Section 115.25 - Continuing EducationAll continuing education taken by midwives for the purpose of obtaining or renewing a midwifery license must be in accordance with this section.
(1) Courses may be offered by any individual or organization that meets the requirements for course approval established by this section.(2) Course curriculum must provide an educational experience which: (A) covers established knowledge or new developments in the fields of midwifery, related disciplines; and(B) shall be presented in standard contact hour increments for continuing health education.(3) Course coordinators and instructors. (A) Course coordinators shall obtain course approval, register and certify participant attendance, and provide attendance certificates to participants following the course.(B) Course instructors shall have training and/or credentials appropriate for the course material they will teach.(4) Course approval. To be approved by the department, a continuing education course must: (A) satisfy the requirements of paragraph (2); and(B) be provided or accredited by one of the following bodies:(i) a professional midwifery, nursing, social work, or medical association;(ii) a college, a university, or a basic midwifery education course;(iii) a nursing, medical, or health care organization;(iv) a state board of nursing or medicine;(v) a department of health; or16 Tex. Admin. Code § 115.25
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 41, Number 25, June 17, 2016, TexReg 4477, eff. 10/1/2016; Amended by Texas Register, Volume 48, Number 34, August 25, 2023, TexReg 4662, eff. 9/1/2023