Gov. Rick Perry has named Kristin Benton of Austin chair of the Texas Board of Nursing, and appointed four members to the board for terms to expire Jan. 31, 2017. The board ensures licensed nurses in Texas meet the necessary requirements to practice, and oversees accreditation of schools of nursing.
Benton is an associate professor of [...]
Currently, there is no law that prohibits this practice. With the legislature coming to town, there may be a push by the Texas Medical Association to ban this practice, but I do not see the legislature doing so this session. There are too many other issues to tackle and it is anti-free market.
However, the Texas [...]
On December 7th, the Governor, the Lt. Governor, and the Speaker of House sent a letter to all state agencies, including all the health licensing board, and directed them to cut 2.5% of their budget for rest of the 2011 Fiscal Year. The FY 2011 began on September 1st. The FY 2011 began with a [...]
The Texas BON just posted the remaining rule changes for the continuing education rules. The complete revised rules are intended to stop nurses from taking “fluff” education courses that do nothing to enrich their nursing practice or nursing knowledge. The other changes were done last year and these are the remaining rules that [...]
Guidelines for Physical and Psychological Evaluations
1) informs licensees, applicants, petitioners, and the public about the Board’s requirements and procedures regarding physical and psychological evaluations under the Nursing Practice Act (the Occupations Code Chapter 301).
Amendments to §216.1 (relating to Definitions)
Amendments to §216.3 (relating to Requirements)
Continuing education needs to be in the Nurse’s practice area, as [...]
If a nurse is currently under investigation by the Texas BON and is renewing his/her license, what does the nurse answer to the question: “Are you currently the target or subject of a grand jury or governmental agency investigation?” According to the Board, the answer is “yes” even though the BON knows about the [...]
There are new prescriptive delegation rules drafted by the Texas Medical Board and many physicians, APRNs or PAs may not be aware of the changes. The rules apply to prescriptions, delegation by physicians, practice sites, and review of charts. One of the big areas that can impact an APRN or PA is the requirement for [...]
Multistate Compact Licensure rules can impact a nurse even if the nurse is not working under a compact license. If you have a license in the state in which you practice, but live in another state, you may be affected by the compact rules for multistate licensing even if you are not working under a [...]
Last month, the Governor, Lt. Governor and the Speaker of the House asked all agencies to cut 5% from their 2010-2011 Budgets. The budget year from September 1st to August 31st; therefore, the 2011 budget starts in September. All agencies submitted their cuts. Most agencies that I deal with: Medical, Nursing, Dental, LPC, LSW, LMFT, [...]
The ratio law in California that limits the number of patients per nurse was the subject of a research study and the findings support that the ratio is preventing deaths and improving nurse’s beliefs about their job performance. Victoria Colliver’s April 20, 2010 article “Pioneering Law on Nurses Found to Save Lives” describes the findings [...]