Section 749.939 - How must annual training be conducted?(a) Instructor-led training and self-instructional training, excluding self-study training, must include: (1) Specifically stated learning objectives;(2) A curriculum that includes experiential or applied activities;(3) An evaluation or assessment tool to determine whether the person has obtained the information necessary to meet the stated objectives; and(4) A certificate, letter, or a signed and dated statement of successful completion from the training source.(b) Training on emergency behavior intervention and administering psychotropic medication must be instructor-led, as defined at § 749.801(3) of this subchapter (relating to What do certain words and terms mean in this subchapter?).(c) Training on emergency behavior intervention must: (1) Be led by an instructor who is 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) The 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: (B) If the child-placing agency allows the use of emergency behavior intervention, by demonstrating the physical techniques that the participant may use.(d) A health-care professional or a pharmacist must lead the training in administering psychotropic medication. The trainer must assess each participant after the training to ensure that the participant has learned the course content.26 Tex. Admin. Code § 749.939
The provisions of this §749.939 adopted to be effective January 1, 2007, 31 TexReg 7469; amended to be effective September 1, 2010, 35 TexReg 7522; amended to be effective March 1, 2012, 37 TexReg 941; 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 3525, eff. 6/27/2021