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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
(a) The Texas Board of Nursing is entitled to obtain criminal history record information as provided by Subsection (b) that relates to a person who:
(1) is an applicant for vocational, registered, or advanced practice registered nurse licensure, or the holder of a license issued by the board;
(2) has requested a determination of eligibility for a license from the board;
(3) is subject to investigation by the board in connection with a complaint or formal charge against the person; or
(4) is accepted for enrollment in a nursing education program that prepares the person for licensure as a vocational, registered, or advanced practice registered nurse.
(b) Subject to Section 411.087 and consistent with the public policy of this state, the Texas Board of Nursing is entitled to:
(1) obtain through the Federal Bureau of Investigation criminal history record information maintained or indexed by that bureau that pertains to a person described by Subsection (a); and
(2) obtain from the department or any other criminal justice agency in this state criminal history record information maintained by the department or that criminal justice agency that relates to a person described by Subsection (a).
(c) The Texas Board of Nursing may not release or disclose to any person criminal history record information obtained from the Federal Bureau of Investigation under Subsection (b)(1). Criminal history record information obtained by the Texas Board of Nursing under Subsection (b)(2) may not be released or disclosed to any person except:
(1) as required under a court order;
(2) to a nursing board that is a member of the nurse licensure compact under Chapter 304, Occupations Code;
(3) with the written consent of the person who is the subject of the criminal history record information; or
(4) as provided by Subsection (d).
(d) The Texas Board of Nursing is not prohibited from disclosing criminal history record information obtained under Subsection (b)(2) in a criminal proceeding, in a contested case proceeding conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings, or as part of an appeal of a contested case proceeding.
(e) Criminal history record information obtained by the Texas Board of Nursing shall be destroyed by the agency after a final determination is made and all appeals are concluded in the matter for which the information was obtained.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 411.125. Access to Criminal History Record Information: Texas Board of Nursing - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/tx/government-code/gov-t-sect-411-125/
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