88R12611 SCP-F
By: Garcia H.B. No. 3221
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to certain information regarding disciplinary actions by
the Texas Board of Nursing.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 301.466, Occupations Code, is amended by
amending Subsections (c) and (d) and adding Subsection (e) to read
as follows:
(c) The filing of formal charges against a nurse by the
board, a list [the nature] of those charges, disciplinary
proceedings of the board, and final disciplinary actions, including
warnings and reprimands, by the board are not confidential and are
subject to disclosure in accordance with Chapter 552, Government
Code.
(d) Notwithstanding Subsection (c), if the board orders a
nurse to participate in a peer assistance program approved by the
board under Section 467.003, Health and Safety Code, the complaint,
filing of formal charges, [nature of those charges,] final board
order, and disciplinary proceedings are subject to disclosure:
(1) only to the same extent as information regarding a
complaint is subject to disclosure under Subsection (b); or
(2) in a subsequent matter relating to the board order
or a subsequent violation of this chapter or a board rule that
occurs not later than the second anniversary of the date the nurse
successfully completed the program.
(e) A disciplinary action published on the nurse licensure
verification page on the board's Internet website:
(1) must include:
(A) the name of the nurse subject to the
disciplinary action;
(B) a list of any formal charges against the
nurse; and
(C) any final disciplinary action taken by the
board, including warnings and reprimands; and
(2) may not include:
(A) the personal telephone number, home address,
place of work name or address, or other contact information for the
nurse; or
(B) the nature of any formal charge filed against
the nurse.
SECTION 2. Not later than December 1, 2023, the Texas Board
of Nursing shall update the nurse licensure verification page on
the board's Internet website to meet the requirements of Section
301.466(e), Occupations Code, as added by this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.