Board Meetings - 2009

Regular Meeting - October 22-23, 2009

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: July 9, 2009 Public Hearing and July 23-24, 2009 Board Meeting

CONSENT AGENDA:

2.1. Financial Statement - 4th Quarter, Fiscal Year 2009 - MM
2.2. Continuing Education Pre-Renewal Audit Report/4th Quarter, Fiscal Year 2009 - MM
3.2.2. Notification of Continued Program Approval Status Based on 2008 NCLEX-PN® Examination Pass Rates - VA/RC/JH/PW
3.2.3. Notification of Continued Initial Program Approval Status - VA/RC/JH/PW
3.2.4. Petition for Waiver of Director Qualifications, Lone Star College - Kingwood, Texas, Associate Degree Nursing Educational Program - PW
5.1.1. Eligibility and Disciplinary Committee - JWJ
5.1.2. Strategic Planning/4th Quarter, Fiscal Year 2009 - MM/KT
6.2. Emergency Adoption of Amendmens to 22 Tex. Admin. Code - 213.32, Pertaining to Schedule of Administrative Fine(s) - JA
6.3. Adoption of Repeal of 22 Tex. Admin. Code Chapter 216, Pertaining to Continuing Education and New 22 Tex. Admin. Code, Chapter 216, Pertaining to Continuing Competency - JA
6.4. Adoption of Rule Review for Chapter 227, Pertaining to Pilot Programs for Innovative Applications to Professional Nursing Education - JA
7.1.1. TPAPN Quarterly Report
8.1. Agreed Orders
8.2. Reinstatement Agreed Orders
8.3. Eligibility Agreed Orders

1. ADMINISTRATION

*1.1. Executive Director's Report - KT
1.2. Legal - JWJ
*1.3. Presentation of Fiscal Year 2009 Trend Data - KT

2. OPERATIONS

C - *2.1. Financial Statement - 4th Quarter, Fiscal Year 2009 - MM
C - *2.2. Continuing Education Pre-Renewal Audit Report - 4th Quarter, Fiscal Year 2009 - MM
2.3. Funding of a Research Plan Required by HB3961, 81ST Legislative Session - MM/KT
*2.4. Report on Examination Seminar - 2009 Tour of Texas - MM
2.5. Risk Assessment Update - MM/LV
2.6. Travel Reimbursement Update - MM/KG/KH

3. NURSING

3.1. Practice

*3.1.1. Workshop Report - DB

3.2. Education

3.2.1. Status Report on Inquiries, Proposals, and Approvals: New Nursing Educational Programs - VA/RC/JH/PW
C - *3.2.2. Notification of Continued Program Approval Status Based on 2008 NCLEX-PN® Examination Pass Rates - VA/RC/JH/PW

