(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.

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Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 438.046

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.

(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 § 438.101, 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).