(a) Certification Required. A birth registrar may not complete any aspect of the birth registration process without holding a current certification issued by the Vital Statistics Unit.
(b) Certification Process. Certification for Birth Registrars requires the completion of the following:
  (1) Acknowledgment of Paternity training course;
  (2) TER--Birth Registration online training course;
  (3) be a TER user with an individual User Identification and password;
  (4) oath of confidentiality (on file at facility);
  (5) a completed Application for Birth Registrar Certification/Re-certification; and
  (6) physicians, midwives or persons acting as midwives must provide current licensing information with their respective licensing bodies.
(c) Re-certification Process. Birth registrars who actively register births in this state are required to obtain 8 hours of continuing education every two-year renewal period.
(d) The certification renewal period issued under subsection (a) of this section is two years beginning on the 1st day of the month following the issuance of the certification to the birth registrar.
(e) Birth registration processes occurring at facilities or by midwives may be inspected upon the submission of an Application for Birth Registrar Certification/ Re-certification.
(f) Certain Grounds for Denial or Revocation of a Certification are as follows. The Vital Statistics Unit may refuse to issue a new certification or to renew a certification or may revoke a certification of a birth registrar if it determines that the certification application contains false information, or has violated the electronic registration user agreement as prescribed by §181.13 of this title (relating to Birth Certificate Form and Consent).

Source Note: The provisions of this §181.52 adopted to be effective August 11, 2013, 38 TexReg 4896