Board Meetings - 2007

Regular Meeting AGENDA- October 18-19, 2007

The Board's agendas, minutes and materials are available in Adobe Acrobat format. The Regular Board Meeting minutes are available for review in the next regular meetings agenda.

CALL TO ORDER - 8:30 a.m.

REVIEW OF AGENDA

REVIEW OF THE MINUTES of the April 19-20, 2007 Board Meeting and April 18, 2007 Public Hearing

CONSENT AGENDA:

2.1. Financial Statement - 4th Quarter, Fiscal Year 2007 - MM
2.2. Continuing Education Pre-Renewal Audit Report/4th Quarter, Fiscal Year 2007 - MM
3.1.1. Workshop Report - MH
3.2.1. Continuation of Approval Status Based on 2006 NCLEX-PN® Examination Pass Rates, Review of 2006 Annual Report and Review of Self Study
3.2.2. Proposed Change of Approval Status Based on 2006 NCLEX-PN® Examination Pass Rates - Anamarc Educational Institute at El Paso, Vocational Nursing Education Program - DJ
3.2.3. Proposed Change of Approval Status Based on 2006 NCLEX-RN® Examination Pass Rates - DJ
3.2.4. Notification of Consolidation of Vocational Nursing Education Programs - RW
3.2.5. Notification of Voluntary Withdrawal from Board Approval - Prairie View A&M University at Houston, Family Nurse Practitioner Program at Houston, Texas - JH
3.2.6. Petition for Waiver of Director Qualifications - VA/JH/DJ
3.2.7. Report on BNE New Dean, Director, and Coordinator Orientation Workshops for 2006-2007-JH
5.1.1. Eligibility and Disciplinary Committee - JS
5.1.2. Strategic Planning/4th Quarter Report - MM/KT
5.3.7. Texas Department of Aging and Disability - Assisted Living Community on Delegation - MH
5.3.8. Scott & White Summer Institute for School Nurses - MH
5.3.9. Home and Community Support Service Agencies (HCSSA) Rule Revisions for Clients with Complex Needs, Training Sessions offered by the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) - CM
6.3. Adoption of Rule Reviews for Chapters 211, 217, 219 and 223 - JS
6.4. Adoption of Amendments to - 213.20(Informal Proceedings pertaining to Alternative Dispute Resolution ), 213.27(Good Professional Character), 213.28(Licensure of Persons with Criminal Offenses), 213.29(Criteria and Procedure Regarding Intemperate Use and Lack of Fitness in Eligibility and Disciplinary Matters), 213.30(Declaratory Order of Eligibility for Licensure), and 213.33(Factors considered for Imposition of Penalties/Sanctions and/or Fines) - JS
6.5. Adoption of Amendments to- 211.6(Committees of the Board), 211.7(Executive Director), 217.2( Licensure by Examination for Graduates of Nursing Education Programs Within the United States, its Territories, or Possessions), 217.4(Requirements for Initial Licensure by Examination for Nurses Who Graduate from Nursing Education Programs Outside of United States’ Jurisdiction), 217.5(Temporary License and Endorsement) and 223.1(Fees) - JS
7.1.1. TPAPN Quarterly Report
7.1.2. Annual TPAPN Audit
8.1. ALJ Proposal for Decision
8.2. Agreed Orders
8.3. Reinstatement Agreed Orders
8.4. Eligibility Agreed Orders

1. ADMINISTRATION

*1.1. Executive Director's Report - KT
1.2. Legal - JWJ
1.3. Report on Implementation of Sunset Legislation - KT
1.4. Business Process Work Plan from the Office of the Governor - KT

2. OPERATIONS

3. NURSING

3.1. Practice
C - *3.1.1. Workshop Report - MH
3.2. Education
C - *3.2.1. Continuation of Approval Status Based on 2006 NCLEX-PN® Examination Pass Rates, Review of 2006 Annual Report and Review of Self Study

C - *3.2.1.a. Clarendon College at Clarendon, Vocational Nursing Education Program - VA

C - *3.2.1.b. Cy Fair College at Cypress, Vocational Nursing Education Program - RW

C - *3.2.1.c. Southwest Texas Junior College at Uvalde, Vocational Nursing Education Program - JH

