Current through October 11, 2024
Section 632.605 - Submission of application and statement of intent to establish program1. A university or college which wishes to establish a program of nursing in this State must submit an application to the Board. The Board will prescribe the form for the application.2. The administrator of the program shall submit to the Board, at least 6 months before the program is offered, a statement of intent which must include:(a) Proof that the program is approved by the system of universities or community colleges of the state in which it is accredited;(b) The results of a survey which demonstrates the need for the program of nursing;(c) The type of program which will be offered;(d) The name, address and status of the accreditation of the institution offering the program;(e) The relationship of the program of nursing to that institution;(f) Evidence of budgetary support, including, without limitation, a notarized accounting statement which conforms to generally accepted standards of accounting and which demonstrates funding sufficient to establish and sustain a program of nursing;(g) A detailed schedule of the entire cost of enrollment in the program of nursing, including, without limitation, tuition, fees and any cost associated with the use or purchase of equipment;(h) The projected enrollment;(i) Evidence that a sufficient number of qualified members of the faculty are available to conduct the program;(j) Evidence that a sufficient number of clinical placements are available in each area of nursing for which the program offers education;(k) A description of the proposed clinical facilities to be used;(l) The resources available at the site of the program;(m) The proposed schedule for beginning the program;(n) The plan for the mentoring and development of the administrator of the program developed by the administrator pursuant to NAC 632.660, if any;(o) A written plan describing how the program will ensure that, within 2 years after the first class is graduated, the graduates of the program have a rate of passage on the National Council Licensure Examination of not less than 80 percent the first time the graduate takes the examination;(p) A statement of the transferability of credits earned in the program to institutions of the Nevada System of Higher Education; and(q) Any additional information requested by the Board.Nev. Admin. Code § 632.605
Added to NAC by Bd. of Nursing, eff. 9-17-90; A 6-21-94; R091-04, 8-13-2004; R063-08, 9-18-2008; R112-11, 2-15-2012NRS 632.120, 632.430, 632.440