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TX Occ Code § 301.107 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle E - Regulation of Nursing|Chapter 301 - Nurses|Subchapter C. Executive Director and Personnel|Section 301.107. Career Ladder Program; Performance Evaluations

Sec. 301.107.  CAREER LADDER PROGRAM;  PERFORMANCE EVALUATIONS.  (a)  The executive director or the executive director's designee shall develop an intra-agency career ladder program.  The program must require intra-agency posting of all nonentry level positions concurrently with any public posting.(b)  The executive director or the executive director's designee shall develop a system of annual performance evaluations based on measurable job tasks.  All merit pay for board employees must be based on the system established under this subsection.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 301.108 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle E - Regulation of Nursing|Chapter 301 - Nurses|Subchapter C. Executive Director and Personnel|Section 301.108. Equal Employment Opportunity Policy; Report

Sec. 301.108.  EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY POLICY;  REPORT.  (a)  The executive director or the executive director's designee shall prepare and maintain a written policy statement to ensure implementation of an equal employment opportunity program under which all personnel transactions are made without regard to race, color, disability, sex, religion, age, or national origin.  The policy statement must include:(1)  personnel policies, including policies relating to recruitment, evaluation, selection, application, training, and promotion of personnel that are in compliance with the requirements of Chapter 21, Labor Code;(2)  a comprehensive analysis of the board workforce that meets federal and state guidelines;(3)  procedures by which a determination can be made of significant underuse in the board workforce of all persons for whom federal or state guidelines encourage a more equitable balance;  and(4)  reasonable methods to appropriately address those areas of underuse.(b)  A policy statement prepared under Subsection (a) must:(1)  cover an annual period;(2)  be updated annually;(3)  be reviewed by the Commission on Human Rights for compliance with Subsection (a)(1);  and(4)  be filed with the governor.(c)  The governor shall deliver a biennial report to the legislature based on the information received under Subsection (b).  The report may be made separately or as part of other biennial reports to the legislature.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 301.151 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle E - Regulation of Nursing|Chapter 301 - Nurses|Subchapter D. General Powers and Duties of Board|Section 301.151. General Rulemaking Authority

Sec. 301.151.  GENERAL RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.  The board may adopt and enforce rules consistent with this chapter and necessary to:(1)  perform its duties and conduct proceedings before the board;(2)  regulate the practice of professional nursing and vocational nursing;(3)  establish standards of professional conduct for license holders under this chapter;  and(4)  determine whether an act constitutes the practice of professional nursing or vocational nursing.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 553, Sec. 1.009, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 301.152 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle E - Regulation of Nursing|Chapter 301 - Nurses|Subchapter D. General Powers and Duties of Board|Section 301.152. Rules Regarding Specialized Training

Sec. 301.152.  RULES REGARDING SPECIALIZED TRAINING.  (a)  In this section, "advanced practice registered nurse" means a registered nurse licensed by the board to practice as an advanced practice registered nurse on the basis of completion of an advanced educational program.  The term includes a nurse practitioner, nurse midwife, nurse anesthetist, and clinical nurse specialist.  The term is synonymous with "advanced nurse practitioner" and "advanced practice nurse."(b)  The board shall adopt rules to:(1)  license a registered nurse as an advanced practice registered nurse;(2)  establish:(A)  any specialized education or training, including pharmacology, that an advanced practice registered nurse must have to prescribe or order a drug or device as delegated by a physician under Section 157.0512 or 157.054;(B)  a system for approving an advanced practice registered nurse to prescribe or order a drug or device as delegated by a physician under Section 157.0512 or 157.054 on the receipt of evidence of completing the specialized education and training requirement under Paragraph (A); and(C)  a system for issuing a prescription authorization number to an advanced practice registered nurse approved under Paragraph (B); and(3)  concurrently renew any license or approval granted to an advanced practice registered nurse under this subsection and a license renewed by the advanced practice registered nurse under Section 301.301.(c)  At a minimum, the rules adopted under Subsection (b)(2) must:(1)  require completion of pharmacology and related pathophysiology education for initial approval; and(2)  require continuing education in clinical pharmacology and related pathophysiology in addition to any continuing education otherwise required under Section 301.303.(d)  The signature of an advanced practice registered nurse attesting to the provision of a legally authorized service by the advanced practice registered nurse satisfies any documentation requirement for that service established by a state agency.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 14.121(a), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 418 (S.B. 406), Sec. 17, eff. November 1, 2013.|
TX Occ Code § 301.153 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle E - Regulation of Nursing|Chapter 301 - Nurses|Subchapter D. General Powers and Duties of Board|Section 301.153. Rules Regarding Advertising and Competitive Bidding

