Sec. 242.311. MANDATORY CONTINUING EDUCATION. (a) The executive commissioner by rule shall establish a minimum number of hours of continuing education required to renew a license under this subchapter. The department may assess the continuing education needs of license holders and may require license holders to attend continuing education courses specified by department rule.
(b) The executive commissioner shall identify the key factors for the competent performance by a license holder of the license holder's professional duties. The department shall adopt a procedure to assess a license holder's participation in continuing education programs.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1280, Sec. 1.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
Amended by:
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 3.0647, eff. April 2, 2015.
Structure Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Licensing of Health Facilities
Chapter 242 - Convalescent and Nursing Facilities and Related Institutions
Subchapter I. Nursing Facility Administration
Section 242.302. Powers and Duties of Department and Executive Commissioner
Section 242.303. Nursing Facility Administrators Advisory Committee
Section 242.305. Practicing Without a License
Section 242.306. License Application; Qualifications
Section 242.308. Licenses; Temporary License; Inactive Status
Section 242.309. Provisional License
Section 242.310. License Renewal
Section 242.311. Mandatory Continuing Education
Section 242.312. Complaint Receipt, Investigation, and Disposition
Section 242.314. Written Reprimand and Continuing Education as Sanctions
Section 242.315. Administrative Penalty as Sanction
Section 242.316. Notice and Hearing
Section 242.317. Informal Proceedings
Section 242.318. Monitoring of License Holder
Section 242.319. Civil Penalty
Section 242.320. Assistance of Attorney General
Section 242.322. Protection for Refusal to Engage in Certain Conduct