(a) The department shall employ an audit system for continuing education reporting. The licensee shall be responsible for maintaining a record of the licensee'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 licensee has been selected for audit.
(b) The audit process shall be as follows:
  (1) The department shall select for audit a random sample of licensees for each renewal month. Licensees will be notified of the continuing education audit when they receive their renewal documentation.
  (2) If selected for an audit, the licensee shall submit copies of certificates, transcripts, or other documentation satisfactory to the department, verifying the licensee'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 licensee.
  (4) A licensee 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 continuing education requirements have been met.

Source Note: The provisions of this §116.82 adopted to be effective October 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 4481; amended to be effective August 1, 2020, 45 TexReg 5185