Section R. 338.10305a - Registered professional nursing education program; program requirements; faculty requirementsRule 305a.
(1) Subject to subrule (2) of this rule, the program director and all nurse faculty members shall hold a current unrestricted license to practice as a registered professional nurse in this state.(2) If clinical experiences are offered by the nursing education program at sites that are not located in this state, then any nurse faculty members at those sites shall hold a current unrestricted license to practice as a registered nurse in the state or Canadian province where the clinical experience is located.(3) The program director shall hold a minimum of a graduate degree with a major in nursing. Written notification of a change in director must be provided to the board within 30 days and include a copy of the new director's curriculum vitae and school contact information.(4) A member of the nursing faculty who provides didactic/theory instruction shall hold a minimum of a graduate degree, and the program shall ensure that the majority of the didactic/theory faculty hold a graduate degree with a major in nursing, unless an exception is granted under subrule (7) of this rule. If the graduate degree is not in nursing, the faculty member shall hold a minimum of a baccalaureate degree in nursing or an equivalent standing in a nationally nursing accredited Associate's Degree in Nursing to Master's of Science in Nursing (ADN to MSN) nursing education program with attestation of baccalaureate level competency from that educational program. Courses that are non-nursing in content but are health-related are exempt from the requirements of this subrule and may be taught by non-nurse faculty.(5) A member of the nursing faculty who provides instruction in either the clinical or simulation laboratory shall hold a minimum of a baccalaureate degree in nursing or an equivalent standing in a nationally nursing accredited ADN to MSN nursing education program with attestation of baccalaureate level competency from that educational program.(6) Notwithstanding section 16148(6) of the code, MCL 333.16148, all nursing faculty shall meet the requirements of subrules (4) and (5) of this rule by January 6, 2022.(7) An exception may be made to the requirements of subrule (4) of this rule for fulltime or part-time nursing faculty and shall be based on the faculty member's progress toward meeting the requirements of these rules during each year for which the exception is requested. Board approval for faculty exception requests must be received before the faculty member begins course instruction. A maximum of 5 yearly exceptions shall be granted to any full-time or part-time faculty member.(8) Nursing faculty shall be sufficient in number to prepare students to achieve the outcomes of the program. The maximum ratio of students to faculty in clinical areas involving direct care of patients must be not more than 8 students to 1 faculty member. The maximum ratio of students to faculty in clinical areas involving non-direct and precepted patient care must meet the clinical affiliate's guidelines and maintain patient and community safety.Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.10305a
2017 AACS; 2018 AACS; 2020 AACS; 2022 MR 10, Eff. 5/24/2022