40 Tex. Admin. Code § 367.2 – Categories of Education

(a) All continuing education activities undertaken by a licensee for renewal must comply with the definition of continuing education as outlined in §367.1 of this title (relating to Continuing Education) and shall be acceptable if falling under one or more of the following categories.
1. (1) Formal academic courses related to occupational therapy.
  1. (A) Completion of course work at or through an accredited college or university shall be counted as follows: three CE hours for each credit hour of a course with a grade of A, B, C, and/or P (Pass). Thus a three-credit course counts for 9 contact hours of continuing education, no maximum. Documentation of this type of CE credit shall include a transcript from the accredited college or university.
  2. (B) Creation of a new course at or through an accredited college or university may be counted for 10 hours maximum. Proof of this type of CE shall be a letter from the Program Director.
2. (2) In-service educational programs, training programs, institutes, seminars, workshops, facility based courses, and conferences in occupational therapy with specified learning objectives. Hour for hour credit on program content only, no maximum. Documentation of this type of CE credit shall include a certificate of completion or letter of verification.
3. (3) Development of publications, media materials or research/grant activities per two year renewal period: Documentation of this type of CE credit shall include a copy of the actual publication or media material(s), or title page and receipt of grant proposal.
  1. (A) Published scholarly work in a peer-review journal:
    1. (i) Primary or second author, 15 hours maximum.
    2. (ii) Other author, consultant, reviewer, or editor, 5 hours maximum.
  2. (B) Grant or research proposals accepted for consideration:
    1. (i) Principal investigator or co-principal investigator, 10 hours maximum.
    2. (ii) Consultant or reviewer, 4 hours maximum.
  3. (C) Published book:
    1. (i) Primary author or book editor, 15 hours maximum.
    2. (ii) Second or other author, 7 hours maximum.
    3. (iii) Consultant or reviewer, 5 hours maximum.
  4. (D) Published book chapter or monograph:
    1. (i) Primary author, 7 hours maximum.
    2. (ii) Second or other author, consultant, reviewer, or editor, 2 hours maximum.
  5. (E) Author, consultant, reviewer, or editor of other practice related publications such as newsletters, blogs, and trade magazines, 2 hours maximum.
  6. (F) Developer of practice-related or instructional materials using alternative media such as video, audio, or software programs or applications to advance the professional skills of others (not for proprietary use), 15 hours maximum.
4. (4) Home study courses, educational teleconferences, Internet-based courses, and video instruction, no maximum.
  1. (A) These courses must have:
    1. (i) Specified learning objectives;
    2. (ii) A post-test; and
    3. (iii) A certificate of completion.
  2. (B) Educational teleconferences or Internet courses must reflect a pre-determined number of contact hours.
5. (5) Presentations by licensee: Documentation of this type of CE credit shall include a letter of verification of presentation and number of hours for the presentation or copy of organization's brochure or conference guide noting the presentation, presenter(s), type of presentation (i.e.: 2 hour poster, 3 hour workshop).
  1. (A) Professional presentation, e.g. in-services, workshops, institutes: Any presentation counted only one time. Hour for hour credit. 10 hours maximum.
  2. (B) Community/Service organization presentation: Any presentation counted once. Hour for hour credit. 10 hours maximum.
6. (6) Fieldwork Supervision: 10 hours maximum.
  1. (A) A licensee may earn 2 contact hours for each Level 1 student supervised:
    1. (i) 40 hours of Level 1 equals 1 hour of CE; or
    2. (ii) 80 hours of Level 1 equals 2 hours of CE.
  2. (B) A licensee may earn 8 contact hours for each Level 2 student supervised:
    1. (i) 8 weeks equals 6 hours of CE; or
    2. (ii) 12 weeks equals 8 hours of CE.
  3. (C) A licensee may earn a maximum of 10 contact hours for student supervision per renewal period.
  4. (D) Fieldwork supervision hours may be evenly divided between licensees, not to exceed two fieldwork educators per student.
