course work at or through an accredited college or university. No
maximum. 3 contact hours for each credit hour of a course with a grade of A, B,
C, or P (Pass). Examples: A 3 credit course counts for 9 contact hours and a 4
credit course counts for 12 contact hours. Documentation shall include a
transcript from the accredited college or university. Documentation must
include the name of the licensee, accredited college or university, and program
and the titles, number of credit hours, and dates of the courses. When
semesters are listed on the documentation instead of dates, it must be
accompanied by documentation from the accredited college or university showing
the dates of the semesters.
(B)
Development of a course or courses at or through an accredited college or
university may be counted for up to a maximum of 10 contact hours.
Documentation shall include a letter from the Program Director that attests to
the licensee's development of the course and includes the name of the school,
academic program, and course and the name and signature of the Program
Director , and an attestation by the licensee of the dates and duration of the
development activities completed.
(2) Courses or Training Programs. CE credit
may be earned for in-service educational programs, training programs,
institutes, seminars, workshops, facility-based courses, internet-based
courses, conference sessions, and home-study courses with specified learning
objectives. Hour for hour credit on program content only, no maximum.
Documentation shall include a certificate of completion, letter of
verification, transcript, or sign-in/attendance sheet. 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
noting the equivalence of the units or credits in terms of hours or contact
hours.
(3) Development of
Publications or Software, or Grant/Research Activities. Documentation shall
include an attestation by the licensee of the dates and duration of the
development or grant/research activities completed. For publications/software,
documentation shall also include a copy of the actual publication/software or a
letter of verification documenting acceptance for publication or distribution.
For grant/research proposals, documentation shall also include the title page
and receipt of proposal.
(A) Scholarly Works
in Peer-Reviewed Journals.
(i) Primary or
second author, up to a maximum of 15 contact hours.
(ii) Other author, consultant, reviewer, or
editor, up to a maximum of 5 contact hours.
(B) Grant or Research Proposals Accepted for
Consideration.
(i) Principal investigator or
co-principal investigator , up to a maximum of 10 contact hours.
(ii) Consultant or reviewer, up to a maximum
of 4 contact hours.
(C)
Books.
(i) Primary author or book editor, up
to a maximum of 15 contact hours.
(ii) Second or other author, up to a maximum
of 7 contact hours.
(iii)
Consultant or reviewer, up to a maximum of 5 contact hours.
(D) Book Chapters or Monographs.
(i) Primary author, up to a maximum of 7
contact hours.
(ii) Second or other
author, consultant, reviewer, or editor, up to a maximum of 2 contact
hours.
(E) Author,
Consultant, Reviewer, or Editor of other Practice Related Publications such as
Newsletters, Blogs, and Trade Magazines. Up to a maximum of 2 contact
hours.
(F) Developer of Practice
Related or Instructional Software Designed to Advance the Professional Skills
of Others (not for proprietary use). Up to a maximum of 15 contact
hours.
(4) Presentations
by Licensee. Documentation shall include verification of presentation and must
identify the presenter by name and include the date, title, and number of hours
of the presentation; the type of presentation (e.g., 2 hour poster, 3 hour
workshop); the name of the authorized signer; and 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. Any presentation
may be counted only once.
(A) Professional
Presentations, e.g. in-services, workshops, institutes. Hour for hour credit.
Up to a maximum of 10 contact hours.
(B) Community/Service Organization
Presentations. Hour for hour credit. Up to a maximum of 10 contact
hours.
(C) The development of
professional presentations and community/service organization presentations may
be counted toward the maximum credit available for the presentation type.
Documentation shall include an attestation by the licensee of the development
activities completed, including the date and duration of each. The development
of any presentation may be counted only once.
(5) Supervision of Students completing an
Accredited Educational Program or Re-Entry Course. Up to a maximum of 10
contact hours may be earned for student supervision per renewal period.
(A) Fieldwork Level 1 and 2 Supervision.
(i) Supervision of Level 1 Fieldwork
Students. Up to a maximum of.025 contact hours may be earned for each hour of
supervision provided to a student. Examples: A licensee may earn up to a
maximum of 1 contact hour for 40 hours or 2 contact hours for 80 hours of
supervision provided to a student.
(ii) Supervision of Level 2 Fieldwork
Students.
(I) Up to a maximum of.75 contact
hours may be earned for each week of supervision provided to a student.
Examples: A licensee may earn up to a maximum of 6 contact hours for 8 weeks or
9 contact hours for 12 weeks of supervision provided to a student.
(II) Licensees may divide credit for a
fieldwork rotation with another supervisor based on the supervision provided by
each.
(iii) Documentation
shall include verification provided by the school and must identify the
licensee by name and include the name of the student and school; level of
fieldwork; dates of fieldwork, in addition to total hours for Level 1 students;
the name of the authorized signer; and 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. Documentation for a licensee
who divides a fieldwork rotation shall also include an attestation by the
licensee of the dates of supervision.
