House Bill 2059, 86th Legislature, Regular Session, 2019, requires Health and Human Services to approve training courses on human trafficking, including at least one that is free of charge, post the list of approved trainings on the HHS website, and update the list of approved trainings as necessary.
HHS-Approved Human Trafficking Courses
The courses provided below have been approved by HHS and meet the training standards.
View the list of HHS-Approved Human Trafficking Training Courses for Health Care Practitioners (PDF).
For External Entities Seeking Training Course Approval
HHS is now accepting trainings from external entities to be considered as approved human trafficking courses for health care practitioners.
View the HHSC Human Trafficking Training Standards (PDF).
View the HHSC Human Trafficking Training Review Process (PDF).
Prior to submitting your application, read the Application Instructions Guide (PDF) for details on the application and instructions for saving the document.
Interested entities must complete the Human Trafficking for Health Care Practitioners Training Application (PDF) and submit with the training documents. Do not fill out this application if you are a practitioner needing to complete a human trafficking training for licensure renewal. Please refer to the list of HHS-Approved Human Trafficking Training Courses for Health Care Practitioners to find a training.
Email human_trafficking@hhs.texas.gov with any questions.