Current through Reg. 49, No. 12; March 22, 2024
(a) The Board
hereby establishes a list of providers for continuing education courses. Unless
specifically required by state law or Board rule, the Board shall not accept or
approve specific continuing education courses for requirements related to the
issuance or renewal of licensure, registrations, or sedation/anesthesia
permits.
(b) At least once per
calendar year, the Board shall review the list of providers for continuing
education and any applications submitted for continuing education providers,
and the Board shall consider additions or removals of providers from the list
provided in this section.
(1) The Presiding
Officer may establish an ad hoc committee pursuant to 22 TAC §
100.8(relating to Ad Hoc
Committees of the Board) to review the addition or removal of providers and
make recommendations to the full Board for approval.
(2) The Board and any ad hoc committee shall
consider classifying each provider for full continuing education provider
authorization, including clinical, scientific, and sedation/anesthesia provider
courses, or for a limited continuing education provider authorization
restricted to courses related to risk management, recordkeeping, ethics, and
non-clinical dental assistant duties continuing education. If no classification
is assigned to a provider, the provider shall be considered a full continuing
education provider.
(3) Any
addition, removal, or classification of providers shall require a majority vote
of the full Board in an open meeting. Any provider being considered for
addition, removal, or classification shall be given 10 business days' notice of
the consideration, and the provider shall be given an opportunity to appear and
make a presentation or submit supporting documentation at the scheduled meeting
of the Board or any ad hoc committee regarding the addition, removal, or
classification.
(c)
Board staff shall develop and provide an application form for continuing
education providers. The application form shall provide instructions for
submitting provider information and supporting documentation. The Board shall
provide the application form for continuing education providers and general
instructions on the continuing education provider application process on its
public website. Any request to become an approved continuing education provider
must be submitted on the application form provided by the Board; failure to
utilize the Board's application form shall be grounds to reject the application
request.
(d) The Board shall
consider the following criteria when reviewing providers:
(1) the health, safety, and welfare of the
residents of Texas;
(2) access to
providers for licensees and registrants in all portions of Texas;
(3) competency of course providers and
quality of course materials;
(4)
internal and external audits, guidelines, safeguards, and standards to ensure
consistent and quality education; and
(5) demonstrable clinical, professional,
and/or scientific education experience.
(e) Continuing Education courses endorsed by
the following providers will meet the criteria for acceptable continuing
education hours if such hours are certified by the following providers:
(1) American Dental Association--Continuing
Education Recognition Program (CERP);
(2) American Dental Association, its
component, and its constituent organizations;
(3) Academy of General Dentistry and its
constituents and approved sponsors;
(4) Dental/dental hygiene schools and
programs accredited by the Commission on Dental Accreditation of the American
Dental Association;
(5) American
Dental Association approved specialty organizations;
(6) American Dental Hygienists' Association,
its component, and its constituent organizations;
(7) American Medical Association approved
specialty organizations;
(8)
American Medical Association approved hospital courses;
(9) National Dental Association, its
constituent, and its component societies;
(10) National Dental Hygienists' Association,
its constituent, and its component societies;
(11) Medical schools and programs accredited
by the Standards of the Medical Specialties, the American Medical Association,
the Advisory Board for Osteopathic Specialists and Boards of Certification, or
the American Osteopathic Association;
(12) The Commission on Dental Competency
Assessments-The Western Regional Examining Board-The Council of Interstate
Testing Agencies (CDCA-WREB-CITA), States Resources for Testing and Assessments
(SRTA), and Central Regional Dental Testing Services Inc. (CRDTS);
(13) American Academy of Dental
Hygiene;
(14) American Dental
Education Association;
(15)
American Heart Association;
(16)
Texas Dental Hygiene Educators' Association;
(17) Dental Laboratory Association of
Texas;
(18) Dental Assisting
National Board;
(19) American
Dental Assistants Association and its constituent organizations;
(20) The Compliance Division, LLC;
(21) Dental Compliance Specialists, LLC;
and
(22) Other entities approved by
the Board as shown in the attached graphic for this section.
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