Ariz. Admin. Code § R4-19-504 - Notice of Deficiency; Unprofessional APRN Program Conduct
A. The Board may
periodically survey an advanced practice registered nursing program under its
jurisdiction to determine whether criteria for approval are being
met.
B. The Board shall, upon
determining that an advanced practice registered nursing program is not in
compliance with this Article, provide to the program administrator a written
notice of deficiencies that establishes a reasonable time, based upon the
number and severity of deficiencies, to correct the deficiencies. The time for
correction may not exceed 18 months.
1. The
program administrator shall, within 30 days from the date of service of the
notice of deficiencies, consult with the Board or designated Board
representative and, after consultation, file a plan to correct each of the
identified deficiencies.
2. The
program administrator may, within 30 days from the date of service of the
notice of deficiencies, submit a written request for a hearing before the Board
to appeal the Board's determination of deficiencies. Hearings shall be
conducted in accordance with A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, Article 10 and 4
A.A.C. 19, Article 6.
3. If the
Board's determination is not appealed or is upheld upon appeal, the Board may
conduct periodic evaluations of the program during the time of correction to
determine whether the deficiencies have been corrected.
C. The Board shall, following a
Board-conducted survey and report, rescind the approval or limit the ability of
a program to admit students if the program fails to comply with
R4-19-502 within the time set by the Board in the notice of deficiencies provided to the
program administrator.
1. The Board shall
serve the program administrator with a written notice of proposed rescission of
approval or limitation of admission of students that states the grounds for the
rescission or limitation. The program administrator has 30 days to submit a
written request for a hearing to show cause why approval should not be
rescinded or admissions limited. Hearings shall be conducted in accordance with
A.R.S. Title 41, Chapter 6, Article 10 and 4 A.A.C. 19, Article 6.
2. Upon the effective date of a decision to
rescind program approval, the affected advanced practice registered nursing
program shall immediately cease operation and be removed from the official
approved-status listing. An advanced practice registered nursing program that
is ordered to cease operations shall assist currently enrolled students to
transfer to an approved nursing program.
D. A disciplinary action, denial of approval,
or notice of deficiency may be issued against an RNP or CNS nursing program for
any of the following acts of unprofessional conduct:
1. Failure to maintain minimum standards of
acceptable and prevailing educational practice;
2. For a program that was served with a
notice of deficiencies within the preceding three years and timely corrected
the noticed deficiencies, subsequent noncompliance with the standards in this
Article;
3. Utilization of students
to meet staffing needs in health care facilities;
4. Non-compliance with the program or parent
institution mission or goals, program design, objectives, or
policies;
5. Failure to provide the
variety and number of clinical learning opportunities necessary for students to
achieve program outcomes or minimal competence;
6. Student enrollments without adequate
faculty, facilities, or clinical experiences;
7. Ongoing or repetitive employment of
unqualified faculty;
8. Failure to
comply with Board requirements within designated time-frames;
9. Fraud or deceit in advertising, promoting
or implementing a nursing program;
10. Material misrepresentation of fact by the
program in any advertisement, application or information submitted to the
Board;
11. Failure to allow Board
staff to visit the program or conduct an investigation;
12. Any other evidence that gives the Board
reasonable cause to believe the program's conduct may be a threat to the safety
and well-being of students, faculty or potential patients.
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