Section 354.3251 - Certification Entity Minimum RequirementsA certification entity must have:
(1) experience licensing or certifying a professional or paraprofessional group;(2) documented application procedures for each certification type;(3) documented procedures for certification renewal of peer specialists and peer specialist supervisors;(4) documented procedures for investigating complaints and taking action against a certified person or training entity, as needed;(5) documented procedures for processing appeals or grievances;(6) documented procedures for determining reciprocity with another state's peer specialist or peer specialist supervisor certification;(7) a documented fee policy;(8) documented procedures for taking each possible action on a certification, including late renewal, expiration, inactive status, suspension, revocation, and voluntary relinquishment;(9) documented procedures for initial certification and renewal criminal history and registry checks, per § 354.3201 of this subchapter (relating to Criminal History and Registry Checks);(10) documented policy and procedures for an exception process for background checks, per § 354.3201(l) of this subchapter, if the certification entity plans to offer an exception process;(11) documented procedures for monitoring approved training entities; and(12) a plan for professional translation of application and certification renewal documents into prevalent languages.1 Tex. Admin. Code § 354.3251
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 43, Number 52, December 28, 2018, TexReg 8581, eff. 1/1/2019