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Volume 29, No. 1
RN Update January 1998
Proposed and Adopted Rules
by Erlene Fisher
At their September 18-19, 1997 and November 13-14, 1997 meetings, the Board took the following action in
relation to rules:
Proposed amendments to 215.15, Students. These amendments were published in the October 17, 1997
issue of the Texas Register. The rule was adopted with changes on November 25, 1997 to become effective
January 1, 1998. The adopted amendment was published in the December 12, 1997 issue of the Texas Register.
The passage of SB 617 allows the Board to require schools of nursing to ensure that individuals enrolled in nursing
programs in Texas are informed of eligibility criteria and potential bars to licensure.
Proposed amendments to 215.2-215.6, concerning Definitions, New Programs, Accreditation, Pass
Rate of Graduates on the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses and Administration and
Organization; the repeal of and new 215.14 and 215.20 relating to Extended Campus/Extension Site and Closing
of a Nursing Program or Distance Education Initiative. These proposed amendments, repeals, and new sections
were published in the December 12, 1997 issue of the Texas Register.
Proposed an amendment to 217.5, concerning Temporary License and Endorsement. The proposed
amendment will standardize the procedures and fees charged for eligibility determination for examination
applicants, declaratory order petitioners, and endorsees by equalizing the procedures and fees applied to all persons
seeking licensure, regardless of the method of entry. The proposed amendment was published in the December
12, 1997 issue of the Texas Register.
Proposed amendments to 221.1 and 221.12, Advanced Practice Nurses, concerning Definitions and
Functions. These proposed amendments were published in the December 12, 1997 issue of the Texas Register.
Proposed an amendment to 222.1, Advanced Practice Nurses with Limited Prescriptive Authority,
concerning Definitions, which was published in the December 12, 1997 issue of the Texas Register.
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE ON SB 190
DEALING WITH LONG TERM CARE 1998 BNE BOARD
The Legislative Update information which was included MEETING SCHEDULE
in the October 1997 edition of the RN Update included
information on the Filed version of SB 190 rather than
the Enrolled version of this bill. The Enrolled version of January 22-23
the bill that went to the governor and was signed into law March 12-13
did not include a minimum ratio of one licensed nurse for May 21-22
each twenty residents as was proposed in the Filed
version of the bill. The substitute language which is now July 16-17
the law states "...The institution shall maintain sufficient September 17-18
staff to provide nursing and related services..." This November 19-20
language is located in the Texas Health & Safety Code,
Section 242.154, Nursing Services. To obtain AlltobeheldinAustin.
information specific to the Texas Department of Human
Services' interpretation of SB 190, contact Susan Syler,
Policy Development, DHS, at (512) 438-3111.3
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