La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLVII-3523

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XLVII-3523 - Major/Substantive Changes: Undergraduate and Graduate Nursing Education Degree Programs (Formerly Sections 3525 and 3537)

A. Undergraduate and/or graduate nursing education degree program(s) shall notify the board of major/substantive changes (refer to §3503).

1. - 9. Repealed.

B. The undergraduate and/or graduate nursing education degree program(s) shall submit to the board two paper copies and one electronic copy of the following:

1. alteration, other than editorial, in undergraduate and/or graduate nursing education degree program(s) mission/philosophy and outcomes as follows:

a. letter of intent with timeline for proposed change;

b. rationale for proposed change;

c. evidence of approval by institution and/or accreditation agencies;

d. concise presentation of current mission/philosophy, and outcomes to proposed change;

e. planned method for evaluation for proposed change;

f. discussion of potential impact of proposed change on current students;

g. copy of reports submitted to the accreditation agencies; and

h. copy of action by accreditation agencies;

2. change in legal status of the undergraduate and/or graduate nursing education degree program(s) as follows:

a. letter of notification with timeline for change;

b. discussion of potential impact of change of legal status on program and students;

c. copy of reports submitted to the accreditation agencies; and

d. copy of action by accreditation agencies;

3. change in status with regulatory, governmental or institutional accreditation on the undergraduate and/or graduate nursing education degree program(s) as follows:

a. letter of notification with timeline for change in regulation, government or institutional accreditation;

b. discussion of potential impact of change in regulation, governmental or institution accreditation on program and current students;

c. copy of reports submitted to the accreditation agencies; and

d. copy, if action by accreditation agencies;

4. reduction in resources impacting the sustainability of the undergraduate and/or graduate program(s) as follows:

a. letter of notification and identification of resources reduced;

b. discussion of potential impact of reduction of resources on sustainability of program and current students;

c. action plan to address impact of reduction in resources impacting sustainability of the program;

d. copy of reports submitted to the accreditation agencies; and

e. copy of action by accreditation agencies;

5. reduction in faculty size exceeding 25 percent and in faculty exceptions exceeding 20 percent of full-time faculty employed as follows:

a. letter of notification of faculty turnover greater than 25 percent or faculty exceptions greater than 20 percent of full time faculty;

b. of contributing factors for excessive turn over and requirement for exceptions to faculty qualification;

c. discussion of potential impact on program and current students;

d. plan for improvement;

e. copy of reports submitted to the accreditation agencies; and

f. copy of action by accreditation agencies;

6. addition or deletion of clinical role/population preparing APRNs in an approved graduate nursing education degree program as follows:

a. addition of clinical role/population preparing APRNs in an approved graduate nursing education degree program as follows:

i. letter of request for approval of addition of APRN role/population;

ii. copy of the mission/philosophy, goals and outcomes;

iii. curriculum course sequencing, lists all courses required within the program of study;

iv. course syllabus for the course/clinical experience(s) to be offered, which specifies the related outcomes of the offering;

v. current electronic copy of school catalog;

vi. evidence of meetings or communications with chief nurse administrators of approved Louisiana graduate nurse education degree programs;

vii. timeline for implementation of a clinical role/population preparing APRNs;

viii. copy of reports submitted to the accreditation agencies; and

ix. copy of action by accreditation agencies;

b. deletion of clinical role/population preparing APRNs in an approved graduate nursing education degree program as follows:

i. a letter of intent for deletion of APRN role/population;

ii. rationale for deletion of APRN role/population;

iii. timeline for phase out of APRN role/population;

iv. method of notification of student;

v. discussion of potential impact on nursing education degree program and current students;

vi. copy of reports submitted to the accreditation agencies; and

vii. copy of action by accreditation agencies;

7. implementation of innovative strategies in undergraduate and/or graduate nursing education degree program(s) with a focus to include but not limited to student enrollment, retention, and graduation rates; test previous models of nursing education and develop and test new models of nursing education as follows:

a. pilot study of innovative strategy as follows:

i. letter of request to pilot innovative strategy;

ii. rational for planned innovative strategy;

iii. outline of plan for innovative strategies to include timeframe, goals, expected outcomes and method of evaluation;

iv. discussion of potential impact on program and current students;

v. copy of reports submitted to the accreditation agencies; and

vi. copy of action by accreditation agencies;

b. post-completion of pilot as follows:

i. evaluation report of pilot;

ii. request for full implementation to include timeline and impact on program and current students; or

iii. notification of intent to not initiate and rationale;

8. addition or deletion of more than 10 percent of the semester credit hours from the undergraduate and/or graduate nursing education degree program(s) of studies as follows:

a. letter of intent for proposed change in credit hours;

b. rationale proposed change in credit hours;

c. mission/philosophy, program goals and student learning outcomes;

d. course outcomes and course outlines;

e. concise presentation of current and proposed curriculum;

f. time table for implementation of the change in curriculum;

g. explanation of the anticipated effect on currently enrolled students; to include a phase out plan and transition to new curriculum;

h. planned method for evaluating the results of the change;

i. method of notification of current students affected by the changes;

j. copy of reports submitted to the accreditation agencies; and

k. copy of action by accreditation agencies;

9. change in student enrollment, achievement, completion rates, graduation rates, pass rates for NCLEX-RN and certification as follows:

a. letter of notification of changes in student enrollment, achievement, completion rates, graduation rates, pass rates for NCLEX-RN and certification;

b. evaluation of contributing factors;

c. action plan for improvement to include timeline;

d. copy of reports submitted to the accreditation agencies; and

e. copy of action by accreditation agencies; and

10. addition or deletion of a major clinical facility providing students' clinical experiences in undergraduate and/or graduate nursing education degree program(s) as follows:

a. letter of notification to include impact on the program;

b. action plan for additional clinical placement;

c. copy of reports submitted to the accreditation agencies; and

d. copy of action by accreditation agencies.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLVII-3523

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Board of Nursing, LR 3:188 (April 1977), LR 10:1026 (December 1984), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Nursing, LR 15:1081 (December 1989), LR 19:1148 (September 1993), LR 24:1293 (July 1998), LR 26:2790 (December 2000), repromulgated LR 27:852 (June 2001), Amended LR 42882 (6/1/2016).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:918.