The board may discipline a nurse's license, and must impose discipline if it finds a listed act was committed.
Sec. 301.453. DISCIPLINARY AUTHORITY OF BOARD; METHODS OF DISCIPLINE. (a) If the board determines that a person has committed an act listed in Section 301.452(b), the board shall enter an order imposing one or more of the following: (1) denial of the person's application for a license, license renewal, or temporary permit; (2) issuance of a written warning; (3) administration of a public reprimand; (4) limitation or restriction of the person's license, including: (A) limiting to or excluding from the person's practice one or more specified activities of nursing; or (B) stipulating periodic board review; (5) suspension of the person's license; (6) revocation of the person's license; or (7) assessment of a fine. (b) In addition to or instead of an action under Subsection (a), the board, by order, may require the person to: (1) submit to care, counseling, or treatment by a health provider designated by the board as a condition for the issuance or renewal of a license; (2) participate in a program of education or counseling prescribed by the board, including a program of remedial education; (3) practice for a specified period under the direction of a registered nurse or vocational nurse designated by the board; (4) perform public service the board considers appropriate; or (5) abstain from the consumption of alcohol or the use of drugs and submit to random periodic screening for alcohol or drug use. (c) The board may probate any penalty imposed on a nurse and may accept the voluntary surrender of a license. The board may not reinstate a surrendered license unless it determines that the person is competent to resume practice. (d) If the board suspends, revokes, or accepts surrender of a license, the board may impose conditions for reinstatement that the person must satisfy before the board may issue an unrestricted license. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 553, Sec. 1.046, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 999 (H.B. 3961), Sec. 11, eff. June 19, 2009. Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1189 (S.B. 1058), Sec. 6, eff. September 1, 2013.