Authority and scope
Check the license and concern
Texas's Nursing Practice Act identifies the Board and regulates professional and vocational nursing. It also expressly addresses advanced practice registered nurse complaints and expert review. This guide concerns RN, LVN and APRN conduct; it does not establish that nurse aides or healthcare facilities use this Board's complaint route.
Supporting guidance: Texas Nursing Practice Act ↗
Confirm the filing instructions
- The Board's complaint-instructions page was located but could not be read because it repeatedly returned an error. An actual current form, online workflow, and delivery address were not verified.
- Section 301.457 says a complaint initiating the disciplinary proceeding must be written and signed by the complainant.
- Use the NCSBN Board member entry for the official website link and contact number, 512-305-7400. Ask the Board for current filing directions and confirm any electronic submission or paper delivery method.
Supporting guidance: Texas Nursing Practice Act ↗NCSBN Texas Board member entry ↗
What this route may not provide
The checked statute describes nurse regulation and disciplinary proceedings. This guide does not establish a damages, refund, or compensation remedy through the Board, or evaluate any separate court claim.
Supporting guidance: Texas Nursing Practice Act ↗
Do not guess about confidentiality
An anonymous-submission option was not verified. The statute's written-and-signed requirement and its confidentiality provisions should not be treated as a promise that a person can file without identifying themselves. Ask the Board how identity will be handled in your circumstances.
Supporting guidance: Texas Nursing Practice Act ↗
Filing instructions unavailable; ask the Board promptly.
This guide does not establish a deadline for filing a nursing complaint. Ask the Board promptly about the rules that apply to your situation. No incident-to-filing deadline was established by this limited check.
Supporting guidance: Texas Nursing Practice Act ↗
What may happen after filing
Section 301.457 provides for preliminary review, investigation and notice to the nurse, with exceptions where notice would jeopardize an investigation. Probable cause can lead to informal disposition or formal charges. These statutory steps do not verify the Board's current intake workflow.
Supporting guidance: Texas Nursing Practice Act ↗
Prepare a reviewable submission
State the concern you want reviewed, give a short chronology and factual consequences, and explain your request. Keep supporting records and follow the receiving authority’s instructions before attaching or sending them.
Read the linked authority and process information ↗
Sources and scope
Texas Nursing Practice Act ↗
Sections 301.002, 301.152 and 301.457: authority, professional categories, written complaint and investigation framework.
Source checked: September 19, 2026
NCSBN Texas Board member entry ↗
Board identity, website link and contact telephone; filing instructions not provided.
Source checked: September 19, 2026
Source check: September 19, 2026. This records a review of the linked material, not a decision about your case. No clinical or legal reviewer is identified for this guide. Confirm current instructions with the receiving authority.