1. (a) Medical Gas Piping Installation Endorsement training programs

   1. (1) Any person wishing to offer a training program in medical gas piping installation to the public must meet criteria as prescribed by the Board, including the standards contained in the latest edition of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 99C Gas and Vacuum Systems. Instructors shall be employed by a program that meets certification requirements of the Board. Such persons shall provide lesson plans and instructor credentials for Board approval. Approved providers of medical gas training shall furnish a program consisting of a classroom presentation of course material, a test of the enrollee's comprehension of the matter, a shop demonstration of the proper brazing procedures by the instructor, and the enrollee's final brazing evidence to the instructor of an accepted vertical and horizontal practice coupon. A minimum of twenty four (24) hours shall be assigned for the classroom presentation and testing. In addition, a minimum of four (4) hours shall be assigned to the brazing demonstrations. The student enrolled in medical gas training will have completed a minimum of eight hours of practice brazing coupons in an equipped shop. These coupons will be presented to the instructor for grading. The aforementioned hours represent the minimum requirements only; additional time may be included in each segment of the program.
   2. (2) Training programs in Medical Gas Piping Installation shall be reviewed at least annually by the Board to ensure that programs have been provided equitably across the State of Texas.
   3. (3) Periodically, the Board shall review training programs in medical gas piping installation for quality in content and instruction in accordance with the standards contained in the latest edition of the National Fire Protection Association (NFPA) 99C Gas and Vacuum Systems.

   4. (4) Instructors in medical gas piping installation will be a Licensee of the Board with a Medical Gas Piping Installation Endorsement. Instructors will be required to successfully complete a Board approved program of 160 hours which meets the following generic criteria:

      1. (A) 40 hours to provide the instructor with the basic educational techniques and instructional strategies necessary to plan and conduct effective training programs.
      2. (B) 40 hours to provide the instructor with the basic techniques and strategies necessary to analyze, select, develop, and organize instructional material for effective training programs.
      3. (C) 40 hours to provide the instructor with the basic principles, techniques, theories, and strategies to establish and maintain effective relationships with students, co-workers, and other personnel in the classroom, industry, and community.
      4. (D) 40 hours to provide the instructor with the basic principles, techniques, theories, and strategies to communicate effectively with the use of instructional media.
   5. (5) To maintain his/her status as an approved instructor of medical gas piping installation training, the instructor shall undergo one of the aforementioned training programs every twelve (12) months such that the entire training (160 hours) is completed within four years.
   6. (6) Each approved provider must notify the Board thirty (30) days before conducting classes; the notice shall contain the date(s), time(s) and place(s) where the classes will occur.
   7. (7) Each approved provider will perform self-monitoring and reporting as required by the Board.

2. (b) Water Supply Protection Specialist Endorsement training programs

   1. (1) Any person wishing to offer a Board approved training program in Water Supply Protection Specialist Endorsement to the public must meet criteria as prescribed by the Board. Instructors shall be employed by a program that meets certification requirements of the Board. Such persons shall provide lesson plans and instructor qualifications for Board approval. The Board shall provide a course outline and the required minimum hours.
   2. (2) Periodically, the Board shall review Board approved training programs in Water Supply Protection Specialist Endorsement for quality in content and instruction and ensure that programs have been provided equitably across the State of Texas.

   3. (3) Instructors in water supply protection will be required to pass the Board examination in water supply protection and be a Licensee of the Board with a Water Supply Protection Specialist Endorsement. Instructors will be required to successfully complete a Board approved program of 160 hours which meets the following generic criteria.

      1. (A) 40 hours to provide the instructor with the basic educational techniques and instructional strategies necessary to plan and conduct effective training programs.
      2. (B) 40 hours to provide the instructor with the basic techniques and strategies necessary to analyze, select, develop, and organize instructional material for effective training programs.
      3. (C) 40 hours to provide the instructor with the basic principles, techniques, theories, and strategies to establish and maintain effective relationships with students, co-workers, and other personnel in the classroom, industry, and community.
      4. (D) 40 hours to provide the instructor with the basic principles, techniques, theories, and strategies to communicate effectively with the use of instructional media.
   4. (4) To maintain his/her status as an approved instructor of Water Supply Protection Specialist Endorsement training, the instructor shall undergo one of the aforementioned training programs every twelve (12) months such that the entire training (160 hours) is completed within four years.
   5. (5) Each approved provider must notify the Board thirty (30) days before conducting classes; the notice shall contain the date(s), time(s) and place(s) where the classes will occur.
   6. (6) Each approved provider will perform self-monitoring and reporting as required by the Board.

Source Note:The provisions of this §363.11 adopted to be effective December 8, 1993, 18 TexReg 8785; amended to be effective April 15, 1994, 19 TexReg 2279; amended to be effective June 2, 1994, 19 TexReg 3930; amended to be effective August 8, 1994, 19 TexReg 5710; amended to be effective October 12, 1994, 19 TexReg 7793; amended to be effective August 7, 1995, 20 TexReg 5502; amended to be effective June 7, 1996, 21 TexReg 4687; amended to be effective April 9, 1998, 23 TexReg 3446; amended to be effective January 30, 2001, 26 TexReg 975.