Bill Text: TX HR350 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Charlene Seale of Amarillo on becoming the first nurse practitioner in Texas to receive full practice authority from the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-17 - Reported enrolled [HR350 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR350-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 350 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Charlene Seale of Amarillo has become the first | ||
| nurse practitioner in Texas to receive full practice authority from | ||
| the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In December 2016, the VA announced its decision to | ||
| grant advanced practice registered nurses within its system the | ||
| opportunity to practice to the full extent of their education, | ||
| training, and certification, allowing them to independently | ||
| perform certain health care functions that had previously required | ||
| physician supervision; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A native of Friona, Charlene Seale is a certified | ||
| family nurse practitioner at the Thomas E. Creek VA Medical Center | ||
| in Amarillo, where she has spent the past five years of her nursing | ||
| career, which spans nearly four decades; she holds a master's | ||
| degree in nursing from West Texas A&M University and a doctor of | ||
| nursing practice degree from Chamberlain University; and | ||
| WHEREAS, By providing skillful and compassionate care, | ||
| Charlene Seale has made a positive impact in the lives of countless | ||
| veterans in the Lone Star State, and she is indeed deserving of | ||
| recognition as she embarks on the next exciting chapter in her | ||
| career; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Charlene | ||
| Seale on becoming the first nurse practitioner in Texas to receive | ||
| full practice authority from the U.S. Department of Veterans | ||
| Affairs and extend to her sincere best wishes for continued success | ||
| with her important work; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Ms. Seale as an expression of high regard by the Texas | ||
| House of Representatives. | ||
| Klick | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 350 was adopted by the House on August | ||
| 15, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
