40 Tex. Admin. Code § 367.1
Continuing Education
Effective Jul 1, 201641 TexReg 4048Source Note: The provisions of this §367.1 adopted to be effective October 11, 1994, 19 TexReg 7714; amended to be effective January 1, 1996, 20 TexReg 10907; amended to be effective February 2, 1999, 24 TexReg 606; amended to be effective February 3, 2000, 25 TexReg 818; amended to be effective August 21, 2000, 25 TexReg 8063; amended to be effective July 22, 2001, 26 TexReg 5441; amended to be effective January 1, 2003, 27 TexReg 12015; amended to be effective October 27, 2003, 28 TexReg 9291;Texas Secretary of State
- (a) The Act mandates licensee participation in a continuing education program for license renewal. All activities taken to complete this requirement must meet the definition of continuing education as outlined in this section. The licensee is solely responsible for keeping accurate documentation of all continuing education requirements and for selecting continuing education as per the requirements in this chapter.
- (b) All licensees must complete a minimum of 30 hours of continuing education every two years during the period of time the license is current in order to renew the license and must provide this information as requested.
- (c) Those renewing a license more than 90 days late must submit proof of continuing education for the renewal.
- (d) Definition of Continuing Education. Continuing education in this chapter is defined as professional development activities that are directly relevant to the profession of occupational therapy.
- (e) Each continuing education activity may be counted only one time in two renewal cycles.
- (f) Educational activities that meet the criteria for continuing education as per this chapter that are approved or offered by the American Occupational Therapy Association or the Texas Occupational Therapy Association are pre-approved by the Board. The Board will review its approval process and continuation thereof for educational activities by January 2005 and at least once each five-year period thereafter.
- (g) Licensees are responsible for choosing CE according to the provisions in this chapter.
Source Note:The provisions of this §367.1 adopted to be effective October 11, 1994, 19 TexReg 7714; amended to be effective January 1, 1996, 20 TexReg 10907; amended to be effective February 2, 1999, 24 TexReg 606; amended to be effective February 3, 2000, 25 TexReg 818; amended to be effective August 21, 2000, 25 TexReg 8063; amended to be effective July 22, 2001, 26 TexReg 5441; amended to be effective January 1, 2003, 27 TexReg 12015; amended to be effective October 27, 2003, 28 TexReg 9291; amended to be effective August 29, 2006, 31 TexReg 6801; amended to be effective May 31, 2007, 32 TexReg 2880; amended to be effective February 25, 2008, 33 TexReg1603;amended to be effective February 14, 2013, 38 TexReg 676; amended to be effective October 1, 2015, 40 TexReg 5802; amended to be effective July 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 4048.