Hon. E.R. Wright,Superintendent

State Sohool for the Deaf TravisCounty Austin, Texas

oear Ear: Opinion No. O-25@ Rer Whethera person who received

a oouree of nursingtraining at the StateHoepita1 %t Sai?ltorlm Is a graduate

nurse zri;in the xneanlng

of the ap~oprfdt%on

. We have your letterof July 22, 1940,which reado as followet
"Xn the appropr?Btion bill for sleemoqynary In<ut%ons,the bill pra.@dee ior two graduate nursee. The law iurthern&m fea?th provlslon

ior a state Boaru of mursee Hlralmw There is a group of hospitnls

wh%oh me aStilistci%th thla Boata fey the purpare

of tmln3.n

g numm .'Eha

StateEloapital

at Senltorlm 115

net affllktcrb

with this arganlxatlon but plwpoeea to train nuraezi.

~"Couldap%rtgwhohae qualffledbygr?kduating front

IAL6 hoapital

at Sanltorlum,

Texosl be consldszud a~ gra8uate

nurse as the tern is appliedIn the appropriation

bill?"
We believethat the phrase "graduate nurse as used In ths appropriation

b%ll for Eleemoeynasy Inatitutlone"

was used in the a8me senseas In Article 4518 and 4518a of the Revlaed'Civil Statutea

of Texaswhich read ae follonsz

"Art. 4518.

QWLlZ'ICATIONS

OF tRiRSE3'

TRAIEES@ SCHOOLS AND ARPLfcAmTs All special

htmpltals

approved

by~theBfMrd of NurseNxant~ers,

andgeneral ho pitale, with not lesa than twenty-five 9 Q$i) whfch are equipped beds, amI whioh have a Ually annualaverageof not less thtLO fLfteen (15)patlentr, and which tetiah

the oouree of studypresarlbed by the Board of Nuree ExBrainerii

of the State of Texas,aYe hereby~ cqnstituted

duly qualified

and acmedlted nursingschools. A general

hospital,

aa the term Is hers uaed, Is a public or private1nstltutLon wheremen, women and children areHois. B.R. l!Mght, Pegs 2 O-2564

treated

for all klnds of diseases, bodily in,jurjr,

or physloal

deramlty by means OS both medloaland su.rg$caf treatment,

and whichmaintains an organized

staffof phyalaiuns and surgeons llaenaed

to praotice medlofne fn the etate oi Texas.

4Art. 45laEi. CEFtTIWGATION OF QRADUATgS;

EXIWIt?ATIONl3XSTATEBOARVOFt4UFtSE6X.AMINHRS

No person shallbe eertii'led as a graduate

of an suchnursingsc,hool unless such person&as **had** t&ee (331 full years of w-k and study in such school under a ra&istereU

nurse, two (2) year8 of whfahmurrt be eontlnuous In the s&o01 of' nursingfrom which bhe has graduated, or two (2) conMnuous~years in a spcclal

hospital

and one (1) oontlnuaus

til.Z year in a general

hospital. And maoh graduate

upon praurnting

such cei?ttifiuate

to the State mardo?NurBC~ shallupon **the papkent**  **or re**  quired f'ees

be entitlwl to take the examlnatlons presurlbed by the StateBoardi 8nd u$on making the passing grades prescribed by the Board, shall be entitled to reoaive from aald Phard a certtiloate certifying that auah person le a graduate

nurse end entitled to practlae as a reglstersad ~m.rse in the State or Texs8." These Statutes

ti conatrud in our oplnMn8 No. O-882 and Supplemental

opinibn

Boo, o-88211, copies

### 0r which are anelosed herew%th, requlrathat a perron must have at least one year*8 training ln a gemal hospltal

in ordee to be entitled Co be aertiried

as a rtkglatered

graduate nuraea Xou state that the Wite Hospital at ganltoritmr

is not affiliated

with tha &ate Board of Rarse l?xamlners. A personreceiving his entiret&Wnl.ng at th%s hospital

la therefore

not ellglble

to be Crertirled

as a registered graduate nurse under Artlclete 4528 and 451aa, Revlsetl

Civilhitatutes,

192fi.
It is OUT opinion,

tiherefore,

that a partywho has graduated from a coursein tiurslng iven at the State Hospital at Sanltorlum Texas, may not be conaidored GB a graduate nurse as that term is used in the eppropriatfon bill.
Youre very truly ATTORlUiX

QSNHRitL

OF !lXXAS

APPROV6U

AU(f 9, 1940 s/ EroverSeller6 FgzSlPASSIS?%Nl! ATTOHNXY

WNICRAL