Bill Text: TX HB982 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to an expedited licensing process for certain advanced practice registered nurses; authorizing a fee.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-01 - Referred to Public Health [HB982 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB982-Introduced.html
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By: Howard | H.B. No. 982 |
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relating to an expedited licensing process for certain advanced | ||
practice registered nurses; authorizing a fee. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 301, Occupations Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 301.262 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 301.262. EXPEDITED LICENSING PROCESS FOR OUT-OF-STATE | ||
ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES. (a) The board by rule shall | ||
create an expedited licensing process for an applicant who holds a | ||
license or other authorization in good standing to practice nursing | ||
as an advanced practice registered nurse issued by another state. | ||
(b) The board may establish a fee in an amount sufficient to | ||
cover the cost of the expedited licensing process. | ||
(c) The 180-day deadline and extension provisions under | ||
Section 301.260(c) do not apply to the expedited licensing process | ||
required under this section. | ||
SECTION 2. The Texas Board of Nursing shall create and | ||
implement the expedited licensing process under Section 301.262, | ||
Occupations Code, as added by this Act, not later than January 1, | ||
2022. | ||
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. |