Tex. Occ. Code § 301.4106 · Subchapter I. REPORTING VIOLATIONS AND PATIENT CARE CONCERNS
PEER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
The board by rule shall develop guidelines to:
(1) outline the roles and responsibilities of the board and a peer assistance program established or approved by the board under Chapter 467, Health and Safety Code;
(2) outline the process for a peer assistance program to refer to the board complaints alleging a violation of the practice of nursing;
(3) establish requirements for successfully completing a peer assistance program and for notification of the board of the successful completion by a nurse the board has ordered to attend or referred to the program;
(4) establish a clear procedure based on meaningful performance goals for evaluating the success of a peer assistance program established or approved by the board under Chapter 467, Health and Safety Code;
(5) establish individualized requirements for participants in a peer assistance program, including the duration of participation in a peer assistance program for substance use, based on the individual's diagnosis and needs; and
(6) ensure that participation requirements and treatment plans for peer assistance program participants who are referred to peer assistance for similar reasons are administered consistently.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 889 (H.B. 2426), Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2007.
Amended by:
Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 509 (H.B. 2950), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2017.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.301.htm
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