Board Meetings - 2008

Regular Meeting - October 23-24, 2008

All related meeting materials are available in Adobe Acrobat format

CALL TO ORDER - 8:30 a.m.

REVIEW OF AGENDA

REVIEW OF THE MINUTES: July 17-18, 2008 Board Meeting

CONSENT AGENDA:

2.1. Financial Statement - 4TH Quarter, Fiscal Year 2008 - MM
2.2. Continuing Education Pre-Renewal Audit Report/4TH Quarter, Fiscal Year 2008 - MM
3.1.1. Workshop Report - KW
3.2.1. Confirmation of Approval Status Based on 2007 NCLEX-PN® Examination Pass Rates and Review of 2007 Nursing Education Program Information Survey (NEPIS) and 2007 Compliance Audit of Nursing Education Program (CANEP) - Baptist Health System in San Antonio, Texas, Vocational Nursing Educational Program - PW
3.2.2. Continuation of Approval Status Based on 2007 NCLEX-PN® Examination Pass Rates, Review of 2007 Nursing Education Program Information Survey (NEPIS) and 2007 Compliance Audit of Nursing Education Program (CANEP) and Review of Self Study - VA/JH/DJ/RW
3.2.3. Petition for Faculty Waiver - St. Philip's College in San Antonio, Texas, Associate Degree Nursing Educational Program - JH
3.2.4. Reports of Survey Visits
3.2.5. Report on Texas Board of Nursing New Dean, Director, and Coordinator Orientation Workshops for 2007-2008 - JH
3.2.6. Petition for Waiver of Director Qualifications - Howard College in Big Spring, Texas, Associate Degree Nursing Educational Program - VA
5.1.1. Eligibility and Disciplinary Committee - JWJ
5.1.2. Strategic Planning/4TH Quarter Report - MM/KT
5.2.2. Nursing Practice Advisory Committee - DB
6.2. Adoption of Amendments to 22 Tex. Admin. Code - 211.7, Executive Director - JWJ
6.3. Adoption of Amendments to 22 Tex. Admin. Code - 217.17, Jurisprudence Exam - JWJ
6.4. Adoption of Amendments to 22 Tex. Admin. Code - 223.1, Fees, Jurisprudence Exam Fee-JWJ
6.5. Adoption of Amendments to 22 Tex. Admin. Code - 214, Vocational Nursing Education and - 215, Professional Nursing Education - JWJ
7.1.1. TPAPN Quarterly Report
8.1. ALJ Proposals 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

1.2.1. Update on Pending Litigation - Executive Session pursuant to - 551.071(1), Texas Government Code, to discuss pending or contemplated litigation in the Matter of: Sandra Hernandez Meza, RN v. The Texas Board of Nursing and Katherine A. Thomas, Cause No. D-1-GN-08-003575, In the District Court 201ST Judicial District, Travis County, Texas and Amy Bagley Krenek and Victor Lara v. Texas Board of Nursing, Cause No. D-1-GN-08-002763, In the District Court 419TH Judicial District, Travis County, Texas- JWJ

*1.3. Presentation of Fiscal Year 2008 Trend Data - KT
*1.4. Fiscal Year 2007 Performance Measures Audit by the Office of the State Auditor - KT/MM

2. OPERATIONS

3. NURSING

3.1. Practice

C - *3.1.1. Workshop Report - KW

3.2. Education

C - *3.2.1. Confirmation of Approval Status Based on 2007 NCLEX-PN® Examination Pass Rates and Review of 2007 Nursing Education Program Information Survey (NEPIS) and 2007 Compliance Audit of Nursing Education Program (CANEP) - Baptist Health System in San Antonio, Texas, Vocational Nursing Educational Program - PW
C - *3.2.2. Continuation of Approval Status Based on 2007 NCLEX-PN® Examination Pass Rates, Review of 2007 Nursing Education Program Information Survey (NEPIS) and 2007 Compliance Audit of Nursing Education Program (CANEP) and Review of Self Study - VA/JH/DJ/RW

