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| 1 | + | 86R3481 SOS-D | |
| 2 | 2 | By: Howard H.B. No. 912 | |
| 3 | - | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 912: | |
| 4 | - | By: Sheffield C.S.H.B. No. 912 | |
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| 6 | 4 | ||
| 7 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 8 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 9 | 7 | relating to an expedited licensing process for certain advanced | |
| 10 | 8 | practice registered nurses; authorizing a fee. | |
| 11 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 12 | 10 | SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 301, Occupations Code, is | |
| 13 | 11 | amended by adding Section 301.262 to read as follows: | |
| 14 | 12 | Sec. 301.262. EXPEDITED LICENSING PROCESS FOR OUT-OF-STATE | |
| 15 | 13 | ADVANCED PRACTICE REGISTERED NURSES. (a) The board by rule shall | |
| 16 | 14 | create an expedited licensing process for an applicant who holds a | |
| 17 | - | license or other authorization in good standing to practice nursing | |
| 18 | - | as an advanced practice registered nurse issued by another state. | |
| 19 | - | (b) The board may establish a fee in an amount sufficient to | |
| 20 | - | cover the cost of the expedited licensing process. | |
| 15 | + | license or other authorization to practice nursing as an advanced | |
| 16 | + | practice registered nurse issued by another state. | |
| 17 | + | (b) The board may establish a fee for the expedited process. | |
| 21 | 18 | (c) The 180-day deadline and extension provisions under | |
| 22 | 19 | Section 301.260(c) do not apply to the expedited licensing process | |
| 23 | 20 | required under this section. | |
| 24 | 21 | SECTION 2. The Texas Board of Nursing shall create and | |
| 25 | 22 | implement the expedited licensing process under Section 301.262, | |
| 26 | 23 | Occupations Code, as added by this Act, not later than January 1, | |
| 27 | 24 | 2020. | |
| 28 | 25 | SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |