Background Checks for Professional License State of Texas

Holding a professional license in the State of Texas means you will have background checks at regular intervals in your career. These background checks for your professional license will start when you apply to nursing school and end when you retire from nursing.

These background checks are conducted to help safeguard against theft as well as to help secure the safety of the people served in a health care facility as well as other staff members.

Background checks for professional license holders in the State of Texas also often determines the level of clearance you have in your job. In nursing this can affect your ability to access medications and dispense them to patients. Since this is a key component in nursing, this can have serious consequences on a nurse’s ability to do their job.

Background checks are run prior to a license renewal. If you know that there is something that will be on your background check that wasn’t there previously, it is a good idea to contact Nursing Defense Lawyers like Buck Johnson and Deborah Goodall who are experienced and who can assist you with both aspects of your criminal and license defense.

In addition to routine background checks for professional license holders in the State of Texas, sometimes law agencies will report you to the BON after an arrest or when formal charges are filed. Arrests and criminal charges can trigger a board investigation by TBON / TxBON. If you are a licensed nurse and you receive a letter of investigation from the nursing board, you should contact a TBON attorney immediately. Do not reply to the letter until you have consulted a TxBON lawyer. You can learn more about Board Investigations here.

Remember that The Texas Board of Nursing isn’t your friend. Their mission is to protect the public. You should never explain conduct to them without a BON Lawyer present. This is the single biggest mistake nurses make.