Human Trafficking Requirement
1 CEU in Human Trafficking is required for Texas Medical Board license renewal
According to Texas administrative code:
(a) General. Each respiratory care practitioner is required to complete 24 contact hours of approved continuing education (CE) every two (2) years as a condition of renewal of a certificate. At least 12 contact hours must be in traditional courses. Of the required contact hours, a course in human trafficking prevention approved by the executive commissioner of the Texas Health and Human Services Commission must be completed. The remainder of contact hours may be in non-traditional courses or from passage of examinations detailed in subsection (b)(3) of this section. At least 2 contact hours must be in ethics. These ethics hours may be completed via traditional courses or non-traditional courses. The board shall credit completion of the human trafficking prevention course toward required ethics hours
Clarification Update – see email below:
David,The only approved courses for this requirement are on this list: HHSC Approved Human Trafficking Training list.Physicians are required to obtain CME for this course, but other TMB licensees can take any course on this list and obtain a non-CE certificate of completion.If this is contrary to what youv’e been told, yes please contact TMB. Regardless, licensees are required to take one of the courses on this list.I hope this helps!Thank you,Brandi SoulesTexas Human Trafficking Resource CenterSpecialty and Family ServicesHealth, Developmental & Independence ServicesHuman_Trafficking@hhsc.state.tx.us |
Recommended Human Trafficking CEU courses for Respiratory Therapy: