Volunteering to help with Hurricane Harvey disaster relief
Nurses who wish to volunÂteer in Texas for HurriÂcane Harvey relief can register through the Texas DepartÂment of State Health Services’ Texas Disaster VolunÂteer Registry. The registry has set up a ​“2017 HurriÂcane Harvey” option under the ​“organiÂzaÂtion” category.
The Texas State Board of Nursing is not solicÂiting volunÂteers directly, but they are granting expedited tempoÂrary licenses for nurses from state’s that are not part of the Nurse LicenÂsure Compact. Washington state is not part of the Compact, so nurse volunÂteers from our state will need a tempoÂrary license. (See map of current Compact states.)
The American Red Cross is seeking health and mental health profesÂsionals to volunÂteer.