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House Bill 2426 |
House Author: Truitt et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-07 |
Senate Sponsor: Deuell |
House Bill 2426 amends the Occupations Code, Education Code, Family Code, Government Code, Health and Safety Code, and Human Resources Code to continue the Board of Nurse Examiners as the Texas Board of Nursing until September 1, 2017. In addition to across-the-board sunset recommendations, the bill includes provisions relating to accreditation for schools of nursing and related educational programs, authorizes the formation of advisory committees to provide independent expertise to the board, requires a jurisprudence examination on licensing requirements to be passed by each applicant for a registered nurse license, and adopts the National Council of State Boards of Nursing Uniform Advanced Practice Registered Nurse Compact. The bill entitles a student who successfully completes a diploma program of study on or after December 31, 2004, to a degree and requires a president of a medical and dental unit to determine full-time employment status for a nurse for purposes of determining eligibility for certain benefits. House Bill 2426 creates the Texas Hospital-Based Nursing Education Partnership Grant Program, provides for the administration of the program, establishes priorities for program funding, and requires a single application process under which a partnership can apply for approval as a pilot program for innovative applications in the practice and regulation of professional nursing and for a grant under the partnership program.