Health Care Practitioner Human Trafficking Training

Texas Occupations Code, Sections 116 and 301, requires the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to approve training courses on human trafficking. HHSC must include at least one training course that is free of charge, post the list of approved courses on the HHSC website, and update the list of approved courses as necessary.

HHSC-Approved Human Trafficking Courses

Health care practitioners required to complete a human trafficking course for licensure renewal must complete a course from the list of HHSC-Approved Human Trafficking Courses for Health Care Practitioners.

View the list of HHSC-Approved Human Trafficking Courses for Health Care Practitioners (PDF).

View the list of health care practitioners required to take a human trafficking course for licensure renewal (PDF).

Training Organizations: Submit Your Course for HHSC Approval

Do not submit the Human Trafficking for Health Care Practitioners Training Application if you are a practitioner needing to complete a human trafficking course for licensure renewal. Please refer to the list of HHS-Approved Human Trafficking Courses for Health Care Practitioners to find a course. Follow your licensing board’s process for licensure renewal.

Before submitting the Human Trafficking for Health Care Practitioners Training Application, interested organizations are expected to have carefully read the following:

• HHSC Human Trafficking Training Standards (PDF)
• HHSC Health Care Practitioner Training Standards Guide (PDF)
• HHSC Human Trafficking Training Review and Renewal Process (PDF)
• Application Instructions Guide (PDF)

Interested organizations must submit a completed Human Trafficking for Health Care Practitioners Training Application (PDF), the course documents, and the certificate template or sample to HHSC Human Trafficking.

Email HHSC Human Trafficking with any questions.