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AN ACT
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relating to the licensing of certain nurses who will practice in |
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border counties. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter F, Chapter 301, Occupations Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 301.262 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 301.262. SPECIAL LICENSE. (a) The board may issue a |
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license under this section to a person licensed to practice nursing |
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in Mexico if the person: |
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(1) graduated from an accredited nursing program in |
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Mexico; |
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(2) provides a report acceptable to the board issued |
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by a credentials evaluation service approved by the board; |
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(3) applies on a form prescribed by the board and pays |
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the fee required by the board; |
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(4) has received a score of at least 475 on a Test of |
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English as a Foreign Language examination; |
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(5) has received a score acceptable to the board on an |
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English language version of the appropriate National Council |
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Licensure Examination; |
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(6) is eligible for employment in the United States; |
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and |
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(7) will practice nursing in a county that borders |
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Mexico. |
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(b) A license issued under this section is valid for one |
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year and may not be renewed. A person who holds or has held a |
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license issued under this section may apply for another type of |
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license under this chapter. |
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(c) A person who holds a license issued under this section |
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may practice nursing only as an employee of a hospital located in a |
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county that borders Mexico. |
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(d) A person who holds a license issued under this section |
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is not entitled to a multistate licensing privilege to practice |
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under the Nurse Licensure Compact under Chapter 304. |
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(e) This section expires September 1, 2013. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4353 was passed by the House on April |
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30, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 95, Nays 30, 1 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4353 was passed by the Senate on May |
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26, 2009, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 1. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |