Current through Reg. 49, No. 38; September 20, 2024
(a)
Minimum eligibility requirements for training programs. The following
requirements apply to organizations applying for certification:
(1) physical location in Texas;
(2) experience in training promotores or
community health workers, health care professionals, or paraprofessionals and
training experience within the past two years and related to the core
competencies; and
(3) affiliation
with one or more instructors currently certified by the department.
(b) Application requirements for
training programs. The department specifies the required information and
documentation that an applicant shall complete and notifies the applicant if
the application is incomplete.
(c)
Application approval. The department approves an application which complies
with the requirements set in policy and which properly documents applicant
eligibility.
(d) Disapproved
applications.
(1) The department may
disapprove an application if the applicant:
(A) has not met the eligibility and
application requirements set out in this chapter; or
(B) has failed or refused to properly
complete or submit required information or has knowingly presented false or
misleading information in the application process.
(2) If the department determines that an
application should not be approved because it is incomplete, the department
gives the applicant written notice of the reason for the disapproval and the
opportunity for re-application.
(3)
An applicant whose application has been disapproved for a reason other than
that it is incomplete may appeal the disapproval under the fair hearing
procedures found in Chapter 1, Subchapter C of this title (relating to Fair
Hearing Procedures).
(e)
Changes of name and address. Training programs shall notify the department of
changes in organization name, contact information, mailing address, or physical
location within 30 calendar days after the change.
(f) Certificate.
(1) Upon approval of the application, the
department issues the training program a certificate with an expiration date
and a certificate number.
(2) The
department replaces a lost, damaged, or destroyed certificate upon written
request.
(g) Standards
for the approval of certification and continuing education curricula. Training
programs shall follow the guidelines set in policy regarding standards for
certification and continuing education curricula for promotores or community
health workers or instructors.
(h)
Training program responsibilities. A training program shall:
(1) submit an addendum, in a format specified
by the department and in compliance with policy, when revising a current,
certified curriculum;
(2) ensure
curricula are provided by a certified instructor, unless otherwise approved by
the department;
(3) provide
training to promotores or community health workers or instructors as applicable
to the training program's certifications that includes:
(A) at least one certification course per
year; and
(B) at least one
continuing education course per certification cycle;
(4) report the names of persons to the
department who have successfully completed the training program within seven
business days of program completion in a format specified by the department;
and
(5) maintain an accurate record
of each person's attendance and participation for not less than three
years.
(i) Certificate
renewal.
(1) A training program shall renew
the certificate every two years in accordance with policy. Failure to receive
notification from the department before the expiration date will not excuse
failure to file for renewal.
(2)
Failure to meet the requirements in subsection (h)(3) of this section shall
result in denial of the certificate renewal.
(j) Late renewals.
(1) A training program whose certificate has
expired for not more than one year may renew the certificate by submitting to
the department the completed renewal application. The training program shall
not provide training for community health workers or instructors until the
certificate has been renewed. A certificate not renewed within one year after
expiration cannot be renewed.
(2) A
training program whose certification has been expired for more than one year
must meet the requirements under subsection (a) of this section and apply for a
new certificate.
(k)
Right to inspect. The department reserves the right to inspect facilities and
documentation and to monitor training programs.
