Enrolled Bill Summary

House Bill 767 amends the Occupations Code to expand the continuing education requirements for licensed chemical dependency counselors to include during each two-year licensing period six hours of training on HIV, hepatitis C, and sexually transmitted diseases. The training component must address the special needs of persons with positive test results for any of those diseases, including prevention, early intervention, and treatment, and the psychosocial needs of those persons. The bill requires the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse to recognize, prepare, or administer a training component that satisfies this requirement. In developing the training, the commission is required to consult with the Texas Department of Health.