C - *3.2.2.a. Full Approval with Commendation

Vocational Nursing Educational Programs
Alvin Community College in Alvin, Texas - JH
Amarillo College in Amarillo, Texas - JH
Angelina College in Lufkin, Texas - MEEP - VA
Angelina College in Lufkin, Texas - Traditional - VA
Army Practical Nurse Course (Phase I) at Ft. Sam Houston, Texas - RC
Austin Community College in Austin, Texas - VA
Blinn College in Bryan, Texas - RC
Brazosport Community College in Lake Jackson, Texas - PW
Central Texas College in Killeen, Texas - JH
Childress Regional Medical Center in Childress, Texas - RC
Cisco College in Abilene, Texas - PW
Coastal Bend College in Beeville, Texas - RC
College of the Mainland in Texas City, Texas - JH
El Centro College in Dallas, Texas - PW
El Paso Community College in El Paso, Texas - MEEP - VA
Frank Phillips College in Borger, Texas - RC
Galveston College in Galveston, Texas - JH
Grayson County College in Van Alstyne, Texas - RC
Hill College in Hillsboro, Texas - VA
Howard College in Big Springs, Texas - VA
Howard College in San Angelo, Texas - VA
Joe G. Davis in Huntsville, Texas - RC
Kilgore College in Longview, Texas - RC
Laredo Community College in Laredo, Texas - PW
Lee College in Baytown,Texas - PW
Lone Star College - Cy-Fair in Cypress, Texas - PW
Lone Star College - Kingwood in Kingwood, Texas - PW
Lone Star College - Montgomery in Conroe, Texas - PW
Lone Star College - North Harris in Houston, Texas - PW
Lone Star College - Tomball in Tomball, Texas - PW
McLennan Community College in Waco, Texas - MEEP - JH
Navarro College in Corsicana, Texas - JH
Navarro College in Mexia, Texas - JH
Navarro College in Waxahachie, Texas - JH
North Central Texas College in Gainesville, Texas - RC
Northeast Texas Community College in Mount Pleasant, Texas - RC
Odessa College in Andrews, Texas - VA
Paris Junior College in Paris, Texas - VA
San Jacinto College North in Houston, Texas - VA
South Plains College in Plainview, Texas - RC
South Plains College at Reese Center in Lubbock, Texas - RC
St. Philip’s College in New Braunfels, Texas - JH
Sul Ross University in Alpine, Texas - PW
Temple College in Taylor, Texas - VA
Temple College in Temple, Texas - VA
Texarkana College in Texarkana, Texas - VA
Trinity Valley Community College in Kaufman, Texas - RC
Tyler County Hospital in Woodbine, Texas - PW
University of Texas at Brownsville & Texas Southmost College in Brownsville, Texas-VA
Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas - VA
Victoria College in Victoria, Texas - JH
Weatherford College in Weatherford, Texas - VA
Wharton County Junior College in Wharton, Texas - PW

C - *3.2.2.b. Full Approval

Vocational Nursing Educational Programs
American Medical Institute in Houston, Texas - RC
Anamarc Educational Institute in El Paso, Texas - PW
Baptist Health System in San Antonio, Texas - PW
Blinn College in Brenham, Texas - RC
Central Texas College in Brady, Texas - JH
Clarendon College in Pampa, Texas - VA
Computer Career Center in El Paso, Texas - PW
Concorde Career Institute in Arlington, Texas - VA
Dallas Nursing Institute in Dallas, Texas - RC
El Paso Community College at Mission Del Paso in El Paso, Texas - VA
Galen College of Nursing in San Antonio, Texas - PW
Houston Community College System in Houston, Texas - JH
Lamar State College in Orange, Texas - RC
Lamar State College in Port Arthur, Texas - RC
McLennan Community College in Waco, Texas - Traditional - JH
Midland College in Ft. Stockton, Texas - PW
Midland College in Midland, Texas - PW
Odessa College at Monahans in Odessa, Texas - VA
Panola College in Carthage, Texas - JH
Platt Health Careers Training in Dallas, Texas - JH
San Jacinto College South in Houston, Texas - VA
Schreiner University in Kerrville, Texas - VA
South Plains College in Levelland, Texas - RC
South Texas College in McAllen, Texas - RC
Southwest Texas Junior College at Uvale, Texas - JH
St. Philip’s College in San Antonio, Texas - JH
Texas Careers Incorporated in San Antonio, Texas - PW
Trinity Valley Community College in Palestine, Texas - RC
Tyler Junior College in Tyler, Texas - RC
Vernon College in Wichita Falls, Texas - RC
Western Texas College in Snyder, Texas - PW

C - *3.2.2.c. Full Approval with Warning

Vocational Nursing Educational Programs
Ranger College in Comanche, Texas - RC
Texas State Technical College West Texas in Sweetwater, Texas - JH
Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies in Weslaco, Texas - JH

C - *3.2.3. Notification of Continued Initial Program Approval Status - VA/RC/JH/PW

Vocational Nursing Educational Programs
Career Point College in San Antonio, Texas - RC
Del Mar College in Corpus Christi, Texas - MEEP - RC
Med Vance Institute Southwest Houston Campus in Houston, Texas - PW
Rio Grande Valley Careers in Pharr, Texas - VA
Texas State Technical College in Harlingen, Texas - JH
Universal Health Services School of Vocational Education in Fort Worth, Texas - VA

