Sec. 301.262. SPECIAL LICENSE

(a) The board may issue a license under this section to a person licensed to practice nursing in Mexico if the person:

(1) graduated from an accredited nursing program in Mexico;

(2) provides a report acceptable to the board issued by a credentials evaluation service approved by the board;

(3) applies on a form prescribed by the board and pays the fee required by the board;

(4) has received a score of at least 475 on a Test of English as a Foreign Language examination;

(5) has received a score acceptable to the board on an English language version of the appropriate National Council Licensure Examination;

(6) is eligible for employment in the United States; and

(7) will practice nursing in a county that borders Mexico.

(b) A license issued under this section is valid for one year and may not be renewed. A person who holds or has held a license issued under this section may apply for another type of license under this chapter.

(c) A person who holds a license issued under this section may practice nursing only as an employee of a hospital located in a county that borders Mexico.

(d) A person who holds a license issued under this section is not entitled to a multistate licensing privilege to practice under the Nurse Licensure Compact under Chapter 304.

(e) This section expires September 1, 2013.

Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1028 , Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.