Sec. 301.4106. PEER ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS  


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  • 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; and

    (4) establish a procedure for evaluating the success of a peer assistance program established or approved by the board under Chapter 467, Health and Safety Code.

Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 889 , Sec. 25, eff. September 1, 2007.