Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-19-207 - New Programs; Proposal Approval; Provisional Approval
A. At a
minimum of one year before establishing a nursing program, a parent institution
shall submit to the Board an electronic copy of an application for proposal
approval. The parent institution shall ensure that the proposal application was
written by or under the direction of a registered nurse who meets the nursing
program administrator requirements of
R4-19-203(A)
and includes the following information and documentation:
1. Name and address of the parent
institution;
2. Statement of intent
to establish a nursing program, including the academic and licensure level of
the program; and:
a. Organizational structure
of the educational institution documenting the relationship of the nursing
program within the institution and the role of the nursing program
administrator consistent with
R4-19-201 and
R4-19-203;
b. Evidence of institutional accreditation
consistent with
R4-19-201 and post-secondary approval, if applicable. The institution shall provide the
most recent full reports including findings and recommendations of the
applicable accrediting organization or approval agency. The Board may request
additional accreditation or approval evidence.
c. Curriculum development documentation to
include:
i. Student-centered outcomes for the
program;
ii. A plan that identifies
the prescribed course sequencing and time required; and
iii. Identification of established
professional standards, guidelines or competencies upon which the curriculum
will be based;
d. Name,
qualifications, and job description of a nursing program administrator who
meets the requirements of
R4-19-203 and availability and job description of faculty who meet qualifications of
R4-19-204;
e. Number of budgeted clinical and didactic
faculty positions from the time of the first admission to graduation of the
first class;
f. Evidence that the
program has secured clinical sites for its projected enrollment that meet the
requirements of
R4-19-206;
g. Anticipated student enrollment per session
and annually;
h. Documentation of
planning for adequate academic facilities and secretarial and support staff to
support the nursing program consistent with the requirements of
R4-19-202;
i. Evidence of adequate program financial
resources;
j. Tentative time
schedule for planning and initiating the nursing program including faculty
hiring, entry date and size of student cohorts, and obtaining and utilizing
clinical placements from the expected date of proposal approval to graduation
of the first cohort.
k. For a
parent institution that has an existing nursing program in one or more U.S.
jurisdictions including Arizona, evidence for each of its nursing programs that
includes:
i. Program approval in good
standing with no order entered in this or any other jurisdiction, which if
entered by this state would constitute the denial of a license or a
disciplinary action within the meaning of A.R.S. §
32-1601, subsection 12, paragraphs
(d), (e), (f), (g), (h); and
ii. An
NCLEX pass rate of at least 80% for the 12 months preceding the current
application; or
iii. The parent
institution successfully demonstrates to the Board that:
(1) The program is in the best interests of
the public. The Board's consideration of what is in the best interests of the
public shall include, but is not limited to, the geographic need for a new
nursing program, the populations that would be served by the program, adequate
program oversight, institutional financial security, adequacy of the program
proposal, and a demonstrated history of cooperation with accrediting and
regulatory bodies; and
(2) The
program will be capable of meeting all other applicable requirements for the
establishment of a nursing program.
l. For a parent institution that has an
existing nursing program in one or more U.S. jurisdictions including Arizona,
evidence for each of its nursing programs that includes:
i. Program approval in good standing with no
order entered in this or any other jurisdiction, which if entered by this state
would constitute the denial of a license or a disciplinary action within the
meaning of A.R.S. §
32-1601, subsection 12, paragraphs
(d), (e), (f), (g), (h); and
ii. An
NCLEX pass rate of at least 80% for the 12 months preceding the current
application; or
iii. The parent
institution successfully demonstrates to the Board that:
(1) The program is in the best interests of
the public. The Board's consideration of what is in the best interests of the
public shall include, but is not limited to, the geographic need for a new
nursing program, the populations that would be served by the program, adequate
program oversight, institutional financial security, adequacy of the program
proposal, and a demonstrated history of cooperation with accrediting and
regulatory bodies; and
(2) The
program will be capable of meeting all other applicable requirements for the
establishment of a nursing program.
B. The Board shall grant proposal
approval to any parent institution that meets the requirements of subsection
(A) if the Board deems that such approval is in the best interests of the
public. Proposal approval expires one year from the date of Board
issuance.
C. A parent institution
that is denied proposal approval may request a hearing by filing a written
request with the Board within 30 days of service of the Board's order denying
the application for proposal approval. Hearings shall be conducted in
accordance with A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, Article 10 and 4 A.A.C. 19, Article
6 of this Chapter.
D. At a minimum
of 180 days before planned enrollment of students, a parent institution that
received proposal approval within the previous year may submit to the Board an
electronic copy of an application for provisional approval. The parent
institution shall ensure that the provisional approval application was written
by or under the direction of a registered nurse who meets the program
administrator requirements of
R4-19-203(A) and
includes the following information and documentation:
1. Name and address of parent
institution;
3. Names and qualifications of:
a. The nursing program
administrator;
b. Didactic nursing
faculty or one or more nurse consultants who are responsible for developing the
curriculum and determining nursing program admission, progression and
graduation criteria;
4.
Plan for recruiting and hiring additional didactic faculty for the first
semester or session of operation at least 60 days before classes
begin;
5. Plan for recruiting and
hiring additional clinical nursing faculty at least 30 days before the clinical
rotation begins;
6. Final program
implementation plan including dates and number of planned student admissions,
recruitment and hire dates for didactic and clinical faculty for the period of
provisional approval;
7.
Descriptions of available and proposed physical facilities with dates of
availability; and
8. Detailed
written plan for clinical placements for all planned enrollments until
graduation of the first class that is:
a.
Based on current clinical availability and curriculum needs;
b. Confirms availability and commitment from
proposed clinical agencies for the times and units specified.
E. Following an onsite
evaluation conducted according to A.R.S. §
41-1009, the Board shall grant a two year provisional approval to a parent institution
that meets the requirements of
R4-19-201 through
R4-19-206 if approval
is in the best interest of the public. A parent institution that is denied
provisional approval may request a hearing by filing a written request with the
Board within 30 days of service of the Board's order denying the application
for provisional approval. Hearings shall be conducted in accordance with A.R.S.
Title 41, Chapter 6, Article 10 and 4 A.A.C. 19, Article 6 of this
Chapter.
F. The provisional
approval of a nursing program expires 12 months from the date of the grant of
provisional approval if a class of nursing students is not admitted by the
nursing program within that time.
G. One year after admission of the first
nursing class into nursing courses, the program shall provide a report to the
Board containing information on:
1.
Implementation of the program including any differences from the plans
submitted in the applications for proposal and provisional approval and an
explanation of those differences; and
2. The outcomes of the evaluation of the
program according to the program's systematic evaluation plan under
R4-19-201;
H. Following receipt of the report described
in subsection (G), a representative of the Board shall conduct a site survey
visit in accordance with A.R.S. §
41-1009
to determine compliance with this Article. A report of the site visit shall be
provided to the Board.
I. If a
nursing program with provisional approval fails to comply with requirements of
A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 15, or 4 A.A.C. 19, Article 4, the Board may initiate
a disciplinary action. Prior to imposition of discipline against a provisional
approval, the nursing program is entitled to a hearing conducted in accordance
with A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, Article 10 and 4 A.A.C. 19, Article 6 of this
Chapter.
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