The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (Department) is reviewing the Sanitarians rules located at Title 16, Texas Administrative Code, Chapter 119 for re-adoption, revision, or repeal. This rule review is required every four years. The Notice of Intent to Review was published in the Texas Register on August 15, 2025 (50 TexReg 5346), as… Read More about Notice of Intent to Review Rules
Big changes are coming on 1/2/25 for our Health Professions-related licensees when it comes to reporting continuing education (CE) requirements: TDLR will no longer confirm your CE credits BEFORE you renew your license. Instead, you could be selected for a random audit of your hours once you’ve renewed, so be sure to keep your records… Read More about Keep Your CE Records Current โ You Could Be Selected For A Random Audit
Articles in the March 2024 edition of The Health Monitor include updates on:
HB 1560, the Sunset legislation for the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, amended Occupations Code ยง1953.106 under the Sanitarians statute, and transferred authority regarding the continuing education requirements to TDLRโs enabling statute, Chapter 51 of the Texas Occupations Code. Please note that no changes were made, and Sanitarians program licensees are still required to… Read More about Continuing Education Requirements
TDLR continuing education requirements are waived for all individual licenses expiring in March, April, and May 2020. Licensees still need to submit their renewal applications, pay the required fees, and TDLR will check their criminal histories, but they will not need to complete any TDLR-required continuing education this licensing cycle. (ยง51.405, Occupations Code) Note: TDLR… Read More about COVID-19: Continuing Education Waived
Effective 05/01/2019 Please see the Candidate Information Bulletin (PDF) for details.