Whistle-blower rules proposed at Texas BON
The Legislature during the last session strengthened the whistle-blower protections for nurses in response to the Winkler County Nurses’ experiences. As a result of that legislation, the Texas BON has...
View ArticleA Nurse with a Criminal Charge or Criminal History Background-What to do?
It is very important to take the right actions when you are a nurse with a criminal history or a recent arrest and you are going to have to inform the BON: 1. Do NOT lie to the Board because this...
View ArticleTexas Board of Nursing and SOAH PFDs recommended rule changes to 213.23
On July 3, 2012 a public hearing was held by the Texas Board of Nursing regarding the proposed rule changes to 22 Texas Administrative Code 213.23. The proposed rule changes will significantly alter...
View ArticleUs versus Them: Texas Boards Trying to Change SOAH rules
On June 19, 2012, the Health Professions Council (HPC) sent a Petition to the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) requesting rule changes to Chapter 155, 1 Texas Administrative Code...
View ArticleSOAH denies HPC’s rule petition
On August 24, 2012, the State Office of Administrative Hearings (SOAH) issued its response to the Health Professions Council’s rule petition request; SOAH denied the request. The SOAH response...
View ArticleNursing Webinars on State BONs and Discipline
Nursing Law and Order is offering a 60 minute webinars for nurses and nursing students to learn more about the nuts and bolts of State Nursing Board disciplinary investigations. Taralynn Mackay is...
View ArticleNew BON rules will benefit nurses!!
Nurses always ask what can they do to improve the regulation of their practice by the Texas Board of Nursing. There are questions of how to make the process more fair, especially for those nurses who...
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