Texas Occupations Code
§ 301.4521 — PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL EVALUATION
OC § 301.4521Title 3. HEALTH PROFESSIONS · Part E. REGULATION OF NURSING · Ch. 301. NURSES · Art. J. PROHIBITED PRACTICES AND DISCIPLINARY ACTIONS
Statute text
View on source(a)In this section:
(1)"Applicant" means:
(A)a petitioner for a declaratory order of eligibility for a license; or
(B)an applicant for an initial license or renewal of a license.
(2)"Evaluation" means a physical or psychological evaluation conducted to determine a person's fitness to practice nursing.
(b)The board may require a nurse or applicant to submit to an evaluation only if the board has probable cause to believe that the nurse or applicant is unable to practice nursing with reasonable skill and safety to patients because of:
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Legislative history
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 878 (S.B. 193), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2011.