C - *3.2.4. Petition for Waiver of Director Qualifications, Lone Star College - Kingwood, Texas, Associate Degree Nursing Educational Program - PW
*3.2.5. Public Hearing on Proposal to Establish A New Vocational Nursing Educational Program: Med Vance Institute in Grand Prairie, Texas, Vocational Nursing Educational Program - PW/RiG
3.2.6. Proposed Change of Program Approval Status Based on 2008 NCLEX-PN Examination Pass Rate and Report of Survey Visit

*3.2.6.a. St. Michael's School of Nursing and Technology in Weslaco, Texas, Vocational Nursing Educational Program - VA
*3.2.6.b. Career Centers of Texas in Corpus Christi, Texas, Vocational Nursing Educational Program - PW/JH/RoG

*3.2.7. Report on Information Session for Programs Wishing to Establish a New Nursing Educational Program in Texas - VA
3.2.8. Issues and Trends in Nursing Education - MBT

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, Fiscal Year 2009 - MM/KT
5.1.3. Development and Evaluation -

5.2. Advisory Committees/Task Forces

*5.2.1. Advanced Practice Nursing Advisory Committee - LR/JZ
5.2.2. Nursing Practice Advisory Committee - BN/MD/MH

*5.2.2.a. Consideration of Appointment of New Committee Member - MH

5.2.3. Advisory Committee on Education - JH

5.2.3.a. Advisory Committee on Education - Differentiated Entry Level Competencies (DELC) Work Group-VA/PW

5.2.4. Advisory Committee on Licensure, Eligibility and Discipline - JWJ/JA

5.3. Collaboration with Outside Agencies/Stakeholders

5.3.1. Texas Peer Assistance Program for Nurses Advisory Committee - DB
5.3.2. Statewide Health Coordinating Council Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies Advisory Committee - KT
5.3.3. Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Updates - MBT
5.3.4. Taxonomy of Error Root Cause Analysis of Practice Responsibilities (TERCAP) - MBT
5.3.5. 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. Emergency Adoption of Amendments to 22 Tex. Admin. Code - 213.32, Pertaining to Schedule of Administrative Fine(s) - JA
C - *6.3. Adoption of Repeal of 22 Tex. Admin. Code Chapter 216, Pertaining to Continuing Education and New 22 Tex. Admin. Code, Chapter 216, Pertaining to Continuing Competency- JA
C - *6.4. Adoption of Rule Review for Chapter 227, Pertaining to Pilot Programs for Innovative Applications to Professional Nursing Education - JA
*6.5. Consideration of Adoption of Proposed Amendments to 22 Tex. Admin. Code - 213.32, Pertaining to Schedule of Administrative Fine(s) and - 211.7, Pertaining to Executive Director, Written Comments Received and Board Responses to Comments - JA
*6.6. Consideration of Adoption of Proposed Amendments to 22 Tex. Admin. Code - 213.23, Related to Decision of the Board, Written Comments Received and Board Responses to Comments - JA
*6.7. Consideration of Adoption of Proposed Amendments to 22 Tex. Admin. Code - 213.20, Pertaining to Informal Proceedings and Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR); - 213.29, Pertaining to Criteria and Procedure Regarding Intemperate Use and Lack of Fitness in Eligibility and Disciplinary Matters; - 213.30, Pertaining to Declaratory Order of Eligibility for Licensure; and - 213.33, Pertaining to Factors Considered for Imposition of Penalties/Sanctions and/or Fines, Written Comments Received, and Board Responses to Comments - JA
6.8. Update on the Plan to Address Implications of Commitment to Ongoing Regulatory Excellence (CORE) 2008 Report - KT

7. NEW BUSINESS

7.1. Texas Peer Assistance Program for Nurses (TPAPN)

C - **7.1.1. Quarterly Report - MVD

*7.2 Review of SB 1415, Enacted by the 81st Legislature, Regular Session, Effective September 1, 2009, and Pilot Program on Deferral of Final Disciplinary Actions, Including Discussion of the Feasibility of Conducting a Pilot Program to Determine the Efficacy of Deferring Disciplinary Actions - JA
*7.3. Consideration of Proposed Amendments to 22 Tex. Admin. Code - 213.33, Pertaining to Factors Considered for Imposition of Penalties/Sanctions and/or Fines, including consideration of the Adoption of the Disciplinary Matrix in Rule - JA
*7.4. Consideration of Proposed Amendments to 22 Tex. Admin. Code - 222, Pertaining to Advanced Practice Nurses with Prescriptive Authority - JZ/JA

