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OFFICERS. (5) the nurse has successfully completed the requirements imposed by the board in the disciplinary order related to the disciplinary action. (c) In approving a pilot program, the board may grant the program an exception to the mandatory reporting requirements of Sections 301.401-301.409 or to a rule adopted under this chapter or Chapter 303 that relates to the practice of nursing, including education and reporting requirements for nurses. Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. On receipt of proof of reliance on an advisory opinion, the board shall consider the reliance and mitigate imposition of an administrative penalty or assessment of a fine accordingly. The term is synonymous with "advanced nurse practitioner" and "advanced practice nurse.". 876, Sec. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. (2) information in the board's possession that the board intends to offer into evidence in presenting its case in chief at the contested hearing on the complaint. (a) Except as provided by Subsections (b) and (c), a report under this subchapter shall be treated as a complaint under Section 301.457. 6, eff. June 20, 2003. Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 2, eff. Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch.

2426), Sec. September 1, 2007. (b) The board shall make the information available to the public and appropriate state agencies. Sec. September 1, 2007. 388, Sec. (d) On receiving a request for a hearing, the board shall serve notice of the time and place of the hearing by personal delivery or registered or certified mail, return receipt requested. (C) refuse to engage in conduct as authorized by Section 301.352. September 1, 2013. The board by rule shall develop a process for students enrolled in a school of nursing or educational program operated in another state that does not meet standards substantially equivalent to the board's standards to apply for an initial license under this chapter. 301.303. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 221 (H.B. 15, eff. 17.001(57), eff. Sec. (b) The board may treat a person's acceptance of corrective or deferred action as an admission of a violation if the board imposes a sanction on the person for a subsequent violation of this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter. 1.047, eff. 1, eff. 1.004, eff. Sec. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. (a) This section applies only to a state agency that: (E) another health care facility or agency; or.

