Licensing Information
The Board of Nurse Examiners may deny licensure to individuals who answer "yes" to the following questions:
- For any criminal offense, including those pending appeal, have you:
- been convicted of a misdemeanor?
- been convicted of a felony?
- pled nolo contendere, no contest, or guilty?
- received deferred adjudication?
- been placed on community supervision or court-ordered probation, whether not adjudicated guilty?
- been sentenced to serve jail or prison time or court-ordered confinement?
- been granted pre-trail diversion?
- been arrested or have any pending criminal charges?
- been cited of charged with any violation of the law?
- been subject of a court-martial or Article 15 violation, or received any form of military judgment/punishment/action?
- Are you currently the target or subject of a grand jury or governmental agency investigation?
- Has any licensing authority refused to issue, revoked, annulled, cancelled, accepted surrender of, or suspended your license; refused to renew a professional license, certificate, or multi-state privilege held by you now or previously; placed you on probation; or ever fined, censured, reprimanded or otherwise disciplined you?
- Within the past five (5) years, have you been addicted to and/or treated for the use of alcohol or any other drug?
- Within the past five (5) years, have you been diagnosed with, treated, or hospitalized for schizophrenia and/or psychotic disorder, bipolar disorder, paranoid personality disorder, antisocial personality disorder, or borderline personality disorder?
Applicants who answer "Yes" to any of these questions should contact the Board of Nurse Examiners at 512-305-7400 to clarify their status and complete a declaratory order. The Declaratory Order Form can be downloaded from the BNE Web site by clicking here. Because the Declaratory Order process can be very lengthy, it is recommended that that the process be initiated upon acceptance in the ADN Program.