Nursing Practice Act,nursing Peer Review, & Nurse Licensure Compact

i NURSING PRACTICE ACT, NURSING PEER REVIEW, & NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT TEXAS OCCUPATIONS CODE AND STATUTES REGULATING THE PRACTICE OF NURSING As Amended September 2013 TEXAS BOARD OF NURSING 333 Guadalupe, Suite 3-460 AUSTIN, TEXAS 78701 512/305-7400 Agency web site: www.bon.texas.govi Nursing Practice Act, Nursing Peer Review Act, & Nurse Licensure Compact Texas Occupations Code and Rules Regulating the Practice of Nursing Effective September 2013 Agency Mission The mission of the Texas Board of Nursing (BON or Board) is to protect and promote the welfare of the people of Texas by ensuring that each person holding a license as a nurse in this state is competent to practice safely. The Board fulfills its mission through the regulation of the practice of nursing and the approval of nursing educational programs. This mission, derived from the Nursing Practice Act, supersedes the interest of any individual, the nursing profession, or any special interest group. Notice The 83rd Regular Session of the Texas Legislature passed four bills which amended the Nursing Practice Act (NPA). House Bill 581 authorizes a nurse employed by a hospital operated by or on behalf of a state or local entity to sue the governmental entity to recover limited damages