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House Bill 1366 |
House Author: Allen, Ray |
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Effective: 9-1-05 |
Senate Sponsor: Janek |
House Bill 1366 amends the Occupations Code relating to the regulation of nursing. The bill continues the Nurse Licensure Compact, authorizes the Board of Nurse Examiners to establish a criminal investigations unit and to assist law enforcement, and directs the board to suspend, revoke, or refuse to issue a license on the initial conviction of certain offenses. The bill also adds placement on deferred adjudication, deferred adjudication community supervision, or deferred disposition for a felony or misdemeanor involving moral turpitude as grounds for denial of a license or disciplinary action and provides procedures for temporary license restriction.