8. PROPOSED BOARD ORDERS

C - *8.1. Agreed Orders

Adams, Mary A RN# 539574
Anderson, Diana LVN# 138971
Arzate, Xochitl RN# 515979
Ayuku, Rose Osinde LVN# 183529
Baker, Tammy Renee LVN# 182346
Barden, Chasity RN# 657819
Bell, Joanne McCans RN# 661080
Blalack, Anna Marie RN# 567487 / LVN# 111248
Burt, Leighann Ellora LVN# 107978
Carpenter, Constance Louise RN# 683911
Davidson, Suzanne Farrar RN# 551267
Eichelberger, Ora Lee RN# 546919 / LVN# 90202
Etim, Maryonmuehyn Seta LVN# 204808
Fernandez, Anita Dolores RN# 724329 / LVN# 199343
Franco, Estefana Anita LVN# 156164
Garza, Tanya Yvette LVN# 186163
Gilbert, Nathel Maureen LVN# 173790
Hambrick, Susan Carol RN# 683544
Hawkins, Pamela Gail RN# 665649 / LVN# 164450
Henington, Judy Lynette LVN# 173161
Hill, Wendy Anne RN# 562485
Holder, Sharon Lashun LVN# 171190
Johnson, Ryan Mikeal LVN# 206595
Lecompte, Debra C. LVN# 108732
Lynn, Marie E. Thomas RN# 226892
McCullough, Shadda Rose LVN# 207650
Mulqueeney, Eileen Nora RN# 556514
Nelson, Christopher William RN# 676218
Newton, Joyce LVN# 124709
Nguyen, Jamie S RN# 652850
Ortiz-Ramos, Awilda RN# 654417 / LVN# 165769
Palacios, Carolyn Sue RN# 707187 / LVN# 177294
Placer, Erin D. RN# 634385
Preble, Donna Elizabeth RN# 655017
Pruitt, Wanda Faye LVN# 57360
Ramos, Rene Luis LVN# 167414
Rayniak, Leimomi K. RN# 614634
Riney, Shanna LVN# 196111
Rowe, Stephanie Borne RN# 728850
Sealey, Meave A. RN# 676849
Solomon, Cleon L. LVN# 208685
Sprague, Jere Kay RN# 449616
Stephen, Cheron Patryce RN# 681316 / LVN# 165167
Strickland, Lynna Beth LVN# 97084
Sullivan, Rosemary Sharp RN# 621679 / LVN# 83827
Thurman, Melissa Suzanne RN# 622102
Tittle, Janice Lynn LVN# 126971
Turner, Vicki Lynn RN# 627615
Urevbu, Florence Uyomakaro LVN# 178959
Valenzuela, Arcadio LVN# 162890
Vela, Teresa RN# 750543
Veltman III, James Edward LVN# 178462
Weldon, Lonna Kay LVN# 197848
Williams, Robbie Renee LVN# 141438
Woodard, Cynthia A. LVN# 105469

C - *8.2. Reinstatement Agreed Orders

Greening, Brian Wayne RN# 678964
Graves, Reginald Carl RN# 711952 / LVN# 167106
Seale, Shay Lynn RN # 568512

C - *8.3. Eligibility Agreed Orders

Barker, Adelia Anne LVN
Bond, Robert Ashley LVN
Brown, Luisa Sanchez LVN
Eizel, Alison Lyn RN
Gboboh, Ovigue Martin RN
Gonzalez, Ana Luiza LVN
Griffin, Jennifer Renee RN
Hernandez, Henry E. LVN
Mager, Cynthia Marie RN
Rochefort, Joseph Emile RN
Roman, Melissa LVN
Taylor, Teronica D’Ann LVN
Toliver, Caprina Clayton LVN

8.4. ALJ Proposals for Decision

*8.4.1. Docket No. 507-09-3651, In the Matter of Permanent Certificate RN #711550, Issued to BONIFACIO BAQUIRAN ESPINOSA- JA

