Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 24, June 14, 2024
Section 19-1-10 - Continuing Approval of Prelicensure Education Programs10.1. Visits and evaluation: The Board, through its executive director and/or other qualified persons, shall evaluate all non-national nursing accredited nursing education programs every other year until the program receives national nursing accreditation. The Board shall review and analyze various sources of information regarding program performance, including, but not limited to: 10.1.a. Evidence of seeking national nursing accreditation by an accrediting agency approved by the U.S. Department of Education. National nursing accreditation shall be obtained within 5 years of the Board's full approval of the new program;10.1.b Results of ongoing program evaluations;10.1.c. Other evidence regarding achievement of program outcomes including, but not limited to student retention, attrition and on-time graduation rates; sufficient type and number of faculty, faculty competence and faculty retention and turnover; adequate laboratory, simulation and clinical learning experiences; NCLEX-RN pass rates which are at least 80% for first-time test-takers in the last calendar year; trend data and action planning related to NCLEX-RN performance, employer and graduate satisfaction; performance improvement initiative related to program outcomes and program complaints or grievances review and resolution. nursing education programs accredited by the Board, including all satellite sites of any program.10.2. Maintenance of Board Approval Status. A nursing program without national accreditation shall maintain approval as set forth in this rule. A national nursing accredited education unit shall maintain national nursing accreditation and submit to the Board a copy of all national nursing accreditation reports, recommendations, annual reports and final decisions for each national nursing accreditation visit once received or sent by the program within 30 days of the program's receipt or submission of the report.10.3. Program visits to a new nursing program shall be conducted as outlined by the board. Additional program visits to a non national nurse accredited program shall be conducted if: 10.3.a. The director of the nursing program changes;10.3.b. A major curriculum change is proposed; and/or10.3.c. A complaint has been submitted to the Board.10.4. Board approval of an existing program when ownership and control are changed. When a governing organization contemplates a change of ownership and control of a program, it shall send notice of the intended change to the Board 90 days prior to the effective date of the intended change. The owner or governing organization expecting to assume responsibility for the program shall immediately make application for Board approval. If the Board determines the owner or governing organization which will be responsible for the new program meets the criteria for approval and will comply with the recommendations of the Board, it may be provisionally approved.10.5. A distance-learning program shall establish a means for assessing individual student and program outcomes.10.6. Expansion of a non-national nursing accredited nursing education program requires agreement from the Board if the program seeks greater than a 10% expansion. Only those programs with full approval status may submit requests to the Board to initiate expansion of a program.