(a) Instructor-led training and self-instructional training, excluding self-study training, must include:
  (1) Specifically stated learning objectives;
  (2) A curriculum that includes experiential or applied activities;
  (3) An evaluation or assessment tool to determine whether the person has obtained the information necessary to meet the stated objectives; and
  (4) A certificate, letter, or a signed and dated statement of successful completion from the training source.
(b) Training on emergency behavior intervention and administering psychotropic medication must be instructor-led, as defined at §749.801(3) of this subchapter (relating to What do certain words and terms mean in this subchapter?).
(c) Training on emergency behavior intervention must:
  (1) Be led by an instructor who is certified in a recognized method of emergency behavior intervention or otherwise able to document knowledge of:
    (A) Emergency behavior intervention;
    (B) The course material;
    (C) Methods for delivering the training, including physical techniques for restraints, if applicable; and
    (D) The methods for evaluating and assessing a participant's knowledge and competency of the training material and physical techniques, if applicable;
  (2) Be competency-based; and
  (3) At the end of the training, require each participant to demonstrate knowledge and competency of the training material:
    (A) In writing; and
    (B) If the child-placing agency allows the use of emergency behavior intervention, by demonstrating the physical techniques that the participant may use.
(d) A health-care professional or a pharmacist must lead the training in administering psychotropic medication. The trainer must assess each participant after the training to ensure that the participant has learned the course content.

Source Note: The provisions of this §749.939 adopted to be effective June 27, 2021, 46 TexReg 3525