§3533. B. CONT’D- Initial approval
7. Upon completion of this phase of the development of the proposed undergraduate and/or graduate
nursing education degree program(s), the chief nurse administrator shall request that the board staff conduct initial site visit.
8. Report on site visit will be presented to the board by board staff representative at a regularly scheduled board meeting for
initial approval. Based on its review, the board shall give written notification to the parent institution that:
a. supplementary information is needed; or
b. initial approval is granted; or
c. initial approval is denied.
9. After initial approval is granted, public announcements may be issued and students may be admitted to the undergraduate
and/or graduate nursing education degree program(s).
10. Initial approval shall not be continued for more than two consecutive one-year periods following the undergraduate and/or
graduate nursing education degree program(s’) eligibility to apply for full approval.
11. An undergraduate and/or graduate nursing education degree program(s) remaining ineligible for approval after two
consecutive one-year periods following the nursing program's eligibility to apply for full approval, shall not admit new
students and shall initiate a phase-out of the program in accordance with §3531.
§3533. C. Step III: Full Approval of Undergraduate and/or Graduate Nursing Education Degree Program(s)
1. Full approval shall be requested after members of the first class of graduates write and receive the results of the first licensing
or certification examination. Additionally, an on-site visit is required and upon presentation of evidence that standards of the board
have been met, full approval may be granted to the program. Undergraduate and/or graduate nursing education degree program(s)
shall achieve national nursing accreditation within one year of being granted full approval.
a. A program not accredited by a national nursing accrediting body within one year post-full approval may petition the board
for a one-year extension.
b. Following the one-year extension, a program failing to achieve national accreditation shall immediately cease admission of
students and begin termination.
c. A program that loses national nursing accreditation shall immediately be placed on probation.
§3535 for Procedure of Continuing Full Approval
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