BHEC Regulatory and Legislative Update (1 CEU)

Change is inevitable- but you don't have to be left behind! Here's your chance to keep up with Texas regulations

for Mental Health Professionals.

Please join us as

Darrel Spinks, Executive Director for the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council, 

shares information and insights via Zoom

specifically for BVPA 

1:00 to 2:00 PM on November 20, 2026

and earn 1 Ethics CEU

This presentation provides important regulatory and legislative updates for Texas licensed mental health providers. It will highlight recent statutory changes from the 89th Legislature, as well as key regulatory developments and emerging issues the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council anticipates will shape the 2028–2029 biennium.

As a current or future Texas licensee, you may have wondered:

• How is BHEC using AI to better assist me when I have questions about my license? 
• Why do we have to use CE Broker and who can I vent to about my frustrations with CE Broker?
• Who gets audited and why? 

• What are the most common reasons licensees are sanctioned?

• What issues does BHEC anticipate may arise during the upcoming 90th Legislature?

This is your chance to directly address your questions and ask for clarification from Mr. Darrel Spinks, Executive Director of the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council.  

• PLEASE NOTE: This is a free event, open to all Texas mental health professionals. 
• It will be followed immediately at 2PM by BVPA's Third Annual General Membership Meeting, and then at 3PM by another Ethics CEU event "Ask A Lawyer...or Two".  
• Each of these presentations will have a separate Zoom Link, so please be sure to register separately for each event.
• Attendance for all 3 events is free. 

About our Presenter:

Darrel D. Spinks is the Executive Director of the Texas Behavioral Health Executive Council, having previously served as the Executive Director and General Counsel for the Texas State Board of Examiners of Psychologists. Prior to working for the state, Mr. Spinks was in private practice for over nine years, during which time he handled a wide variety of both civil and criminal litigation in state and federal court. Mr. Spinks is a graduate of Howard Payne University in Brownwood, Texas, and Baylor Law School in Waco, Texas.