Section 749.869 - 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 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;(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: (B) If the child-placing agency allows the use of emergency behavior intervention, by demonstrating the physical technique the participant is allowed to use.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.869
The provisions of this §749.869 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective January 1, 2017, 41 TexReg 9944; transferred effective March 9, 2018, as published in the Texas Register February 16, 2018, 43 TexReg 909; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 46, Number 23, June 4, 2021, TexReg 3527, eff. 6/27/2021