Attn nurses wanting to help victims of hurricane Katrina

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http://www.bne.state.tx.us/h-katrina.htm

practice privilege during patient transportation and/or designated "emergency status" at health care facilities.

72 hour rule exemption

a licensed nurse from another state who is in texas on a non-routine basis for a period not to exceed 72 hours to provide care to a patient being transported into, out of, or through texas does not have to apply for a texas license nor notify the texas board of nurse examiners.

temporary privilege to practice

for nurses from louisiana and other non-compact states needing to enter texas to transport patients and/or work at a healthcare facility due to the influx of victims from hurricane katrina:

show a clear and current state license to the employer or healthcare facility.
complete a
paper form

temporary license/endorsement application
and fax to: (512) 305-7401 to the attention of mark majek. write
"hurricane katrina"
on top of the application. there will be no fee nor the requirement to provide a verification of licensure from your state(s) of licensure.
the nurse will be issued a letter of temporary practice for 120 days. the texas board will conduct a post application verification from your state(s) of licensure.
to verify temporary privilege to practice in texas due to hurricane katrina, you or the employer/healthcare facility can email
[email protected]
or contact mark majek at (512) 305-6801.

displaced licensed louisiana nurses due to hurricane katrina.

for licensed nurses from the state of louisiana who are temporarily displaced and residing in texas due to hurricane katrina who would like to obtain a temporary and/or permanent license in texas, you must do the following:

if you have never held a texas license in the past, you must file a temporary license/endorsement application paper form. at the top of the application please write "hurricane katrina displaced".

you will be instructed to attach a $200 fee, 2" x 2" passport type photo and two fingerprint cards to the application. we are making the following exceptions:

if you are unable to pay the $200 endorsement fee at this time, you may attach a letter to the application stating that you are unable to pay the fee and agree to pay the fee prior to receiving your permanent license.
you do not have to attach the photo nor the fingerprint cards. upon receipt of your application, we will send you a form and two fingerprint cards. please complete the form and attach the photo and fingerprint cards and return to our office as soon as possible.
eventually you will need to request verification from all nursing jurisdictions where you hold or have held a nursing license. we know that the louisiana boards of nursing are not able to respond at this time but you will still need the verification. if the louisiana boards of nursing are not up within the 120 day time frame of your temporary license, we will make a one-time extension.

once the board of nurse examiners receives the application, we will mail a temporary license good for up to 120 days.

if the fee issue stated in a above is not a problem, you can go to our website indicated above and file the application online, pay the fee and receive a temporary license within ten working days. the link for the online application can be found on the left side of our home page. this will cut several days from the processing time and hopefully allow you to obtain work quicker.

note: once we issue a temporary license, you and/or your employer can verify a temporary license online and you are permitted to begin work at that time. the board does not require that you possess the paper form to begin work.

if you have held a texas license in the past, you will need to reactivate your previous texas license. please contact our staff at (512)305-6809 for this procedure.

texas volunteers

for texas nurses wishing to assist the disaster areas caused by hurricane katrina, please check our website periodically for updates. federal, state and local agencies are assessing the situation and will determine the needs.

at this time, the texas nurses association through their ready texas nurses office has been notified of a definite need for texas nurses. specifically, assistance is needed in the following areas: med/surgical, icu, ccu, telemetry, labor & delivery, postpartum and emergency care. if you are able to serve, please contact the texas nurses association,

www.texasnurses.org

, via the web site and follow their instructions