Texas § 301.262 LICENSING OF CERTAIN MILITARY VETERANS.

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§ 301.262 — LICENSING OF CERTAIN MILITARY VETERANS.

Texas § 301.262

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Tex. Occupations Code Code Ann. § 301.262 (2026).

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Sec. 301.262. LICENSING OF CERTAIN MILITARY VETERANS.

(a)In this section, "active duty" and "armed forces of the United States" have the meanings assigned by Section 55.001 .

(b)The board shall issue a license to practice nursing to an applicant who:

(1)is licensed in good standing as a nurse in another state;

(2)is a veteran of the armed forces of the United States who retired from or otherwise left military service not more than one year before the application date for a license under this section;

(3)was, at the time of retiring from or otherwise leaving military service:

(A)serving on active duty; and

(B)authorized as a nurse to treat persons enlisted in the armed forces of the United States or veterans;

(4)was honorably discharged from military service; and

(5)has passed the

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Sec. 301.262. LICENSING OF CERTAIN MILITARY VETERANS. (a) In this section, "active duty" and "armed forces of the United States" have the meanings assigned by Section 55.001 .
(b) The board shall issue a license to practice nursing to an applicant who:
(1) is licensed in good standing as a nurse in another state;
(2) is a veteran of the armed forces of the United States who retired from or otherwise left military service not more than one year before the application date for a license under this section;
(3) was, at the time of retiring from or otherwise leaving military service:
(A) serving on active duty; and
(B) authorized as a nurse to treat persons enlisted in the armed forces of the United States or veterans;
(4) was honorably discharged from military service; and
(5) has passed the jurisprudence examination.
(c) The board may not issue a license under this section to an applicant who:
(1) holds a nursing license or a license to prescribe, dispense, administer, supply, or sell a controlled substance that:
(A) is currently under active investigation; or
(B) is or was subject to a disciplinary order or action or to denial by another jurisdiction; or
(2) has been convicted of, is on deferred adjudication community supervision or deferred disposition for, or is under active investigation for the commission of:
(A) a felony; or
(B) a misdemeanor involving moral turpitude.
SUBCHAPTER G. LICENSE RENEWAL