Texas HB4355 amends nursing practice regulations, including expunction of disciplinary records and fees.

Texas HB4355 modifies the practice of nursing in Texas by exempting certain activities from regulation and allowing for the expunction of disciplinary records under specific conditions. Nurses who successfully complete disciplinary orders and have not committed additional violations in five years can request expunction of their records. The Texas Board of Nursing can establish a fee for this process. The act also authorizes the board to take disciplinary action against nurses practicing under certain conditions and requires the board to adopt rules for these changes by December 1, 2025.

Texas HB4355 amends nursing practice regulations, including expunction of disciplinary records and fees.

Texas HB4355 modifies the practice of nursing in Texas by exempting certain activities from regulation and allowing for the expunction of disciplinary records under specific conditions. Nurses who successfully complete disciplinary orders and have not committed additional violations in five years can request expunction of their records. The Texas Board of Nursing can establish a fee for this process. The act also authorizes the board to take disciplinary action against nurses practicing under certain conditions and requires the board to adopt rules for these changes by December 1, 2025.