Sec. 301.153.  RULES REGARDING ADVERTISING AND COMPETITIVE BIDDING.  (a)  The board may not adopt rules restricting advertising or competitive bidding by a person except to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices by the person.(b)  The board may not include in its rules to prohibit false, misleading, or deceptive practices by a person regulated by the board a rule that:(1)  restricts the person's use of any medium for advertising;(2)  restricts the person's personal appearance or use of the person's voice in an advertisement;(3)  relates to the size or duration of an advertisement by the person;  or(4)  restricts the use of a trade name in advertising by the person.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 301.154 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle E - Regulation of Nursing|Chapter 301 - Nurses|Subchapter D. General Powers and Duties of Board|Section 301.154. Rules Regarding Delegation of Certain Medical Acts

Sec. 301.154.  RULES REGARDING DELEGATION OF CERTAIN MEDICAL ACTS.  (a)  The board may recommend to the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners the adoption of rules relating to the delegation by physicians of medical acts to registered nurses and vocational nurses licensed by the board.  In making a recommendation, the board may distinguish between nurses on the basis of special training and education.(b)  A recommendation under Subsection (a) shall be treated in the same manner as a petition for the adoption of a rule by an interested party under Chapter 2001, Government Code.(c)  The board in recommending a rule and the Texas State Board of Medical Examiners in acting on a recommended rule shall, to the extent allowable under state and federal statutes, rules, and regulations, act to enable the state to obtain its fair share of the federal funds available for the delivery of health care in this state.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 553, Sec. 1.010, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 301.1545 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle E - Regulation of Nursing|Chapter 301 - Nurses|Subchapter D. General Powers and Duties of Board|Section 301.1545. Rules on Consequences of Criminal Conviction or Deferred Adjudication

Sec. 301.1545.  RULES ON CONSEQUENCES OF CRIMINAL CONVICTION OR DEFERRED ADJUDICATION.  (a)  The board shall adopt rules and guidelines necessary to comply with Chapter 53, except to the extent the requirements of this subtitle are stricter than the requirements of that chapter.(b)  In its rules under this section, the board shall list the offenses for which a conviction would constitute grounds for the board to take action under Section 53.021 or for which placement on deferred adjudication community supervision would constitute grounds for the board to take action under this chapter.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 889 (H.B. 2426), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Occ Code § 301.155 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle E - Regulation of Nursing|Chapter 301 - Nurses|Subchapter D. General Powers and Duties of Board|Section 301.155. Fees

Sec. 301.155.  FEES.  (a)  The board by rule shall establish fees in amounts reasonable and necessary to cover the costs of administering this chapter.  The board may not set a fee that existed on September 1, 1993, in an amount less than the amount of that fee on that date.(b)  The board may adopt a fee in an amount necessary for a periodic newsletter to produce and disseminate to license holders the information required under Section 301.158.(c)  The board shall assess a surcharge of not less than $3 or more than $5 for a registered nurse and a surcharge of not less than $2 or more than $3 for a vocational nurse to the fee established by the board under Subsection (a) for a license holder to renew a license under this chapter.  The board may use nine cents of the registered nurse surcharge and six cents of the vocational nurse surcharge to cover the administrative costs of collecting and depositing the surcharge.  The board quarterly shall transmit the remainder of each surcharge to the Department of State Health Services to be used only to implement the nursing resource section under Section 105.002, Health and Safety Code.  The board is not required to collect the surcharge if the board determines the funds collected are not appropriated for the purpose of funding the nursing resource section.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 728, Sec. 12, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 113 (S.B. 1000), Sec. 4, eff. May 20, 2005.Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 999 (H.B. 3961), Sec. 1, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Occ Code § 301.156 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle E - Regulation of Nursing|Chapter 301 - Nurses|Subchapter D. General Powers and Duties of Board|Section 301.156. Gifts and Grants

Sec. 301.156.  GIFTS AND GRANTS.  The board may receive gifts, grants, or other funds or assets.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 301.158 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle E - Regulation of Nursing|Chapter 301 - Nurses|Subchapter D. General Powers and Duties of Board|Section 301.158. Dissemination of Information