8.4.1.a. Consideration of the Administrative Law Judge’s Proposal for Decision in Docket No. 507-09-3651
8.4.1.b. Consideration of Staff’s Recommendations for Disposition of Docket No. 507-09-3651, Including Adoption of the Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law contained in the Administrative Law Judge’s Proposal for Decision without Modifications
8.4.1.c. Consideration of Recommendation by BONIFACIO BAQUIRAN ESPINOSA, Docket No. 507-09-3651
8.4.1.d. Executive Session pursuant to 551.071(1), Texas Government Code, to discuss pending or contemplated litigation; In the Matter of Permanent Certificate RN #711550 Issued to BONIFACIO BAQUIRAN ESPINOSA
8.4.1.e. Convene in Open Session to consider recommendations and take action: In the Matter of Permanent Certificate RN #711550, issued to BONIFACIO BAQUIRAN ESPINOSA

*8.4.2. Docket No. 507-09-4688, In the Matter of Permanent Certificate RN #631827, Issued to JIMMY LEE KLUTTS- JA

8.4.2.a. Consideration of the Administrative Law Judge’s Proposal for Decision in Docket No. 507-09-4688
8.4.2.b. Consideration of Staff’s Recommendations for Disposition of Docket No. 507-09-4688, Including Adoption of the Proposal for Decision’s Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law without Modifications
8.4.2.c. Consideration of Recommendation by JIMMY LEE KLUTTS, Docket No. 507-09-4688
8.4.2.d. Executive Session pursuant to 551.071(1), Texas Government Code, to discuss pending or contemplated litigation; In the Matter of Permanent Certificate RN #631827 Issued to JIMMY LEE KLUTTS
8.4.2.e. Convene in Open Session to consider recommendations and take action: In the Matter of Permanent Certificate RN #631827 Issued to JIMMY LEE KLUTTS

*8.4.3. Docket No. 507-09-4330, In the Matter of Permanent Certificate RN #739447, Issued to DALE THOMAS ROBERTS- JA

8.4.3.a. Consideration of the Administrative Law Judge’s Proposal for Decision in Docket No. 507-09-4330
8.4.3.b. Consideration of Staff’s Recommendations for Disposition of Docket No. 507-09-4330, Including Adoption of the Proposal for Decision’s Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law without Modifications
8.4.3.c. Consideration of Recommendation by DALE THOMAS ROBERTS, Docket No. 507-09-4330
8.4.3.d. Executive Session pursuant to 551.071(1), Texas Government Code, to discuss pending or contemplated litigation; In the Matter of Permanent Certificate RN #739447 Issued to DALE THOMAS ROBERTS
8.4.3.e. Convene in Open Session to consider recommendations and take action: In the Matter of Permanent Certificate RN #739447 Issued to DALE THOMAS ROBERTS

*8.4.4. Docket No. 507-08-4024, In the Matter of Permanent Certificate RN #724320, Issued to MARTIN M. DIAZ- JA

8.4.4.a. Consideration of the Administrative Law Judge’s Proposal for Decision in Docket No. 507-08-4024
8.4.4.b. Consideration of Staff’s Recommendations for Disposition of Docket No. 507-08-4024, Including Remanding the Proposal for Decision to the Administrative Law Judge or Adopting the Proposal for Decision’s Findings of Fact and Conclusions of Law as Modified
8.4.4.c. Consideration of Recommendation by MARTIN M. DIAZ, Docket No. 507-08-4024
8.4.4.d. Executive Session pursuant to 551.071(1), Texas Government Code, to discuss pending or contemplated litigation; In the Matter of Permanent Certificate RN #724320 Issued to MARTIN M. DIAZ
8.4.4.e. Convene in Open Session to consider recommendations and take action: In the Matter of Permanent Certificate RN #724320 Issued to MARTIN M. DIAZ

9. MISCELLANEOUS

9.1. Board Items of Interest for Future Board Meetings
9.2. Board Development: Presentation on the Board Investigatory and Disciplinary Process - TD
*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 2010
*9.6. Appointment of Board Members to Informal Conferences for 2010 - LR
*9.7. Appointment of Board Members to BON Committees for 2010 - LR

* - Written materials Sent from Office
** - Written materials Sent from third party
C - Item is placed on consent (no discussion of the material(s) required)