Sec. 501.304. CONTINUING EDUCATION. (a) The board shall establish a mandatory continuing education program for persons licensed by the board. The board by rule shall establish a minimum number of hours of continuing education required to renew a license under this chapter.
(b) The board shall identify the key factors for the competent performance by a license holder of the holder's professional duties.
(c) The board shall:
(1) by rule develop a process to evaluate and approve continuing education courses; and
(2) adopt a procedure to assess a license holder's participation in continuing education programs.
(d) The board may assess the continuing education needs of license holders and require license holders to attend continuing education courses specified by the board.
(e) The process developed under Subsection (c)(1) may include a process under which the board evaluates and approves appropriate courses for the continuing education program that are developed or approved for license holders by national and state associations that represent license holders, by other mental health professional associations, and by institutions of higher education.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 143 (H.B. 1015), Sec. 19, eff. September 1, 2005.
Last modified: September 28, 2016