C - *3.2.1.d. Sul Ross University at Alpine, Vocational Nursing Education Program - JH

C - *3.2.1.e. Texas Careers, Incorporated at San Antonio, Vocational Nursing Education Program - VA

C - *3.2.1.f. Vernon College at Vernon Day and Evening, Vocational Nursing Education Program - RW

Removed from Agenda 3.2.1.g. Victoria College at Victoria Evening, Vocational Nursing Education Program - DJ

C - *3.2.1.h. Western Texas College at Snyder, Vocational Nursing Education Program - JH

C - *3.2.2. Proposed Change of Approval Status Based on 2006 NCLEX-PN® Examination Pass Rates - Anamarc Educational Institute at El Paso, Vocational Nursing Education Program - DJ
C - *3.2.3. Proposed Change of Approval Status Based on 2006 NCLEX-RN® Examination Pass Rates

C - *3.2.3.a. Cisco Junior College at Abilene, Generic Associate Degree Nursing Education Program - DJ

C - *3.2.3.b. Montgomery College at Conroe, Associate Degree Nursing Education Program - DJ

C - *3.2.3.c. Tomball College at Tomball, Associate Degree Nursing Education Program - DJ

C - *3.2.4. Notification of Consolidation of Vocational Nursing Education Programs

C - *3.2.4.a. Ranger Junior College at Comanche and Ranger Junior College at Early - RW

C - *3.2.4.b. Vernon College at Vernon Day and Evening Program, Vernon College at Wichita Falls Day Program, and Vernon College at Wichita Falls Evening Program - RW

C - *3.2.5. Notification of Voluntary Withdrawal from Board Approval - Prairie View A&M University at Houston, Family Nurse Practitioner Program at Houston, Texas - JH
C - *3.2.6. Petition for Waiver of Director Qualifications

C - *3.2.6.a. Hill College at Cleburne, Associate Degree Nursing Education Program (LVN to ADN) - VA

C - *3.2.6.b. Houston Baptist University, College of Nursing at Houston - JH

C - *3.2.6.c. Tomball College at Tomball, Associate Degree Nursing Education Program - DJ

C - *3.2.7. Report on BNE New Dean, Director, and Coordinator Orientation Workshops for 2006-2007 - JH
*3.2.8. Consideration of Petition to Change Program Approval Status - Patty Hanks Shelton School of Nursing, Baccalaureate Degree Nursing Education Program - JH
*3.2.9. Public Hearing for Proposal to Establish a New Nursing Education Program

*3.2.9.a. Texas State Technical College at Sweetwater, Associate Degree Nursing Education Program - JH/RW

*3.2.9.b. Southwest Texas Junior College at Uvalde, Associate Degree Nursing Education Program - JH/RW

4. ENFORCEMENT

*4.1. Criminal Background Check Update - TD

5. COMMITTEE REPORTS

5.1. Board Committees

C - *5.1.1. Eligibility and Disciplinary Committee - JS

C - *5.1.2. Strategic Planning/4th Quarter Report - MM/KT

5.1.3. Development and Evaluation - RaG

5.2. Advisory Committees/Task Forces

*5.2.1. Advanced Practice Nursing Advisory Committee - LR/JZ

*5.2.2. Nursing Practice Advisory Committee - VC/MH/CM

*5.2.3. Advisory Committee on Education - BJ/RW

5.2.4. Task Force on Licensure, Eligibility and Discipline - JWJ

5.3. Collaboration with Outside Agencies/Stakeholders

5.3.1. Texas Peer Assistance Program for Nurses Advisory Committee - RW

*5.3.2. Texas Nurses Association Competency Task Force - MBT

5.3.3. Statewide Health Coordinating Council Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies Advisory Committee - KT

*5.3.3.1. Statewide Health Coordinating Council Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies Advisory Committee Fiscal Year 2006 Budget Report - KT

5.3.4. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Nursing Education Updates - MBT

5.3.5. Taxonomy of Error Root Cause Analysis of Practice Responsibilities (TERCAP)-MBT

*5.3.6. Texas Pain Summit - JZ

C - *5.3.7. Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services - Assisted Living Conferences - MH