(B) Student Project Supervision.
(i) Up to a maximum of.025 contact hours may
be earned for each hour of supervision provided to a student completing a
supervised project for the accredited educational program . Examples: A licensee
may earn up to a maximum of 1 contact hour for 40 hours or 2 contact hours for
80 hours of supervision provided to a student.
(ii) Documentation shall include the
following:
(I) verification provided by the
school. The documentation must identify the licensee by name and include the
name of the student, school, and academic program; dates of the semester for
which the project was completed; the name of the authorized signer; and 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
(II) an attestation
signed by the licensee and the student or school attesting to the dates and
hours of supervision and the activities
completed.
(C)
Supervision of Students completing Fieldwork for a Re-Entry Course through an
Accredited College or University.
(i) Up to a
maximum of .75 contact hours may be earned for each week of supervision
provided to a student. Examples: A licensee may earn up to a maximum of 3
contact hours for 4 weeks or 6 contact hours for 8 weeks of supervision
provided to a student.
(ii)
Licensees may divide credit for a fieldwork rotation with another supervisor
based on the supervision provided by each.
(iii) Documentation shall include
verification provided by the school and must identify the licensee by name and
include the name of the student, school, and re-entry program; the dates and
total hours of the fieldwork; the name of the authorized signer; and 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.
Documentation for a licensee who divides a fieldwork rotation shall also
include an attestation by the licensee of the dates of
supervision.
(6) Mentorship.
(A) Participation as a mentor or mentee for
the purpose of the development of occupational therapy skills by a mentee under
the guidance of a mentor skilled in a particular occupational therapy area.
Both the mentor and mentee must hold a regular OT or OTA license in a state or
territory of the U.S.
(B)
Documentation shall include a signed mentorship agreement between a mentor and
mentee that outlines specific goals and objectives and designates the plan of
activities that are to be met by the mentee; the names of both mentor and
mentee and their license numbers and issuing states; an activity log that
corresponds to the mentorship agreement and lists dates and hours spent on each
objective-based activity; a final evaluation of the outcomes of the mentorship
agreement completed by the mentor; and a final evaluation of the outcomes of
the mentorship agreement completed by the mentee.
(C) Participation as a Mentee. 1 contact hour
may be earned for each 3 hours spent on activities as a mentee directly related
to the achievement of goals and objectives up to a maximum of 15 contact
hours.
(D) Participation as Mentor.
1 contact hour may be earned for each 5 hours spent on activities as a mentor
up to a maximum of 10 contact hours.
(7) Volunteer Activities for Published
Outcomes. CE credit may be earned for participation in volunteer activities
related to occupational therapy, including service on a committee, board , or
commission of a state occupational therapy association, AOTA, or NBCOT , for the
purpose of tangible, published outcomes, not for proprietary use, such as
official documents, publications, and official reports. Up to a maximum of 10
contact hours. Documentation shall include an attestation by the licensee of
the activities, including the date and duration of each, in addition to a copy
of the actual publication or official document/report that reflects the
licensee's name or verification from the entity attesting to the individual's
contribution. A verification must include the name of the authorized signer and
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.
(8) NBCOT Navigator®
Activities. CE credit may be earned for the completion of NBCOT Navigator
activities. For such activities, 1 NBCOT CAU is the equivalent of 1 contact
hour. No maximum. Documentation is a certificate of completion or letter of
verification. 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, contact hours, or CAUs awarded for the activity. When
the documentation lists a unit of credit other than hours, contact hours, or
CAUs, such as continuing education units (CEUs), professional development units
(PDUs), or other units or credits, it must be accompanied by documentation from
NBCOT noting the equivalence of the units or credits in terms of hours or
contact hours. Self-reflections and self-assessments, reading list and research
portal activities, professional development plans, or similar activities are
not eligible for CE credit.
(9)
Independent Studies. Up to a maximum of 10 contact hours may be earned for the
completion of independent studies of published materials. Hour for hour credit
on the completion of objective-based activities comprised of the listening to
or the reading or viewing of materials. Documentation shall include a study
plan outlining the specific goals and objectives of the study and an activity
log corresponding to such with the dates and hours spent on each
objective-based activity; the titles, publication dates, and media types (ex:
journal article, book, video) of the materials; a synopsis of the materials and
their implications for occupational therapy; and a final evaluation of the
outcomes of the study.
(10) Any
deviation from the continuing education categories will be reviewed on a case
by case basis by the Coordinator of Occupational Therapy or by the Continuing
Education Committee . A request for special consideration must be submitted in
writing a minimum of 60, though no more than 270, days prior to expiration of
the license .
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