Section 21.310 - DefinitionsThe following words and terms, when used in this subchapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
(1) Board--the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.(2) Child--a child 25 years of age or younger, including an adopted child.(3) Clinical preceptor or preceptor--a registered nurse or other license health professional who meets the requirements below, not paid as a faculty member by the governing board of an institution of higher education, but who directly supervises a nursing student's clinical learning experience in a manner prescribed by a signed written agreement between the educational institution, preceptor and affiliating agency. A clinical preceptor has the following qualifications: (A) competence in designated areas of practice,(B) a philosophy of health care congruent with that of the nursing program,(C) current licensure or privilege as a registered nurse in the State of Texas, and(D) if not a registered nurse, holds a current license in Texas as a health care professional with a minimum of a bachelor's degree in that field.(4) Commissioner--the Commissioner of Higher Education, the Chief Executive Officer of the Board.(5) Institution of Higher Education or Institution--any public technical institute, public junior college, public senior college or university, medical or dental unit or other agency of higher education as defined in Texas Education Code, § 61.003(8).(6) Program--the Exemption Program for Clinical Preceptors and Their Children.(7) Resident of Texas--a resident of the State of Texas as determined in accordance with Chapter 21, Subchapter B of this title (relating to Determination of Resident Status). Nonresident students who are eligible to pay resident tuition rates are not residents of Texas.(8) Tuition--includes statutory tuition, designated tuition and Board-authorized tuition.(9) Undergraduate professional nursing program--a public educational program for preparing students for initial licensure as registered nurses.19 Tex. Admin. Code § 21.310
The provisions of this §21.310 (adopted as §22.303) to be effective November 28, 2005, 30 TexReg 7872; amended to be effective August 25, 2008, 33 TexReg 6818; amended to be effective February 28, 2012, 37 TexReg 1336; Transferred from §22.303 by Texas Register, Volume 42, Number 08, February 24, 2017, TexReg 699, eff. 3/1/2017