  5. (E) Fieldwork education supervision must be completed before the licensee's renewal date.
  6. (F) Documentation of this type of CE credit shall include verification provided by the school to the fieldwork educator(s) with the name of the student, level of fieldwork, school, and dates or hours of fieldwork or the signature page of the completed evaluation form. Evaluation scores and comments should be deleted or blocked out.
7. (7) Mentorship:
  1. (A) Participation as a mentor or mentee for the purpose of the development of occupational therapy skills by a mentee under the guidance of a mentor skilled in a particular occupational therapy area. Both the mentor and mentee must hold a regular OT or OTA license in a state or territory of the U.S. Supervision hours as per §373.3 of this title (relating to Supervision of an Occupational Therapy Assistant) are not eligible for continuing education hours.
  2. (B) Documentation shall include a signed mentorship agreement between a mentor and mentee that outlines specific goals and objectives and designates the plan of activities that are to be met by the mentee; the names of both mentor and mentee and their license numbers and issuing states; an activity log that corresponds to the mentorship agreement and lists dates and hours spent on each objective-based activity; a final evaluation of the outcomes of the mentorship agreement completed by the mentor; and a final evaluation of the outcomes of the mentorship agreement completed by the mentee.
  3. (C) Participation as a Mentee: A licensee may earn one hour of CE for each 3 hours spent in activities as a mentee directly related to the achievement of goals and objectives up to a maximum of 15 CE hours.
  4. (D) Participation as Mentor: A licensee may earn one hour of CE for each 5 hours spent in activities as a mentor up to a maximum of 10 CE hours.
8. (8) Participation in volunteer activities related to occupational therapy including service on a committee, board, or commission of a state occupational therapy association, AOTA, NBCOT, or TBOTE for the purpose of tangible outcomes such as official documents, publications, and official reports. Documentation of this type of CE credit shall include a copy of the actual publication or official document/report which reflects the licensee's name. Maximum of 10 contact hours.
9. (9) NBCOT Navigator™ Activities: Licensees may earn up to 2 contact hours of CE for the completion of the NBCOT Navigator activities of Case Simulations, Balloon Match Games, Mini Practice Quizzes, and the PICO Game. For such activities, 1 NBCOT CAU is the equivalent of .25 CE hours. Documentation of this type of CE is a certificate of completion or letter of verification.
10. (10) Any deviation from the continuing education categories will be reviewed on a case by case basis by the Coordinator of Occupational Therapy or by the Continuing Education Committee. A request for special consideration must be submitted in writing a minimum of 60 days prior to expiration of the license.
(b) Unacceptable Continuing Education Activities include but are not limited to:
1. (1) Any non-instructional time frames such as breaks, meals, introductions, and pre/post testing.
2. (2) Business meetings.
3. (3) Exhibit hall attendance.
4. (4) Reading journals.
5. (5) Courses such as: massage therapy, general management and business, social work, defensive driving, water safety, team building, leadership, GRE, GMAT, MCAT preparation, reading techniques, general foreign languages, communicable diseases, patient abuse, disposal of hazardous waste, patient privacy, CPR, First Aid, HIPAA, FERPA, bloodborne pathogens, or similar courses, do not count toward continuing education.
(c) Program providers are prohibited from self-promotion of programs, products, and/or services during the presentation of the program.

Source Note:The provisions of this §367.2 adopted to be effective July 22, 2001, 26 TexReg 5441; amended to be effective August 29, 2006, 31 TexReg 6801; amended to be effective May 31, 2007, 32 TexReg 2880; amended to be effective June 18, 2009, 34 TexReg 3983; amended to be effective March 21, 2010, 35 TexReg 2313; amended to be effective June 7, 2012, 37 TexReg 4068; amended to be effective February 14, 2013, 38 TexReg 676; amended to be effective December 2, 2013, 38 TexReg 8682; amended to be effective September 28, 2014, 39 TexReg 7782; amended to be effective June 1, 2015, 40 TexReg 3198; amended to be effective July 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 4048.