Conn. Agencies Regs. § 20-90-46 - Types of programs
(a) All programs
that prepare the graduate for licensure by examination as a registered nurse
shall be approved by the board with the consent of the commissioner. Only those
programs within one of the following types of organizations are eligible for
approval:
(1) College or university: A program
conducted by an educational unit in nursing within the structure of a college
or university approved pursuant to Section
10a-34
of the Connecticut General Statutes leading to an associate, baccalaureate or
higher degree in nursing.
(2)
Hospital: a program conducted by a hospital licensed pursuant to Chapter 368V
of the Connecticut General Statutes leading to a diploma in nursing.
(3) External Degree Program in Nursing: A
curriculum based on theory and clinical practice or assessment conducted by an
educational unit in nursing leading to an associate, baccalaureate, or higher
degree in nursing.
(b)
All programs that prepare the graduate for licensure by examination as a
licensed practical nurse shall be approved by the board with the consent of the
commissioner. Only those programs within one of the following types of
organizations shall be eligible for approval:
(1) Vocational-Technical: A program conducted
by the State Department of Education pursuant to Section
10-95
of the Connecticut General Statutes, in cooperation with affiliating health
agencies, which prepares individuals for eligibility for licensure as practical
nurses.
(2) Private school: A
program conducted and operated by a person, board, organization, association or
other entity, which prepares individuals for eligibility for licensure as
practical nurses and meet the following requirements:
(A) Is approved by the State Commissioner of
Higher Education as a private occupational school pursuant to Section
10a-22b
of the Connecticut General Statutes; and
(B) Current accreditation by the Association
of Independent Colleges and Schools or appropriate national accrediting
association.
(3) College
or university: A program conducted by an educational unit in nursing within the
structure of a college or university approved pursuant to section
10a-34
of the Connecticut General Statutes preparing individuals for eligibility for
licensure as a practical nurse.
(4)
Hospital: a program conducted by a hospital licensed pursuant to Chapter 368V
of the Connecticut General Statutes preparing individuals for eligibility for
licensure as practical nurses.
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