(a) The department shall employ an audit system for continuing education reporting. The license holder shall be responsible for maintaining a record of the license holder's continuing education experiences. The certificates, diplomas, or other documentation verifying earning of continuing education hours are not to be forwarded to the department at the time of renewal unless the license holder has been selected for audit.
(b) The audit process shall be as follows.
  (1) The department shall select for audit a random sample of license holders for each renewal month. License holders will be notified of the continuing education audit when they receive their renewal documentation.
  (2) If selected for an audit, the license holder shall submit copies of certificates, transcripts or other documentation satisfactory to the department, verifying the license holder's attendance, participation and completion of the continuing education. All documentation must be provided at the time of renewal.
  (3) Failure to timely furnish this information or providing false information during the audit process or the renewal process are grounds for disciplinary action against the license holder.
  (4) A license holder who is selected for continuing education audit may renew through the online renewal process. However, the license will not be considered renewed until required continuing education documents are received, accepted and approved by the department.
  (5) Licenses will not be renewed until the continuing education requirements have been met.
(c) The license holder shall be responsible for maintaining a record of the license holder's continuing education experiences until the next renewal is completed.

Source Note: The provisions of this §112.71 adopted to be effective October 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 4458; amended to be effective September 1, 2020, 45 TexReg 6096