La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLVII-3535
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 6, June 20, 2024
Section XLVII-3535 - Procedure of Continuing Full Approval: Undergraduate and Graduate Nursing Education Degree ProgramsA. Undergraduate and/or graduate nursing education degree program(s) must present evidence of compliance with all standards and requirements contained in LAC 46:XLVII.Chapter 35.B. The undergraduate nursing education degree program shall have a pass rate of 80 percent or greater achieved by the candidates taking the licensure examination for the first time in any one January to December calendar year, or the program shall be placed on probation. C. Undergraduate and/or graduate nursing education degree program(s) holding full approval for a minimum of five consecutive calendar years and full national accreditation recognized by the board shall inform board of impending accreditation site visit six months prior to visit. 1. The board shall agree to accept national accreditation reports and not perform site visits unless there is a complaint, a sanction, or evidence that the institution is in violation of standards.2. The board shall perform site visits if there is a complaint, a sanction, or evidence that the institution is in violation of standards. The undergraduate and/or graduate nursing education degree program(s) may request to have on-site visits coordinated with national accreditation visits. Following receipt of the official request by the program, the date of initiation of this process for the program shall be determined by the board.a. An on-site visit shall be conducted by an authorized staff representative of the board during or within six months following the national accreditation visit.b. To meet the self-study requirements, the national self-study report and the addendum required by the board shall be submitted to the board at least 21 days prior to the scheduled on-site visit regardless of board participation.c. A copy of any national accreditation correspondence concerning accreditation and interim reports shall be forwarded to the board within two weeks of receipt.D. A written report of the on-site visit is sent to the administrative officer of the parent institution, to the chief nurse administrator, and to all board members.E. The chief nurse administrator may submit a response to the board staff regarding the report of the on-site visit and also be present when the board reviews and acts upon the report.F. Action relevant to the approval status of the undergraduate and/or graduate nursing education degree program(s) is taken by the board after an evaluation of: 1. the on-site survey self-study documents; or 2. the program's annual report; or3. evidence that indicates the program fails to meet the standards and requirements.G. The board shall provide for an evaluation and hearing to determine if a program has met or has failed to meet the standards and requirements by executing the following actions: 1. giving written notice that the standards have been met and continues full approval or restores approval; or2. giving written notice of specified deficiency(ies) and placing the program on probation.H. An undergraduate and/or graduate nursing education degree program(s) has the right at any time to present evidence to the board that the deficiency(ies) has/have been corrected and may petition the board to restore full approval to the program.I. No later than 12 months from the date the undergraduate and/or graduate nursing education degree program(s) was placed on probation, the program shall submit a written report to the board with evidence that the standard(s) has/have been met, and may petition the board to restore full approval.J. If a deficiency(ies) cannot be corrected in 12 months, the undergraduate and/or graduate nursing education degree program(s) shall file a plan for meeting the standard(s) and may petition the board to continue the probationary status.K. Probationary status is not granted to an undergraduate and/or graduate nursing education degree program(s) for more than three calendar year periods in any five calendar year period.L. At any time during the probationary period, the board may determine that the undergraduate and/or graduate nursing education degree program(s) must cease admission of students and begin involuntary termination.M. Failure to meet standards after graduation of all enrolled students will result in involuntary termination of the undergraduate and/or graduate nursing education degree program(s) (refer to §3531).N. The right to appeal the board's decision is afforded any undergraduate and/or graduate nursing education degree program(s) in accordance with R.S. 37:918 and the Administrative Procedure Act, R.S. 49:965, appeals.La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLVII-3535
Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Board of Nursing, LR 10:1027 (December 1984), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Nursing, LR 19:1149 (September 1993), LR 24:1293 (July 1998), Amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Nursing, LR 42887 (6/1/2016).AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:918.