Overview
- The board issued a temporary suspension for Mary Elizabeth Eastland on May 19, 2026, saying her continued practice posed an imminent threat to public welfare.
- The nursing order lists six major charges, including failure to prepare and implement emergency plans and training, alleged abandonment of campers during the July 4, 2025 flood, failure to report deaths promptly, improper delegation of medical authority, and medication and privacy violations.
- A probable cause hearing must be held within 17 days of the order and a final administrative hearing no later than 61 days, where the suspension could become permanent or lead to other sanctions.
- Camp Mystic remains closed after withdrawing its 2026 license bid, and separate state reviews, Texas Rangers inquiries, preservation orders and multiple wrongful‑death lawsuits are continuing.
- Families of the 27 victims and investigators say the case exposes systemic emergency‑preparedness failures at the riverside camp and could speed regulatory changes and stricter oversight of youth camps in flood‑prone areas.