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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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OCCUPATIONS CODE |
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Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS |
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Subtitle E. REGULATION OF NURSING |
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Chapter 301. NURSES |
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Subchapter D. GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF BOARD |
Sec. 301.160. PILOT PROGRAMS
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(a) In this section:
(1) "Proactive nursing peer review" means peer review that is not initiated to determine culpability with respect to a particular incident.
(2) "Targeted continuing nursing education" means continuing education focusing on a skill that would likely benefit a significant proportion of nurses in a particular practice area.
(b) The board may develop pilot programs to evaluate the effectiveness of mechanisms, including proactive nursing peer review and targeted continuing nursing education, for maintenance of the clinical competency of a nurse in the nurse's area of practice and the understanding by nurses of the laws, including regulations, governing the practice of nursing.
(c) A pilot program under Subsection (b) must be designed to test the effectiveness of a variety of mechanisms in a variety of practice settings.
(d) The board may approve a pilot program under Subsection (b) that is to be conducted by a person other than the board.
(e) The board may spend funds to develop or fund a pilot program and may contract with, make grants to, or make other arrangements with an agency, professional association, institution, individual, or other person to implement this section.
(f) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 889, Sec. 74(2), eff. September 1, 2007.
(g) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 889, Sec. 74(2), eff. September 1, 2007.
(h) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 889, Sec. 74(2), eff. September 1, 2007.
(i) Except as provided by this subsection, in developing or approving a pilot program under this section the board may exempt the program from rules adopted under this chapter. Subchapter I and Chapter 303 apply to pilot programs, except that Sections 303.002(e), 303.003, and 303.008(b) do not apply to a pilot program using proactive peer review. The board may establish alternative criteria for nursing peer review committees conducting proactive peer review.
(j) The board shall issue an annual report regarding any pilot programs developed or approved and a status report on those programs, including preliminary or final findings concerning their effectiveness. The board shall mail the report to statewide associations of nurses and educators and employers of nurses that request a copy.