Licensees subject to disciplinary action and petitioners seeking a determination of licensure eligibility have certain rights and options available to them in connection with these mechanisms. For example, licensees or petitioners have the right to request information in the Board's possession, including information favorable to licensee or petitioner, and the option to be represented by an attorney at their own expense. The following is a list of references to provisions of the Nursing Practice Act and the Board's rules addressing these rights and options and related matters. Persons with matters before the Board should familiarize themselves with these provisions:

1. (1) Article 4519a--Declaratory Order of Eligibility;
2. (2) Article 4524A--Records of Complaints;
3. (3) Article 4524B--Complaint Investigation and Disposition;
4. (4) Article 4524C--Informal Proceedings;
5. (5) Article 4524D--Monitoring of Licensees;
6. (6) Article 4525--Disciplinary Proceedings, including Grounds for Discipline;
7. (7) Article 4525.1--Penalties and Sanctions;
8. (8) Article 4525.2--Complaint and Investigation;
9. (9) Article 4525.3--Agreed Disposition;
10. (10) Article 4525.4--Rights of a Registered Nurse;
11. (11) Article 4525.5--Initiation of Formal Charges;
12. (12) Article 4525.6--Hearings;
13. (13) Article 4525d--Protection for Refusal to Engage in Certain Conduct;
14. (14) Article 4525e--Temporary Suspension of License;
15. (15) §217.11 of this title (relating to Standards of Professional Nursing);
16. (16) §217.13 of this title (relating to Unprofessional Conduct Rules); and
17. (17) Chapter 213--Practice and Procedure Rules.

Source Note:The provisions of this §213.31 adopted to be effective September 1, 1998, 23 TexReg 6444.