Rule 30-2865-1.3 - Adoption and Revision of Standards of AccreditationA. The Mississippi Board of Nursing has the authority and responsibility to establish and promulgate criteria for the evaluation and accreditation of Practical Nursing Programs. These criteria take the form of Standards for State Accreditation. Board staff distributes the Standards adopted by the Board and takes the action necessary for their implementation. Standards will be subject to formal review and revision on a five (5) year cycle; however, the standards and criteria can be reviewed and revised as needed based on current trends in nursing education.B. Information on new standards is posted on the Board website and made available to persons, institutions, and organizations affected by the Standards.C. After distribution of proposed standards, interested persons, institutions, and organizations are given a minimum of thirty (30) business days to file written comments with the Board.30 Miss. Code. R. 2865-1.3
Miss. Code Ann. §§ 73-15-25, 73-15-27 (1972, as amended)