1. (a) All continuing education (CE) submitted to satisfy renewal requirements must be board-approved, as established in §341.3 of this title, concerning Qualifying Continuing Education.
2. (b) For each biennial renewal, physical therapists must complete a total of 30 hours of CE; physical therapist assistants must complete a total of 20 hours of CE.
3. (c) CE taken to fulfill renewal requirements must be taken within the 24 months prior to the license expiration date.
4. (d) Effective January 1, 2001, all licensees must take two hours of board-approved programs in ethics and professional responsibility as part of their total CE requirement.
5. (e) The executive council will conduct an audit of a random sample of licensees at least quarterly to determine compliance with CE requirements. Failure to maintain accurate documentation, or failure to respond to a request to submit documentation for an audit within 30 days of the date on the request, may result in disciplinary action by the board. Licensees who are more than 90 days late in renewing a license are not included in the audit, and must submit documentation of continuing education at time of renewal. The board or its committees may request proof of CE claimed for renewal purposes at any time from any licensee.
6. (f) The licensee must retain original completion documents, certificates, or college or university transcripts and syllabi for four years as specified in §341.3 of this title.

Source Note:The provisions of this §341.2 adopted to be effective February 18, 2001, 26 TexReg 1339; amended to be effective August 15, 2001, 26 TexReg 6022; amended to be effective February 17, 2005, 30 TexReg 717.