Mich. Admin. Code R. 338.10303b - Continued program approval; self-study and nursing education program report requirements
Rule 303b.
(1)
Self-study reports: After full approval has been granted under R 338.10303a, a
sponsoring agency of an unaccredited program shall submit a comprehensive
self-study report every 8 years. The report must include all the following
information for all of the years since the last self-study report was approved
by the board.
(a) History of sponsoring
agency.
(b) Philosophy.
(c) Conceptual framework.
(d) Curriculum to include end of program
student learning outcomes and course student learning outcomes.
(e) Detailed plan of study that includes all
the following:
(i) Program plan of study
including all required courses.
(ii) Course sequence.
(iii) Credits per course including theory,
laboratory, clinical and simulation hours.
(f) Course descriptions and
outlines.
(g) Signed clinical
contracts or current letters of commitment for clinical placements.
(h) Evaluation methods and tools.
(i) Program outcomes.
(j) Director and nursing faculty
credentials.
(k) Student policies
and support services.
(2)
Sponsoring agencies of accredited programs shall comply with all the following:
(a) All reporting requirements set forth by
the accrediting organization.
(b) A
sponsoring agency may submit to the board a letter of accreditation or
reaccreditation from the accrediting organization instead of submitting a
self-study report prepared for the board if no deficiencies were found.
(i) The letter must be submitted to the board
within 90 days after the date on the decision letter.
(ii) If the sponsoring agency fails to submit
the letter within 90 days, a self-study report must be prepared for the board
in accordance with subrule (1) of this rule.
(c) If the letter of accreditation or
reaccreditation from the accrediting organization noted deficiencies, the
program shall provide the decision letter and supporting documentation from the
accrediting organization along with all follow-up reports, supporting
documentation, and resulting decision letters from the accrediting organization
to the board.
(i) The letter of accreditation
or reaccreditation and any follow up report decision letters must be submitted
to the board within 90 days after the date on the letter.
(ii) The board may request further
documentation from the sponsoring agency.
(d) Programs shall immediately notify the
board of changes in the accreditation status, cycle, or reporting
dates.
(3) Nursing
education program reports: After a program has been granted full approval under
R 338.10303a, the sponsoring agency of an unaccredited program shall submit a
nurse education program report to the board every 4 years. Subject to subrule
(4) of this rule, the sponsoring agency of an accredited program shall submit a
nurse education program report to the board at the midpoint of the
accreditation cycle. The nursing education program report must include all the
following information for each year since the last self-study report was
approved by the board:
(a) Program information
pertaining to total program length, required credits, and all required courses,
including any prerequisite courses, in the program's plan of study.
(b) Analysis and action plans for program
performance outcomes including program completion rates, first-time NCLEX pass
rates, and job placement rates.
(c)
Systematic program evaluation results and action plan, including analysis of
end of program student learning outcomes, including but not limited to, NCLEX
pass rates for first time takers, program completion rates, and employment
rates.
(d) Major program
changes.
(e) Nursing faculty
qualified to teach nursing courses, assignments, and any nursing faculty
exceptions.
(f) End of program
student learning outcomes for each program option.
(g) The plan of study that demonstrates
progression of learning across the curriculum.
(4) Sponsoring agencies of accredited
programs that are required to submit a midcycle report shall comply with all
the following:
(a) All midcycle reporting
requirements set forth by the accrediting organization.
(b) A sponsoring agency may submit to the
board a midcycle report decision letter from the accrediting organization if no
deficiencies requiring a supplemental report were found.
(i) The letter must be submitted to the board
within 90 days after the date on the decision letter.
(ii) If the sponsoring agency fails to submit
the letter within 90 days, a nursing education program report must be prepared
for the board in accordance with subrule (3) of this rule.
(c) If the midcycle accreditation report
decision letter from the accrediting organization noted deficiencies, the
program shall provide the decision letter and supporting documentation from the
accrediting organization along with all follow-up reports, supporting
documentation, and resulting decision letters from the accrediting organization
to the board.
(i) The midcycle report decision
letter and any follow up report decision letters must be submitted to the board
within 90 days after the date on the letter.
(ii) The board may request further
documentation from the sponsoring agency.
(5) The board shall notify the program
director of the date by which a nursing education program report must be
submitted.
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