Health Care Practitioner Human Trafficking Training

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 courses on the HHS website, and update the list of approved courses as necessary.

HHS-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 HHS-Approved Human Trafficking Courses for Health Care Practitioners.

View the list of HHS-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 HHS 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 should carefully review 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.