C - *3.2.2.a. Panola College in Carthage, Texas, Vocational Nursing Educational Program - JH
C - *3.2.2.b. Ranger College in Comanche, Texas, Vocational Nursing Educational Program - RW
C - *3.2.2.c. Texas State Technical College in Sweetwater, Texas, Vocational Nursing Educational Program - JH
C - *3.2.2.d. Tyler County Hospital in Woodville, Texas, Vocational Nursing Educational Program - RW
C - *3.2.2.e. Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies in Weslaco, Texas, Vocational Nursing Educational Program - JH

C - *3.2.3. Petition for Faculty Waiver - St. Philip's College in San Antonio, Texas, Associate Degree Nursing Educational Program - JH
C - *3.2.4 Reports of Survey Visits

C - *3.2.4.a. Central Texas College in Killeen, Texas - Vocational Nursing Educational Program - JH/VH
C - *3.2.4.b. Central Texas College in Brady, Texas - Vocational Nursing Educational Program - JH
C - *3.2.4.c. McLennan Community College in Waco, Texas - Vocational Nursing Educational Program - JH/VH
C - *3.2.4.d. McLennan Community College in Waco, Texas - MEEP Vocational Nursing Educational Program - JH/VH
C - *3.2.4.e. Vernon College in Vernon, Texas - Associate Degree Nursing Educational Program - RW/VH
C - *3.2.4.f. Vernon College in Wichita Falls, Texas - Vocational Nursing Educational Program - RW/VH

C - *3.2.5. Report on Texas Board of Nursing New Dean, Director, and Coordinator Orientation Workshops for 2007-2008 - JH
C - *3.2.6. Petition for Waiver of Director Qualifications - Howard College in Big Spring, Texas, Associate Degree Nursing Educational Program - VA
C - 3.2.7. Report on the September 25, 2008,Texas Board of Nursing Education Workshop, “Encouraging Innovation in Texas Nursing Education” - RW
*3.2.8. Public Hearing for Proposal to Establish a New Nursing Educational Program

*3.2.8.a. Med Vance Institute in Houston, Texas - Vocational Nursing Educational Program - JH
*3.2.8.b. Universal Health Services, Inc. in Fort Worth, Texas - Vocational Nursing Educational Program - VA

4. ENFORCEMENT

5. COMMITTEE REPORTS

5.1. Board Committees

C - *5.1.1. Eligibility and Disciplinary Committee - JWJ
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
C - *5.2.2. Nursing Practice Advisory Committee - BN/GB/DB
*5.2.3. Advisory Committee on Education - EC/BJ/RW
5.2.4. Advisory Committee 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. Nursing Competency Initiatives - MBT
5.3.3. Statewide Health Coordinating Council Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies Advisory Committee - KT
*5.3.4. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Updates - MBT
5.3.5. Taxonomy of Error Root Cause Analysis of Practice Responsibilities (TERCAP) - MBT/SC
*5.3.6. Health Alliance Safety Partnership Updates - MBT/DS
5.3.7. Report of Meeting with the Texas Department of Public Safety Advisory Committee for the Improvement of the Texas Prescription Program - JZ
*5.3.8. Texas Team Report, Robert Wood Johnson Nursing Education Capacity Expansion - KT

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

6. OLD BUSINESS

*6.1. Nurse Licensure Compact Update - KT
C - *6.2. Adoption of Amendments to 22 Tex. Admin. Code - 211.7, Executive Director - JWJ
C - *6.3. Adoption of Amendments to 22 Tex. Admin. Code - 217.17, Jurisprudence Exam - JWJ
C - *6.4. Adoption of Amendments to 22 Tex. Admin. Code -223.1, Fees, Jurisprudence Exam Fee - JWJ
C - *6.5. Adoption of Amendments to 22 Tex. Admin. Code - 214, Vocational Nursing Education and - 215, Professional Nursing Education - JWJ
*6.6. Consideration of Response to Comments and Adoption of Amendments to - 221.4 (Requirements for Full Authorization to Practice); 221.5 (Provisional Authorization); and 221.6 (Interim Approval) - JWJ/JZ

