26 Tex. Admin. Code § 748.869

Current through Reg. 49, No. 49; December 6, 2024
Section 748.869 - How must pre-service training be conducted?
(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 § 748.801(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 to demonstrate knowledge and competency of the training material:
(A) In writing; and
(B) If the general residential operation allows the use of emergency behavior intervention, by demonstrating each physical technique the participant is allowed to use.

26 Tex. Admin. Code § 748.869

The provisions of this §748.869 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7377; amended to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 10393; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 47, Number 16, April 22, 2022, TexReg 2262, eff. 4/25/2022