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TX HB2188
Bill
Status
1/29/2025
Primary Sponsor
Donna Howard
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AI Summary
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Texas Board of Nursing and Health and Human Services Commission must jointly develop an operational plan to transition the nurse aide certification program from HHSC to the Board of Nursing, with the plan due to state leadership by December 1, 2026
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Texas Center for Nursing Workforce Studies must establish a workgroup to assess aligning certification and career pathways for nurse aides, medication aides, and personal care technicians into the nursing profession, with representatives from five state agencies and healthcare professionals
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Governor will appoint a 13-member "Gold Ribbon Panel on the Future of Nursing" to review current nursing program standards and accreditation requirements, including registered nurses, licensed vocational nurses, nursing educators, hospital representatives, and alternative practice setting representatives
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The Gold Ribbon Panel must hold at least three public hearings, evaluate innovative nursing programs nationwide and internationally, review literature on effective nurse education methods, and consider impacts of technology changes on nursing practice
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All reports from the workgroup and panel are due by December 1, 2026, and the Act expires January 1, 2027, with an effective date of September 1, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to the transition of the nurse aide certification program from the Health and Human Services Commission to the Texas Board of Nursing and to the creation of a workgroup on nursing career pathways and a panel on nursing program standards.
EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS
Last Action
Placed on General State Calendar
5/13/2025