Sec. 504.205.  CONTINUING EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS.  (a)  The department shall recognize, prepare, or administer a continuing education program for chemical dependency counselors.  The executive commissioner by rule shall provide for the administration of the continuing education requirements established under this section.
(b)  As a prerequisite for renewal of a license issued under this chapter, a license holder, other than a license holder subject to Subsection (c), must participate in the continuing education program and complete continuing education hours in each two-year licensing period as follows:
(1)  40 hours if the license holder holds an associate's or bachelor's degree; and
(2)  24 hours if the license holder holds a master's degree or a more advanced degree.
(c)  A license holder must complete at least 24 hours of continuing education in each two-year licensing period as a requirement for renewal of the license if the license holder is also licensed as:
(1)  a licensed master social worker under Chapter 505;
(2)  a licensed marriage and family therapist under Chapter 502;
(3)  a licensed professional counselor under Chapter 503;
(4)  a physician practicing medicine under Subtitle B;  or
(5)  a psychologist under Chapter 501.
(d)  Except for the number of hours required, the executive commissioner may not adopt a rule under Subsection (a) that distinguishes between the continuing education requirements for a license holder subject to Subsection (b) and a license holder subject to Subsection (c).
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.266(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Amended by: 
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1373 (S.B. 155), Sec. 15, eff. September 1, 2007.