Sec. 301.158.  DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION.  The board shall disseminate, at least twice a year and at other times the board determines necessary, information that is of significant interest to nurses and employers of nurses in this state, including summaries of final disciplinary action taken against nurses by the board since its last dissemination of information.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 553, Sec. 1.013, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 301.1581 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle E - Regulation of Nursing|Chapter 301 - Nurses|Subchapter D. General Powers and Duties of Board|Section 301.1581. Information Provided to License Holders

Sec. 301.1581.  INFORMATION PROVIDED TO LICENSE HOLDERS.  At least once each biennium, the board shall provide to license holders information on:(1)  prescribing and dispensing pain medications, with particular emphasis on Schedule II and Schedule III controlled substances;(2)  abusive and addictive behavior of certain persons who use prescription pain medications;(3)  common diversion strategies employed by certain persons who use prescription pain medications, including fraudulent prescription patterns;  and(4)  the appropriate use of pain medications and the differences between addiction, pseudo-addiction, tolerance, and physical dependence.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1163, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 301.1582 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle E - Regulation of Nursing|Chapter 301 - Nurses|Subchapter D. General Powers and Duties of Board|Section 301.1582. Poison Control Center Information

Sec. 301.1582.  POISON CONTROL CENTER INFORMATION.  The board shall provide to license holders information regarding the services provided by poison control centers.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1163, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|
TX Occ Code § 301.1583 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle E - Regulation of Nursing|Chapter 301 - Nurses|Subchapter D. General Powers and Duties of Board|Section 301.1583. Disciplinary Action

Sec. 301.1583.  DISCIPLINARY ACTION.  (a)  The board shall remove a disciplinary action from the nurse licensure verification page on the board's Internet website if:(1)  the disciplinary action is the only disciplinary action taken against the nurse;(2)  the disciplinary action was taken by the board for a violation that is not related to the practice of nursing;(3)  the disciplinary action did not result in the suspension or revocation of, or the probation of the suspension or revocation of, the nurse's license;(4)  the disciplinary action does not provide any indication that continued practice by the nurse may risk harm to a patient; and(5)  the nurse has successfully completed the requirements imposed by the board in the disciplinary order related to the disciplinary action.(b)  A disciplinary action that is removed from the nurse licensure verification page on the board's Internet website under Subsection (a) shall be removed from the public portion of the coordinated licensure information system, as defined by Section 304.0015 in Article II of the Nurse Licensure Compact.|Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 509 (H.B. 2950), Sec. 8, eff. September 1, 2017.|
TX Occ Code § 301.159 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle E - Regulation of Nursing|Chapter 301 - Nurses|Subchapter D. General Powers and Duties of Board|Section 301.159. Board Duties Regarding Complaints

Sec. 301.159.  BOARD DUTIES REGARDING COMPLAINTS.  (a)  The board by rule shall:(1)  adopt a form to standardize information concerning complaints made to the board;  and(2)  prescribe information to be provided to a person when the person files a complaint with the board.(b)  The board shall provide reasonable assistance to a person who wishes to file a complaint with the board.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.|
TX Occ Code § 301.1595 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle E - Regulation of Nursing|Chapter 301 - Nurses|Subchapter D. General Powers and Duties of Board|Section 301.1595. Advisory Committees

Sec. 301.1595.  ADVISORY COMMITTEES.  (a)  The board may appoint advisory committees to perform the advisory functions assigned by the board.(b)  An advisory committee shall provide independent expertise on board functions and policies, but may not be involved in setting board policy.(c)  The board shall adopt rules regarding the purpose, structure, and use of advisory committees, including rules on:(1)  the purpose, role, responsibility, and goal of an advisory committee;(2)  the size and quorum requirements for an advisory committee;(3)  the composition and representation of an advisory committee;(4)  the qualifications of advisory committee members, such as experience or area of residence;(5)  the appointment procedures for advisory committees;(6)  the terms of service for advisory committee members;(7)  the training requirements for advisory committee members, if necessary;(8)  the method the board will use to receive public input on issues addressed by an advisory committee; and(9)  the development of board policies and procedures to ensure advisory committees meet the requirements for open meetings under Chapter 551, Government Code, including notification requirements.(d)  A board member may not serve as a member of an advisory committee, but may serve as a liaison between an advisory committee and the board.  A board member liaison that attends advisory committee meetings may attend only as an observer and not as a participant.  A board member liaison is not required to attend advisory committee meetings.  The role of a board member liaison is limited to clarifying the board's charge and intent to the advisory committee.(e)  To the extent of any conflict with Chapter 2110, Government Code, this section and board rules adopted under this section control.|Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 889 (H.B. 2426), Sec. 14, eff. September 1, 2007.|
TX Occ Code § 301.1605 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle E - Regulation of Nursing|Chapter 301 - Nurses|Subchapter D. General Powers and Duties of Board|Section 301.1605. Pilot Programs for Innovative Applications

