At the June meeting for the Texas Medical Board, staff reported to the Board members that the Board is doing well for its 2010 budget, which ends on August 31st. Currently, the Board has spent 7.5 million out of an 11 million dollar budget. Most of the remaining money will go to staff salaries and [...]
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Disciplinary actions or Agreed Orders remain on a nurse’s license forever. When stipulations/restrictions are placed on the license, the nurse’s license is encumbered and those restrictions show up on the license when the license is verified (for example, the verification page will show “Warning with Stipulations” or “Remedial Education”). Once the stipulations/restrictions are completed and [...]
I have heard from another nurse who is having a difficult time obtaining a job while under a Board Order. This is an ongoing problem especially in this economy. Some employers are refusing to hire a nurse no matter what the basis for the Order. Most nurses cannot afford to fight an Order [...]
As previous noted in the blog, the 2009 Fiscal Year was a big on for the number of investigations and Informal Settlement Conferences for the Texas Medical Board. Last fiscal year (Runs September 1 to August 31) the Board held 700 ISCs, 200 more than in FY 2008.
Based on a report by the Executive Director [...]