September 1, 2013. (5) is absent from more than half of the regularly scheduled board meetings that the member is eligible to attend during a calendar year unless the absence is excused by majority vote of the board. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. (4) "Nursing" means professional or vocational nursing. Sec. 553, Sec. 993), Sec. 1.023, eff. 1.020, eff. September 1, 2007. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 553, Sec. Sec. 509 (H.B. 388, Sec. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1.028, eff. (2) does not conflict with any examination fee or refund policy of the testing service involved in administering the examination. 301.152. 301.408. 13, eff. 2426), Sec. Sec. emergeny 388, Sec. The board by rule shall adopt requirements for the petition and determination under this subsection. 113 (S.B. 1058 (H.B. September 1, 2013. Sec. (2) the person's spouse is an officer, manager, or paid consultant of a Texas trade association in the field of health care. (2) a court finds that a nurse is mentally ill or mentally incompetent. Sept. 1, 2003. (c) If the executive director has knowledge that a potential ground for removal exists, the executive director shall notify the presiding officer of the board of the potential ground. (d) A nurse who is not a nurse first assistant may assist a physician, podiatrist, or dentist in the performance of surgery if the nurse: (1) assists under the direct personal supervision and in the physical presence of the physician, podiatrist, or dentist; (2) is in the same sterile field as the physician, podiatrist, or dentist; (A) the physician, podiatrist, or dentist; (B) a group to which the physician, podiatrist, or dentist belongs; or, (C) a hospital licensed or owned by the state; and. RULES ON CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL CONVICTION OR DEFERRED ADJUDICATION. (a) The board shall aid in the enforcement of this chapter. 301.4106. (c-1) A person whose license has been expired for more than 90 days but less than one year may renew the license by paying to the board all unpaid renewal fees and a late fee that is equal to twice the amount of a late fee under Subsection (c). September 1, 2017. 388, Sec. EMERGENCY CEASE AND DESIST ORDER. Sept. 1, 1999. (2) be specific enough to enable a person of common understanding to know what is meant by the formal charge; and. The board may revoke a nurse's license without formal charges, notice, or opportunity of hearing if the nurse voluntarily surrenders the nurse's license to the board and executes a sworn statement that the nurse does not desire to be licensed. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1.009, eff. 301.304. In making the determination, the board shall: (1) review the person's criminal history record information and, if applicable, determine whether participation in the program is warranted based on the time that has elapsed since the conviction or end of community supervision; (2) reevaluate or require a contractor administering a peer assistance program to reevaluate the treatment plan or the time the person is required to participate in the peer assistance program based on the person's individualized needs; and. 301.466. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. (2) the program remains in good standing with the state board of nursing or other regulatory body in the other state. An administrative penalty imposed under this subsection is in addition to other penalties the agency is authorized to impose and is subject to the procedural requirements applicable to the appropriate licensing agency. 1.053, eff. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 301.552. CIVIL PENALTY. 388, Sec. 301.606. 301.255. LICENSE REQUIRED. (3) proof of initial licensing by examination and proof that the license and any other license issued to the applicant by another state have not been suspended, revoked, canceled, surrendered, or otherwise restricted. (d) The executive director of the board shall create a training manual that includes the information required by Subsection (b). 553, Sec. 1058), Sec. A request for a board hearing must: (1) be in writing and directed to the board; and. Sept. 1, 2003. (b) An advisory opinion issued by the board under this section is not binding on the board. September 1, 2011. 993), Sec. 301.465. Sept. 1, 2003. (d) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. (e) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. September 1, 2007. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 16, eff. 993), Sec. 2426), Sec. 2426), Sec. 9, eff. Sec. Sec. (1) adopt policies and guidelines detailing the procedures for the testing process, including test admission, test administration, and national examination requirements; and. June 19, 2009. The board is not required to give an appeal bond in a cause arising under this section. 301.603. LEGAL COUNSEL. The board, on payment of a fee set by the board, may conduct the requested inspection and issue an advisory opinion. (k) The board shall make a determination of license eligibility under Subsection (j) not later than the 120th day after the date the person submits the required documents to the board under that subsection. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. (h) The board, in collaboration with the nursing educators, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, and the Texas Health Care Policy Council, shall implement, monitor, and evaluate a plan for the creation of innovative nursing education models that promote increased enrollment in this state's nursing programs. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. (l) A lawsuit under Subsection (g) against a local governmental entity shall be brought in a district court in a county in which all or part of the entity is located. 388, Sec. 1092 (S.B.

1, eff. (c) The board may consider a corrective or deferred action taken against a person to be a prior disciplinary action under this chapter when imposing a sanction on the person for a subsequent violation of this chapter or a rule or order adopted under this chapter.

(a) In addition to the information to which the board is entitled under Section 411.125, Government Code, the board may request and receive criminal history record information from the Federal Bureau of Investigation as provided by Section 411.087, Government Code. (a) This section applies only to a person who employs, hires, or contracts for the services of a nurse, including: (1) a health care facility, including a hospital, health science center, nursing home, or home health agency; (b) A person that terminates, suspends for more than seven days, or takes other substantive disciplinary action, as defined by the board, against a nurse, or a substantially equivalent action against a nurse who is a staffing agency nurse, because the nurse engaged in conduct subject to reporting shall report in writing to the board: (2) the conduct subject to reporting that resulted in the termination, suspension, or other substantive disciplinary action or substantially equivalent action; and. (a) As part of a continuing competency program under Section 301.303, a license holder shall complete at least two hours of continuing education relating to nursing jurisprudence and nursing ethics before the end of every third two-year licensing period. (a) The board may solicit proposals for pilot programs designed to evaluate the efficacy and effect on protection of the public of reporting systems designed to encourage identification of system errors. Sec. On receipt of the training manual, each board member shall sign and submit to the executive director a statement acknowledging receipt of the training manual. September 1, 2007. REPORTING IMMUNITY. Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. September 1, 2007. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. (16) an offense under the law of another state, federal law, or the Uniform Code of Military Justice that contains elements that are substantially similar to the elements of an offense listed in this subsection.