Texas Asbestos Training Provider Contractor License

The Asbestos Training Provider Contractor License permits a business or individual to conduct activities such as:

• Offer, schedule, and conduct any of the following courses for which the provider has received DSHS approval:

  • One or more asbestos training courses designed to meet accreditation requirements in accordance with the MAP
  • Asbestos Air Monitoring Technician course
  • Texas Asbestos Law and Rules
• Give training to an individual who seeks a Model Accreditation Plan or a DSHS license
• Provide training taught by only asbestos training instructors
• Grant a training certificate at the conclusion of each training course
• Issue a wallet-size photograph identification (ID) card to each trainee who has completed the course and passed the required examination

An Asbestos Training Provider MUST NOT:

• Allow instructors to self-train in order to qualify for approval or accreditation
• Combine course disciplines, hands-on training sessions, or other aspects of two courses
• Impart an initial training course with a refresher training course
• Fuse an Asbestos Abatement Worker course taught in one language with an Asbestos Abatement Worker course taught in another language
• Permit a guest speaker to present more than 15% of a course or an unapproved instructor to teach an asbestos training course
• Authorize an instructor to teach the Asbestos Abatement Worker course in a language other than English unless the instructor can speak, read, and write effectively in that language

How to Get the Asbestos Training Provider Contractor’s License in Texas?

1. Comply with the requirements set forth for Asbestos Training Provider Contractor:
   • Texas Corporations: Duplicate of the State Comptroller of Public Accounts' Certificate of Good Standing certifying that all franchise taxes are current, or a letter of exemption (issued by the same Office)
   • Foreign or out-of-State Companies: Copy of the Certificate from the Texas Secretary of State, Austin, Texas, unless an exemption (in accordance with §295.39(e)) has been filed
   • Fill out the corresponding Business Information Form
   • Eligibility for licensure - Section §295.55 (d)
   • Course schedule and example of Course Certificate(s) in accordance with §295.55 (e)(2) and (e)(3)
   • Resume and qualifications for each Instructor as stated in §295.55(f)
   • At least 3 professional references per Instructor - §295.55 (f)(2)
   • Application information following the parameters established in §295.65 (d)
2. Determine if the Asbestos Training Provider Contractor Application is available online
   • If available, use the Regulatory Services Online Licensing System platform
   • If not available, see the Applications and Forms page to print an Application Form and submit it by mail
3. Pay the corresponding application fee
4. Await for a response from the Department after the application has been validated
   • Get in touch with the Asbestos Program of the Department of State Health Services at (512) 834-6600, or at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. in case of any additional inquiries regarding the validation of the process