Tex.
Health & Safety Code Section 438.046
List of Accredited Programs
(a)
The department shall maintain a registry of course programs accredited under this subchapter.(b)
A food service worker trained in a course for the employees of a single entity is considered to have met a local health jurisdiction’s training, testing, and permitting requirements only as to food service performed for that entity.(b-1)
A food service worker trained in a food handler training course that is accredited by the American National Standards Institute or that is accredited by the department and listed with the registry is considered to have met a local health jurisdiction’s training, testing, and permitting requirements. A local health jurisdiction may require a food establishment, as that term is defined by Section 438.101 (Definitions), to maintain on the premises of the food establishment a certificate of completion of the training course for employees of the food establishment.(c)
A local health jurisdiction may not charge a fee or require or issue a local food handler card for a certificate issued to a food service worker who provides proof of completion of an accredited course described by Subsection (b-1).
Source:
Section 438.046 — List of Accredited Programs, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/HS/htm/HS.438.htm#438.046 (accessed Apr. 29, 2024).
