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RULE §18.35 Continuing Education Requirements for License Renewal


Published: 2015

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(a) The 40 clock hours of continuing education required for license renewal must:   (1) be completed during the previous two-year licensure period;   (2) include one or more of the five domains of the NAB listed in §18.11 of this chapter (relating to Academic Requirements);   (3) include at least six clock hours in ethics; and   (4) be:     (A) approved by the National Continuing Education Review Service;     (B) a DADS-sponsored event; or     (C) an upper-division semester credit course taken or taught at a post-secondary institution of higher education accredited by an association recognized by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. (b) DADS accepts no more than 34 clock hours of NAB-approved self-study courses toward the required 40 clock hours of continuing education. (c) DADS waives, at a maximum, 20 of the 40 clock hours of continuing education to a licensee who completes one three-semester hour upper-division course taken at a post-secondary institution of higher education. (d) DADS approves continuing education hours once per licensure renewal period for the same course, seminar, workshop, or program. (e) DADS waives 20 of the required 40 clock hours of continuing education for preceptors who sponsor an AIT. (f) DADS may perform an audit of continuing education courses, seminars, or workshops that the licensee has reported by requesting certificates of attendance. (g) If a licensee is on deployed military duty, the deadline to meet continuing education requirements is extended based on the actual duration of the deployment up to two years.   (1) A licensee must submit a copy of the military orders to DADS within 60 days of completion of deployed duty.   (2) If continuing education requirements for licensure renewal are not met by the extension deadline, the licensee must:     (A) meet the licensure application and examination requirements for an initial license as listed in §18.15 of this chapter (relating to Application Requirements), §18.16 of this chapter (relating to Examinations), and §18.31 of this subchapter (relating to Initial License); or     (B) prior to the extension deadline, place the license in a formal inactive status in accordance with §18.38 of this subchapter (relating to Inactive Status).

Source Note: The provisions of this §18.35 adopted to be effective June 1, 2004, 29 TexReg 4233; amended to be effective June 1, 2009, 34 TexReg 2795