The following information was obtained from the November 16 edition of the Texas Register:
Proposed Rules
The Texas Board of Nursing (BON) proposes to amend 22 TAC §§216.1 – 216.7, relating to Continuing Education, pursuant to Senate Bill 993 (SB 993), which deleted the portion of the Nursing Practice Act that required the Board to allow Type II CE. Currently, the BON has discretion to accept only Type I CE courses for license renewal.
BON also proposes to amend Title 22, Texas Administrative Code (TAC), §§219.1 – 219.13 relating to Advanced Nurse Practitioner Program, pursuant to recommendations made by the Sunset Advisory Commission and subsequent changes to the Nursing Practice Act during the 2007 legislative session.
BON will continue to approve pre-licensure programs but will not approve nationally accredited post-licensure programs. For more information about these proposals and where to send written comments, see the relevant section of the Texas Register.