1. (a) To receive or retain a license, a licensee shall earn and is responsible for the accurate reporting of the required CPE credit hours for the reporting period under §523.112 of this chapter (relating to Required CPE Participation) and §523.130 of this chapter (relating to Ethics Course Requirements).

2. (b) Licensees reporting CPE must document their participation and retain evidence of that documentation for the five most recent reporting periods, including:

   1. (1) sponsor name and identification number;
   2. (2) title or description of content, or both;
   3. (3) date(s) of completion;
   4. (4) location; and
   5. (5) number of credit hours.
3. (c) Evidence of completion is the certificate supplied by the sponsor. The board may verify CPE reported by licensees and licensees shall submit the supporting evidence to the board within a reasonable amount of time, if such data is requested.
4. (d) Credit hours earned from sources other than registered sponsors should be submitted on the appropriate form, "Claiming Continuing Professional Education Credits from a Non-Registered Sponsor," justifying the reason the CPE credit hours are being claimed and the benefit to the licensee or the licensee's employer.
5. (e) A licensee who fails to report the minimum required CPE credit hours completed during the accrual period will be subject to suspension and his certificate may be revoked for failing to report the minimum required CPE credit hours for three consecutive years.

Source Note:The provisions of this §523.111 adopted to be effective April 7, 2004, 29 TexReg 3477; amended to be effective February 18, 2008, 33 TexReg 1108; amended to be effective August 11, 2010, 35 TexReg 6826; amended to be effective February 6, 2013, 38 TexReg 501; amended to be effective August 7, 2014, 39 TexReg 5948.