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;

(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 child-placing agency allows the use of emergency behavior intervention, by demonstrating the physical technique the participant is allowed to use.

Source Note: 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 to be effective June 27, 2021, 46 TexReg 3525