Permanently revoked??? As in she cannot get it back??
I recall the friend saying her license was revoked due to NSF check. So seems to me if that were true, she could have sent a money order to cover the check and the license would be reinstated. (I don't know their rules.)
IF she had sent in the license renewal app soon enough, so that the license did not expire before the check was bounced, then this probably would have been very simple to correct. IF they did not notify her of the bounced check before the license expired, that's a problem, but STILL... I think she could have paid a fine along with the fee and got the license reinstated... IF it was only due to a bounced check. I'm thinking there is more to this story... it doesn't sound quite reasonable to me.
I used to be a hairdresser years ago, had to have my license renewed every year. I recall that if your license expired for any reason, you had 2 years to apply for a renewal and had to pay a small fee for reinstatement... IIRC, it was $25... and the state board was just about as strict as the nursing board was. That's about the first thing the state inspectors look at... licenses. You cannot even work as a nurse's aide in Texas without a certification, which requires taking a class and passing a written and a practical exam issued by state examiners.
For something as important as a nursing license... I would think a person would be required to send a money order, due to the time it takes for a check to clear. I know you can use a credit or debit card and renew them online, but without a computer, she should have got a money order, or made sure there was enough money in the bank to cover it.
JMO
