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) Physical therapists must complete a total of 30 hours of CE; Physical therapist assistants must complete a total of 20 hours of CE for each biennial renewal.
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 courses 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 course completion documents or certificates for four years. The documentation for a course must include the name and license number of the licensee, the title, sponsor, date and location of the course, the number of CE units awarded, the signature of an authorized signer, and the course approval number.

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.