7. NEW BUSINESS

7.1. Texas Peer Assistance Program for Nurses (TPAPN)

C - **7.1.1. Quarterly Report - MVD

7.2. Items Related to Sunset Recommendations

*7.2.1. Consideration of Proposed Revisions to 3.2.1.a. Education Guideline, Writing a Self-Study Report on Evaluation of Factors which Contributed to the Graduates’ Performance on the NCLEX-PN® or NCLEX-RN® Examination in Response to the Sunset Advisory Commission’s Recommendation 1.9 - RW

7.3. Demonstration of the Board of Nursing Online Jurisprudence Preparation Course - DB/MBT
*7.4. Consideration of Request to Approve Temporary Permits for Internationally Educated Nurses to Participate in Supervised Clinical Experiences Prior to Taking the NCLEX Exam - KT/MM
*7.5. Consideration of Proposed Revisions to Position Statement 15.6, Development of Nursing Education Programs - RW
*7.6. Consideration of Proposed Amendments to 22 Tex. Admin. Code, Section 217.16, Pertaining to Reporting of Minor Incidents - DB/MBT
*7.7. Consideration of Proposed Amendment to Add the Licensure, Eligibility and Disciplinary Advisory Committee to 22 Tex. Admin. Code, Section 211.6, Pertaining to Committees of the Board - JWJ

8. PROPOSED BOARD ORDERS

C - *8.1. ALJ Proposals for Decision

Alvarado, Ninfa RN #236451
Bergman, Natalie RN #593614
Mitchell, Melanie L. LVN #138770

C - *8.2. Agreed Orders

Abad, Abel Labre RN #569976
Barley, Valerie Carter RN #630683
Brooks, Tina Dorlee LVN #175432
Campbell, John W. RN #532862
Chibuko-Ezeani, Emmanuela Ngozi LVN #197555
Dail-Culpepper, Philomena RN #597792
Dobscha, Mary Radean RN #548309/LVN#111898
Gourlas, Carol Sue RN #597865
Howard, Valerie Kunze LVN #207629
Hulick, Angela RN #574284
Jimenez, Toni L. RN #616336
Johnson, Teresa Maria LVN #139445
Jones, Carmen Eloise LVN #188728
Keel, James Dalton RN #677925
Mauricio, Maximiliano Cruz RN #711004
Maxwell, Lisa Ann RN #524664
McGee, Dorothy D. RN #431117
Miller, Laura E. LVN #126014
Moore, Tonya Marie RN #720334/MSR Indiana RN# 28177223A
Olvera, Yolanda LVN #158570
Ortiz, Mario Ernesto RN #713493
Pyle, Ronald Curtis LVN #182110
Salazar, Aron Linn LVN #174655
Sanchez, Amy Winkles LVN #185700
Sivits, June J. RN #255284/LVN# 41926
Stevenson, Karla Sue RN #242768
Tammelin, Sharon Ann LVN #207289
Thompson, Brian David LVN #205311
Williams, Hilda Marie LVN #123207

C - *8.3. Reinstatement Agreed Orders

Ballesteros, Oscar LVN #188856
Buchanan, Darren Patrick RN #578907
Dolly, Michele Joanne RN #551638/LVN #94543
Lawson, Bridgett Ellice LVN #157412
Sertich, Pamela Gordon RN #532342

C - *8.4. Eligibility Agreed Orders
*8.5. Consideration of Reinstatement Agreed Order of RN #532233 Issued to Maria Elena Bradley (Francis) and Request to be Deemed Eligible to Retake the NCLEX-RN Examination - JWJ

9. MISCELLANEOUS

9.1. Board Items of Interest for Future Board Meetings
9.2. Board Development

9.2.1. Forensic Psychological Evaluations with Sexual Predator Component - M. Ferrera
9.2.2. Studio 361 Training - D. Harrington

*9.3. Review of the Board Quarterly Meeting Evaluation - LR
*9.4. Report of the NCSBN 2008 Delegate Assembly and Annual Meeting - KT
*9.5. Board Meeting, Eligibility and Disciplinary Committee Meeting and Informal Conference Dates for 2009
9.6. Appointment of Board Members for Informal Conferences for 2009
*9.7. Appointment of Board Members to BON Committees for 2009
9.8. Election of Board Vice President

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