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The Nursing Practice Act can only be changed by legislation enacted by the Texas Legislature which convenes for 140 days every two years. The Governor can also convene special sessions of the Texas Legislature for the purpose of addressing issues such as school finance, tax reform or other issues.
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- Nursing Practice Act 2001
1 sty 2021 · Texas Board of Nursing Rules and Regulations relating to Nurse Education, Licensure and Practice. Note: The pdf and HTML versions are only as accurate as the date indicated on their cover page and are intended to provide access to a hard copy print of all our rules.
Chapter 301 of the Texas Occupations Code (TOC) contains the Nursing Practice Act (NPA) which creates the BON and defines its responsibility for regulating nursing education, licensure and practice. Chapter 303 relates to Nursing Peer Review and Chapter 304 relates to the Nurse Licensure Compact.
This manual, based on statutory authority as provided for in Chapters 301, 303, and 304 of the Texas Occupations Code Annotated (Nursing Practice Act), has been prepared by the Texas Board of Nursing. It sets forth the rules and regulations established by the Board to regulate nursing education and the practice of nursing in the state.
14 lip 2023 · For nurses seeking to practice in Texas, the Texas BON requires them to know the laws guiding the practice of nursing in Texas as defined in Chapters 301 (the Nursing Practice Act, NPA), 303 (Nursing Peer Review), and 304 (the Nurse Licensure Compact, NLC) of the Texas Occupations Code.
Nursing Law Basics. Each licensure candidate as well as each newly licensed nurse in Texas is responsible to know and comply with the current Nursing Practice Act (NPA) and the Board Rules and Regulations.
the practice of nursing in the interest of society by licensure, by investigation of violations of the Act, by initiating appropriate legal action when necessary, and by establishing minimum standards for educational programs in nursing.