Bill Text: TX SB2011 | 2019-2020 | 86th Legislature | Introduced
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Bill Title: Relating to a study and report regarding streamlining physician licensing requirements for advanced practice registered nurses.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-10 - Effective on 9/1/19 [SB2011 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB2011-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Relating to a study and report regarding streamlining physician licensing requirements for advanced practice registered nurses.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-10 - Effective on 9/1/19 [SB2011 Detail]
Download: Texas-2019-SB2011-Introduced.html
86R13044 MM-D | ||
By: Buckingham | S.B. No. 2011 |
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relating to a study and report regarding streamlining physician | ||
licensing requirements for nurses. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 61, Education Code, is | ||
amended by adding Section 61.06693 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 61.06693. STUDY REGARDING STREAMLINING PHYSICIAN | ||
LICENSING REQUIREMENTS FOR NURSES. (a) The board shall | ||
collaborate with at least one institution of higher education, the | ||
Texas Medical Board, and the Texas Board of Nursing to conduct a | ||
study regarding the feasibility of developing a pilot program to | ||
streamline the requirements for a nurse to become eligible under | ||
Chapter 155, Occupations Code, for a license to practice medicine. | ||
(b) Not later than December 1, 2020, the board shall submit | ||
to the governor, the lieutenant governor, the speaker of the house | ||
of representatives, and each legislative standing committee with | ||
primary jurisdiction over matters relating to higher education or | ||
occupational licensing a report on the results of the study and any | ||
recommendations for legislative or other action. | ||
(c) This section expires September 1, 2021. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |