Sec. 301.463.  AGREED DISPOSITION.  (a)  Unless precluded by this chapter or other law, the board may dispose of a complaint by:
(1)  stipulation;
(2)  agreed settlement;
(3)  agreed order;  or
(4)  dismissal.
(b)  An agreed disposition of a complaint is considered to be a disciplinary order for purposes of reporting under this chapter and an administrative hearing and proceeding by a state or federal regulatory agency regarding the practice of nursing.
(c)  An agreed order is a public record.
(d)  In civil or criminal litigation an agreed disposition is a settlement agreement under Rule 408, Texas Rules of Evidence.
Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.  Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 553, Sec. 1.052, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.