89R13848 RAL-D     By: Garcia Hernandez H.B. No. 3194       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the grounds for denial of a license or disciplinary   action by the Texas Board of Nursing.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 301.452(b), Occupations Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (b)  A person is subject to denial of a license or to   disciplinary action under this subchapter for:                (1)  a violation of this chapter, a rule or regulation   not inconsistent with this chapter, or an order issued under this   chapter;                (2)  fraud or deceit in procuring or attempting to   procure a license to practice professional nursing or vocational   nursing;                (3)  a conviction for, or placement on deferred   adjudication community supervision or deferred disposition for, a   felony or for a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;                (4)  conduct that results in the revocation of   probation imposed because of conviction for a felony or for a   misdemeanor involving moral turpitude;                (5)  use of a nursing license, diploma, or permit, or   the transcript of such a document, that has been fraudulently   purchased, issued, counterfeited, or materially altered;                (6)  impersonating or acting as a proxy for another   person in the licensing examination required under Section 301.253   or 301.255;                (7)  directly or indirectly aiding or abetting an   unlicensed person in connection with the unauthorized practice of   nursing;                (8)  revocation, suspension, or denial of, or any other   action relating to, the person's license or privilege to practice   nursing in another jurisdiction or under federal law;                (9)  intemperate use of alcohol or drugs that the board   determines endangers or could endanger a patient;                (10)  unprofessional conduct in the practice of nursing   that is likely to deceive, defraud, or injure a patient or the   public;                (11)  adjudication of mental incompetency;                (12)  lack of fitness to practice because of a mental or   physical health condition that could result in injury to a patient   or the public;                (13)  performing or delegating to another individual   the performance of a pelvic examination on an anesthetized or   unconscious patient in violation of Section 167A.002, Health and   Safety Code; [or]                (14)  failure to care adequately for a patient or to   conform to the minimum standards of acceptable nursing practice in   a manner that, in the board's opinion, exposes a patient or other   person unnecessarily to risk of harm; or                (15)  without the consent of the patient, taking   photographs of a patient with a personal electronic device and   disseminating the photographs on a social media platform.          SECTION 2.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to conduct that occurs on or after the effective date of this Act.     Conduct that occurs before the effective date of this Act is   governed by the law in effect on the date the conduct occurred, and   the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.