Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-19-217 - Distance Learning Nursing Programs; Out-of-State Nursing Programs
A. An out-of-state
nursing program that is in good standing in another state in the United States
and plans to provide distance-based didactic instruction and on-ground clinical
instruction in Arizona shall comply with the application requirements of
R4-19-207 and
R4-19-208.
The program shall employ at least one faculty member who is physically present
in this state to coordinate the education and clinical experience.
B. Any nursing program that delivers didactic
instruction in Arizona by distance learning methods shall ensure that the
methods of instruction are compatible with the program curriculum plan and
enable a student to meet the goals, competencies, and objectives of the
educational program and standards of the Board, A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 15,
and 4 A.A.C. 19.
1. A distance learning
nursing program shall establish a means for assessing individual student
outcomes, and program outcomes including, at minimum, student learning
outcomes, student retention, student satisfaction, and faculty
satisfaction.
2. For out-of-state
nursing programs, the program shall be within the jurisdiction of and regulated
by an equivalent United States nursing regulatory authority in the state from
which the program originates, unless also providing clinical experience in
Arizona.
3. Didactic faculty
members shall be licensed in the state of origination of a distance learning
nursing program and in Arizona or hold a multi-state compact license unless
exempt under A.R.S. §
32-1631(8).
Clinical supervising faculty shall be licensed in the location of the clinical
activity.
4. A distance learning
nursing program shall provide students with supervised clinical and laboratory
experiences so that program objectives are met and didactic learning is
validated by supervised, on-ground clinical and laboratory
experiences.
5. A distance-learning
nursing program shall provide students with adequate access to technology,
resources, technical support, and the ability to interact with peers,
preceptors, and faculty.
C. A nursing program, located in another
state or territory of the United States, that wishes to provide clinical
experiences in Arizona under A.R.S. §
32-1631(3), shall obtain Board approval before offering or conducting a clinical session.
To obtain approval, the program shall submit a proposal package that contains:
2. A statement regarding, the
number and type of student placements planned, and written commitment by the
clinical facilities to provide the necessary clinical experiences, the name and
qualifications of faculty licensed in Arizona and physically present in the
facility who will supervise the experience and verification of good standing of
the program in the jurisdiction of origin.
D. The Board may require a nursing program
approved under this Section to file periodic reports to determine compliance
with the provisions of this Article. A program shall submit a report to the
Board within 30 days of the date on a written request from the Board or by the
due date stated in the request if the due date is after the normal 30-day
period.
E. The Board shall approve
an application to conduct clinical instruction in Arizona that meets the
requirements in A.R.S. Title 32, Chapter 15 and A.A.C. Title 4, Chapter 19, and
is in the best interest of the public. An applicant who is denied approval to
conduct clinical instruction in Arizona 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 approval. Hearings shall be conducted in accordance
with A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, Article 10 and A.A.C. Title 4, Chapter 19,
Article 6.
F.
The Board may rescind an approval held by an
out-of-state nursing program to conduct clinical instruction in Arizona, in
accordance with
R4-19-212 .
1. If the Board issues a notice of
deficiency and the program fails to correct the deficiency before the
expiration of the period of correction, the Board shall rescind approval of the
program as prescribed in
R4-19-212(B)(1) .
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1. Students enrolled at the
time of rescission of approval shall not be granted licensure unless the
applicant meets all applicable licensure requirements.
2. The Board shall ensure that the applicant
has completed a curriculum that is equivalent to that of an approved nursing
program.
3.
If a nursing program provides evidence of compliance
with this Article after the rescission of approval, the Board shall review the
evidence, determine whether or not the nursing program complies with these
standards, and reinstate approval of the program if the program complies with
these standards and reinstatement is in the best interest of the
public.
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