C - *5.3.8. Scott & White Pediatric Challenges: Summer School Conference - MH

C - *5.3.9. Home and Community Support Service Agencies (HCSSA) Rule Revisions for Clients with Complex Needs, Training Sessions offered by the Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services (DADS) - CM

5.3.10. Health Alliance Safety Partnership - MBT

OPEN FORUM: Thursday, 1:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

6. OLD BUSINESS

7. NEW BUSINESS

*7.1. Texas Peer Assistance Program for Nurses (TPAPN)

C - **7.1.1. Quarterly Report - MVD

C - *7.1.2. Annual TPAPN Audit

*7.10.1. Notification and Publication of Change of Name from Board of Nurse Examiners to Texas Board of Nursing - JS

*7.10.2. Withdrawal of Proposed Amendment to - 217.13, Relating to Peer Assistance Programs and New Proposed Amendments to - 217.13, Relating to Peer Assistance Program - JS/JWJ

*7.10.3. Proposed Amendments to - 214.4 and - 215.4 Relating to Selection of National Nursing Accrediting Agencies by the Board - MBT/JH/DJ/RW/JS

*7.10.4. Proposed Amendments to - 215.2, 215.3, and 215.6 Relating to Accreditation of the Governing Institution of a School of Nursing - MBT/JH/DJ/RW/JS

*7.10.5. Proposed Amendments to - 215.3, 215.4, and 215.6, Relating to Limiting the Role of the Texas Board of Nursing Approval of Nursing Educational Programs Leading to Initial Licensure - MBT/JH/DJ/RW

*7.10.6. Proposed Amendments to - 214.3 and - 215.3 Relating to the Authority of Texas Board Nursing to Approve Nursing Education Programs Approved by Other State Boards of Nursing - MBT/RW/DJ

*7.10.7. Proposed Amendments to - 214.3 and - 215.3, Relating to Streamlining of the Texas Board of Nursing's Initial Approval Process for Nursing Education Programs - MBT/JH/RW

*7.10.8. Proposed Amendments to - 215.3 and 215.4 Relating to Degree Requirements for Diploma Nursing Programs by 2015 - MBT/VA

*7.10.9. Proposed Policy Relating to Delegation of Approval of Nursing Education Programs to Staff - MBT/RW

*7.10.10. Proposed Process/Guideline Relating to Development of a Process Allowing for Board Approval of Hospital-Based Diploma Programs - MBT/RW/DJ

*7.10.11. Proposed Amendments to - 214.4 and - 215.4 Relating to Board Approval of Nursing Education Programs for Longer than One Year - MBT/RW

*7.10.12. Proposed Amendments to - 214.2 Definitions, 214.3 Program Development, Expansion and Closure, 214.4 Approval, 214.6 Administration and Organization, and 214.12 Records and Reports Relating to Vocational Nursing Education - JH//RW/JS

*7.10.13. Proposed Amendments to - 215.2 Definitions, 215.3 Program Development, Expansion and Closure, 215.4 Approval, 215.6 Administration and Organization, and 215.12 Records and Reports Relating to Professional Nursing Education - JH//RW/JS

*7.10.14. Report Relating to Review and Revision of Board Education Rules, Policies and Procedures - MBT/RW

