12 AAC 44.040 - Establishment of nursing education program
(a) A university or
college wishing to establish a nursing education program must
(1) inform the board in writing of the
university or college's intent to establish a nursing education program in the
state; and
(2) submit, not later
than 120 days before the first day of the board meeting at which the
application is considered, a completed application on a form prescribed by the
board that shows that the applicant meets the applicable requirements of
12 AAC 44.030 -
12 AAC 44.135.
(b) There shall be information on
the availability of clinical facilities and job opportunities for
graduates.
(c) Not later than 90
days after receipt of the application, the board or the board's representative
will advise the applicant in writing, before consideration by the board,
whether additional information is needed to complete the application.
(d) If the board determines that the
application is complete and that the nursing education program meets the
applicable requirements of
12 AAC 44.010 -
12 AAC 44.135, the board will
grant provisional approval to the program.
(e) Not later than 90 days after the board
grants provisional approval, the nursing education program must apply for
national accreditation from either the Accreditation Commission for Education
in Nursing (ACEN), National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission (NLNAC)
or the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE).
(f) After the survey under
12 AAC 44.030 has been completed,
the board will notify the program if the board has determined that
(1) the program has deficiencies due to
noncompliance with any provision of
12 AAC 44.010 -
12 AAC 44.135; and
(2) a follow-up survey, conducted as set out
in 12 AAC 44.030, is
necessary.
(g) If the
board determines that deficiencies exist under (f)(1) of this section, the
board or the board's representative will send the nursing education program
written notice of the deficiencies. The program shall correct those
deficiencies and, not later than 90 days after the date the board sent written
notice of the deficiencies, shall notify the board of the program's progress in
correcting them. The program, after sending the first progress report, shall
send additional reports every 90 days until each deficiency is
corrected.
(h) A nursing education
program whose application has been denied under this section may request a
hearing under
AS
44.62.330-44.62.630 (Administrative
Procedure Act) to appeal the denial.
(i) Every six months, a nursing education
program with provisional approval shall submit to the board a report that
includes
(1) information about faculty
qualifications;
(2) information
about student admissions;
(3)
information about curriculum development;
(4) faculty meeting minutes;
(5) NCLEX pass rates if appropriate;
and
(6) information about progress
toward accreditation.
(j) A nursing education program with
provisional approval shall provide to the board a copy of each interim report
that the program receives from the Accreditation Commission for Education in
Nursing, National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission or the Commission
on Collegiate Nursing Education accrediting agency.
(k) Eighteen months after the board grants a
nursing education program provisional approval, the board or the board's
representative will conduct another survey of the program under
12 AAC 44.030.
(l) To receive full approval from the board,
a nursing education program must
(1) be fully
accredited by the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, National
League for Nursing Accrediting Commission or the Commission on Collegiate
Nursing Education; and
(2) attain
an 80 percent pass rate for first-time NCLEX test takers for a full
year.
(m) If a nursing
education program does not attain full accreditation two years after the
graduation of the program's first class or earlier, the program may request a
one-time, two-year extension of provisional approval. The board will grant the
extension if the board determines that the program is making sufficient
progress towards full accreditation.
(n) Notwithstanding (f) of this section, the
board may withdraw provisional approval at any time if a program deficiency
puts the public at risk. Deficiencies that put the public at risk include
(1) a decline in the pass rate for first-time
NCLEX test takers;
(2) high student
attrition rates;
(3) a reversal of
progress toward accreditation; and
(4) significant faculty attrition.
Notes
Authority:AS 08.68.100
AS 08.68.290
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