Sec. 301.1605.  PILOT PROGRAMS FOR INNOVATIVE APPLICATIONS.  (a)  The board may approve and adopt rules regarding pilot programs for innovative applications in the practice and regulation of nursing.(b)  The board shall specify the procedures to be followed in applying for approval of a pilot program.  The board may condition approval of a program on compliance with this section and rules adopted under this section. (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.  The board may not grant an exception to:(1)  the education requirements of this chapter unless the program includes alternate but substantially equivalent requirements; or(2)  the mandatory reporting requirements unless the program:(A)  is designed to evaluate the efficiency of alternative reporting methods; and(B)  provides consumers adequate protection from nurses whose continued practice is a threat to public safety.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 876, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 999 (H.B. 3961), Sec. 5, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Occ Code § 301.1606 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle E - Regulation of Nursing|Chapter 301 - Nurses|Subchapter D. General Powers and Duties of Board|Section 301.1606. Pilot Programs on Nurse Reporting Systems

Sec. 301.1606.  PILOT PROGRAMS ON NURSE REPORTING SYSTEMS.  (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.(b)  The board may grant a pilot program approved under this section 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.  If the board grants an exception, the board may require that the program:(1)  provide for the remediation of the deficiencies of a nurse who has knowledge or skill deficiencies that unless corrected may result in an unreasonable risk to public safety;(2)  provide for supervision of the nurse during remediation of deficiencies under Subdivision (1);(3)  require reporting to the board of a nurse:(A)  who fails to satisfactorily complete remediation, or who does not make satisfactory progress in remediation, under Subdivision (1);(B)  whose incompetence in the practice of nursing would pose a continued risk of harm to the public; or(C)  whose error contributed to a patient death or serious patient injury; or(4)  provide for a nursing peer review committee to review whether a nurse is appropriate for remediation under Subdivision (1).(c)  The board may require that the entity conducting a pilot program under this section reimburse the board for the cost of monitoring and evaluating the pilot program.(d)  The board may contract with a third party to perform the monitoring and evaluation.(e)  The board may limit the number of pilot programs that it approves under this section.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 876, Sec. 1, eff. June 20, 2003.Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 999 (H.B. 3961), Sec. 6, eff. June 19, 2009.|
TX Occ Code § 301.161 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle E - Regulation of Nursing|Chapter 301 - Nurses|Subchapter D. General Powers and Duties of Board|Section 301.161. Enforcement

Sec. 301.161.  ENFORCEMENT.  (a)  The board shall aid in the enforcement of this chapter.(b)  The board may:(1)  issue a subpoena;(2)  compel the attendance of a witness;(3)  administer an oath to a person giving testimony at hearings;  and(4)  cause the prosecution of each person violating this chapter.(c)  The attorney general shall provide legal assistance necessary to enforce this chapter.  This subsection does not relieve a local prosecuting officer of any duty under the law.(d)  The board may establish a criminal investigations unit to investigate suspected criminal acts relating to the practice of nursing as authorized by this chapter.(e)  The board may assist federal, state, or local law enforcement agencies in the investigation and prosecution of crimes related to the practice of nursing.|Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1058 (H.B. 1366), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Occ Code § 301.1615 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Occupations Code|Title 3 - Health Professions|Subtitle E - Regulation of Nursing|Chapter 301 - Nurses|Subchapter D. General Powers and Duties of Board|Section 301.1615. Obtaining Criminal History Record Information; Hearing

Sec. 301.1615.  OBTAINING CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD INFORMATION;  HEARING.  (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.(b)  Criminal history record information received by the board may be used only by the board and is privileged.  The information may not be disclosed to any person other than:(1)  as required under a court order;  or(2)  to a nursing board that is a member of the nurse licensure compact under Chapter 304.(c)  If, on the basis of criminal history record information obtained by the board, the board proposes to deny an application for a license, refuse to renew a license, or suspend or revoke a license or temporary permit, the applicant or license holder is entitled to a hearing under Section 301.454.|Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1102, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.|