8. PROPOSED BOARD ORDERS

C - *8.1. ALJ Proposal for Decision

Allen, Michelle I. LVN #194338

C - *8.2. Agreed Orders

Arauz, Marcela Rosario RN #727512

Bonser, Matthew Aaron RN #696297

Burke, Donna Kaye LVN #159319

Chuks, Austin LVN #174562

Cubbage, Rhonda Lee RN #535789

Davis, Yolanda LVN #127821

Dayley, Ruth Helen LVN #192926

Ezernack, Lisa Ann LVN #153758

Hake, Helen Marie LVN #91485

Hanks, Cynthia Ann LVN #161428

Harville, Carolyn Rochelle RN #577606

Ishtiaq, Laurie Ann RN #599389

Johnson, Jennifer Mae RN #696141

Johnson, Rosie Lee RN #243922 / LVN# 52935

Jones, Sandra Denise LVN #144539

Keller, Stacey Lynne RN #554861

Lanther, Mary Grace B. RN #622472

Martin, Shirley Ann LVN #134726

McHenry, Marcie Dawn LVN #181856

Miller, Virginia Kathryne LVN #158687

Moore, John Allen RN #605536 / LVN# 143982

Moreaux, Terrie L. RN #509119 / LVN# 79747

Morton, Clydia LVN #114402

Nicholson, Catherine Rozell LVN #185716

Okafor, Tawakalitu Ojuolape RN #708649

Price, Latanya P. RN #729649

Pridgett, Joyce Renee LVN #136240

Ramos, Daniel RN #578235

Rice, Alma Campos RN #581753

Simmons, Richard Hobson RN #589944

Smith, Melissa Ann LVN #125325

Sowell, Patsy Faye RN #500403 / LVN# 61834

Walden, Kelly Evonne LVN #169923

Weinberg, Lisa Joyce RN #629003

Young, Lisa Ann RN #522799

Young, Rayelynn Jeanette RN #672592

Zimmerman, Carolyn McKee RN #250953 / LVN# 45401

*8.3. Reinstatement Agreed Orders

McDonald, Gregory Kent RN #603917

*8.4. Eligibility Agreed Orders

Anzaldua, Kimberly Marie LVN

Flournoy, Jill DeHart RN

Iheukwumere, Kate LVN

Love-Jones, Derrick Micah RN

Lovell, Kimberly L. RN

Parker, Gregory Allyn RN / LVN #169687

Powdrell, Karen Evelyn LVN

Scott, Tammi Shirell LVN

*8.5. Docket No. 507-07-0236, In the Matter of Permanent Certificate Number 83534, Issued to Victoria Nele - VC

8.5.1. Consideration of the Administrative Law Judge’s Proposal for Decision in Docket No. 507-07-0236

8.5.2. Consideration of Staff’s Presentation and Recommendations for Disposition of Docket No. 507-07-0236, Including Adoption of the Proposal for Decision’s Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law with Modifications Consistent with the Board’s Opinion

8.5.3. Consideration of Presentation and Recommendation by Victoria Nele, Docket No. 507-07-0236

8.5.4. Executive Session pursuant to - 551.071(1), Texas Government Code, to discuss pending or contemplated litigation: In the Matter of Permanent Certificate #83534 Issued to Victoria Nele,

8.5.5. Convene in Open Session to consider recommendations and take action: In the Matter of Permanent Certificate #83534 Issued to Victoria Nele

*8.6. Docket No. 507-07-0060, In the Matter of Permanent Certificate Number 652003, Issued to Tiffany Drake - VC

8.6.1. Consideration of the Administrative Law Judge’s Proposal for Decision in Docket No. 507-07-0060

8.6.2. Consideration of Staff’s Presentation and Recommendations for Disposition of Docket No. 507-07-0060, Including Adoption of the Proposal for Decision’s Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law with Modifications Consistent with the Board’s Opinion

8.6.3. Consideration of Presentation and Recommendation by Tiffany Drake, Docket No. 507-07-0060

8.6.4. Executive Session pursuant to - 551.071(1), Texas Government Code, to discuss pending or contemplated litigation: In the Matter of Permanent Certificate #652003 Issued to Tiffany Drake,

8.6.5. Convene in Open Session to consider recommendations and take action: In the Matter of Permanent Certificate #652003 Issued to Tiffany Drake

9. MISCELLANEOUS

9.1. Board Items of Interest for Future Board Meetings
9.2. Board Development: Dissertation of Mary Beth Thomas, PhD, RN, Director of Nursing on Perceptions of Registered Nurses Sanctioned by a Board of Nursing: Individual, Health Care Team, Patient, and System Contributions to Error
*9.3. Review of the Board Quarterly Meeting Evaluation - LR
*9.4. Report of the NCSBN 2007 Delegate Assembly and Annual Meeting - KT
*9.5. Board, Informal and Eligibility and Disciplinary Conference Dates for 2008
9.6. Appointment of Board Members for Informal Conferences for 2008
*9.7. Appointment of Board Members to BON Committees for 2008
9.8. Election of Board Vice President

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