Texas Administrative Code
Title 26 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
Part 1 - HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION
Chapter 749 - MINIMUM STANDARDS FOR CHILD-PLACING AGENCIES
Subchapter F - TRAINING AND PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT
Division 4 - PRE-SERVICE EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING
Section 749.869 - How must pre-service training be conducted?
Universal Citation: 26 TX Admin Code § 749.869
Current through Reg. 50, No. 13; March 28, 2025
(a) Instructor-led training and self-instructional training must include:
(1)
Specifically stated learning objectives;
(2) An evaluation or assessment tool to
determine whether the person has obtained the information necessary to meet the
stated objectives; and
(3) A
certificate, letter, or a signed and dated statement of successful completion
from the training source.
(b) Pre-service training must be provided by an instructor who:
(1) Holds a generally
recognized credential; or
(2)
Possesses documented knowledge or experience relevant to the training the
instructor will provide.
(c) Training on administering psychotropic medication must be instructor-led, as defined in § 749.801(3) of this subchapter (relating to What do certain words and terms mean in this subchapter?). The instructor must be a health-care professional or pharmacist.
(d) Training on emergency behavior intervention must:
(1) Be
instructor-led with each instructor certified in a recognized method of
emergency behavior intervention or otherwise able to document knowledge of:
(A) Emergency behavior
intervention;
(B) The course
material;
(C) Methods for
delivering the training, including physical techniques for restraints, if
applicable; and
(D) Methods for
evaluating and assessing a participant's knowledge and competency of the
training material and physical techniques, if applicable;
(2) Be competency-based; and
(3) At the end of the training, require each
participant participants to demonstrate knowledge, skill, and competency of the
training material:
(A) In writing;
and
(B) If the child-placing agency
allows the use of emergency behavior intervention, by demonstrating the
physical technique the participant is allowed to use.
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