# Tex. Occupations Code § 304.004: GENERAL PROVISIONS

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C304_S304.004

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Occupations Code § 304.004
- **Heading:** GENERAL PROVISIONS
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code oc / Chapter 304 / Section 304.004

## Text

(a) The terms "nurse," "registered nurse," and "vocational nurse" include nurses licensed as registered nurses or vocational nurses by a state that is a party to the Nurse Licensure Compact.

(b) Unless the context indicates otherwise or doing so would be inconsistent with the Nurse Licensure Compact, nurses practicing in this state under a license issued by a state that is a party to the Nurse Licensure Compact have the same rights and obligations as imposed by the laws of this state on license holders of the Texas Board of Nursing.

(c) The Texas Board of Nursing has the authority to determine whether a right or obligation imposed on license holders applies to nurses practicing in this state under a license issued by a state that is a party to the Nurse Licensure Compact unless that determination is inconsistent with the Nurse Licensure Compact.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Occupations Code § 304.002 § 304.002. ADMINISTRATION OF COMPACT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C304_S304.002.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 304.003 § 304.003. RULES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C304_S304.003.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 304.004 § 304.004. GENERAL PROVISIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C304_S304.004.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 304.005 § 304.005. ENFORCEMENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C304_S304.005.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 304.006 § 304.006. INFORMATION MAINTAINED UNDER COMPACT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C304_S304.006.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 304.007 § 304.007. ACCESS TO PRACTICE-RELATED INFORMATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C304_S304.007.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 304.008 § 304.008. DISCLOSURE OF PERSONAL INFORMATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C304_S304.008.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 304.0015 § 304.0015. NURSE LICENSURE COMPACT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C304_S304.0015.md)
- [Tex. Occupations Code § 304.0025 § 304.0025. RULES ADOPTED UNDER COMPACT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Coc_C304_S304.0025.md)

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