Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 350 - EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION SERVICES
Subchapter C - STAFF QUALIFICATIONS
Section 350.313 - Early Intervention Specialist
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code § 350.313
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) The subrecipient must comply with HHSC ECI requirements related to minimum qualifications for an EIS.
(1) An individual
who meets one of the following criteria is eligible for EIS credentialing.
(A) Be registered as an EIS before September
1, 2011.
(B) Hold a bachelor's or
graduate degree from an accredited university with:
(i) academic transcripts reflecting the
successful completion of required coursework for an EIS, designated by HHSC
ECI; or
(ii) three years of
experience within the last ten years working for an IDEA Part C program in the
United States or a United States territory providing special instruction, as
defined in 34 CFR §
303.13(b)(14), or SST, as
defined in §
350.501(a)(4) of
this chapter (relating to Specialized Rehabilitative Services), to infants and
toddlers with developmental delays or disabilities and their
families.
(C) If an
individual lacks some of the required coursework referenced in paragraph
(1)(B)(i) of this subsection, they may complete applicable contact hours of
continuing education:
(i) up to the maximum
amount set by HHSC ECI; and
(ii)
that meets HHSC ECI requirements.
(b) The subrecipient must comply with HHSC ECI requirements related to initial credentialing for an EIS.
(1) An EIS must read and sign the EIS code of
ethics prior to the creation of an employee record on the EIS Registry.
(2) An EIS must complete the
current orientation to ECI training, as designated by HHSC ECI, and develop an
IPDP with their supervisor within 30 days after the EIS's hire date.
(3) An EIS must complete the EIS IPDP no more
than one year after their hire date.
(c) The subrecipient must comply with HHSC ECI requirements related to the biennial renewal of the EIS credential.
(1) Every two years after obtaining the EIS
credential, an EIS must complete a minimum of:
(A) 20 contact hours of continuing
professional education (CPE) that has been approved by their supervisor;
and
(B) three contact hours of CPE
in ethics that has been approved by their supervisor.
(d) The subrecipient must comply with HHSC ECI requirements related to supervision of an EIS.
(1) The subrecipient must provide supervision
for an EIS as defined in §
350.309(f) of
this subchapter (relating to Minimum Requirements for All Direct Service Staff)
as required by HHSC ECI.
(2) An EIS
supervisor must:
(A) have two years of
experience providing ECI services, or two years of experience supervising staff
who provide ECI services to children and families; and
(B) meet the minimum requirements in
subsection (a) of this section.
(e) Requirements for EIS active status, EIS past due status, and EIS inactive status are as follows.
(1) Only an EIS with active status is allowed
to provide ECI services to children and families.
(2) An EIS on past due status or inactive
status may not perform any ECI services.
(A)
An EIS goes on past due status when:
(i) the
EIS fails to complete initial credentialing or renewal activities by the
designated due date; or
(ii) the
EIS transfers from another ECI program and fails to complete the orientation to
ECI within 30 days after their hire date, unless the EIS has documentation that
they have completed the current orientation module.
(B) An EIS goes on inactive status when the
EIS is no longer employed by a subrecipient or has the EIS credential removed
from their record in the Texas Kids Intervention Database System.
(C) If, due to exceptional circumstances, an
EIS is unable to submit documentation of completion of credentialing activities
by the designated due date, the EIS's supervisor must contact the HHSC ECI EIS
credentialing specialist as soon as he or she is aware the due date will not be
met. The credentialing specialist and his or her supervisor will work with the
EIS's supervisor and the EIS to determine an appropriate course of
action.
(f) Requirements for reinstating EIS active status are as follows.
(1) An EIS who has been on short-term past
due status or short-term inactive status must submit the required contact hours
of continuing professional education and ethics training for their missed
renewal dates.
(2) An EIS who has
been on long-term past due status or long-term inactive status must complete
all initial credentialing activities in subsection (b) of this
section.
(3) EIS active status is
considered reinstated after the information is entered into the EIS Registry
and is approved by HHSC ECI.
(g) The subrecipient must comply with HHSC ECI requirements related to ethics for an EIS.
(1) The subrecipient must establish and
maintain disciplinary procedures that apply to all EISs upon violations of
standards of conduct in §
350.314 of this subchapter
(relating to EIS Code of Ethics).
(2) An EIS who violates any of the standards
of conduct is subject to the subrecipient's disciplinary procedures.
(3) The subrecipient must complete an EIS
Code of Ethics Incident Report in the EIS Registry when an EIS violates any of
the standards of conduct.
(h) Subrecipients must contact HHSC ECI when hiring a new EIS to verify if an EIS Code of Ethics Incident Report has been recorded in the EIS Registry.
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