(a) The purpose of this subchapter is to set forth the standards and provide the criteria for mental health first aid (MHFA) training provided by a local mental health authority (LMHA) and a local behavioral health authority (LBHA) for their respective contractors, public school district employees, higher education employees, and community members located within an LMHA and an LBHA service area, as required by Texas Health and Safety Code, Chapter 1001, Subchapter H, §§1001.201 - 1001.206.     
      (b) The MHFA curriculum is owned and updated by the National Council for Behavioral Health.     
     Source Note:        The provisions of this §302.1 adopted to be effective June 3, 2014, 39 TexReg 4258; transferred effective February 15, 2020, as published in the Texas Register January 17, 2020, 45 TexReg 468; amended to be effective January 10, 2021, 46 TexReg 305