More TPAPN and the Board issues

The BON is meeting July 17-18, 2008. One of the agenda items involves the Board's Legislative Appropriations Request. This is how the Board asks for money from the state to fund their activities. One of the requests in this draft documents involves TPAPN. The Board is requesting more money because there has been an increase in the number of nurses in TPAPN. Perhaps this number could be reduced if the problems that I previously addressed with TPAPN referrals would be resolved.

The document states:

Peer Assistance Program Increase - The current peer assistance funds are capped at $625,000 to fund a total of 550 registered nurses and 225 licensed vocational nurses each fiscal year. The TPAPN program has experienced a twelve (12) percent increase of nurses in the program in fiscal year 2007 over the current cap. The Texas BON is requesting that the cap be raised by an additional $75,000 each fiscal year and be added to the Peer Assistance Strategy. This would place the cap at $700,000 each fiscal year.