30 Miss. Code. R. 2865-6.1 - Types of State Accreditation for Mississippi Practical Nurse Programs approved by the Mississippi Board of Nursing
A. Full State
Accreditation:
1) All standards are met;
however, areas for improvement may be delineated.
2) Full accreditation is for 8 (eight)
years.
B. Provisional
State Accreditation:
1) One or two standards
have not been met.
2) A Plan of
Compliance for meeting standard(s) must be submitted within sixty (60) business
days of the date of the Board accreditation recommendation.
3) Provisional Accreditation will be granted
for a period of twenty-four (24) months, with a required follow-up report. A
revisit may be required at the discretion of the Board.
4) If the practical nursing program
demonstrates compliance with all standards at the end of the provisional
accreditation period, the program will be accredited for the full 8 (eight)
years from the date of the original accreditation visit.
C. Probationary State Accreditation:
1) Three or more standards have not been
met.
2) A plan of compliance for
meeting standards must be submitted within sixty (60) business days of the date
of the Board accreditation recommendation.
3) Probationary accreditation will be granted
for a period of twenty-four (24) months with a required revisit at the end of
the probationary accreditation period.
4) If the practical nursing program
demonstrates compliance with all standards at the end of the probationary
period, the program will be accredited for the full (8) eight years from the
date of the original accreditation visit.
D. Withdrawal of State Accreditation: If the
institution has not complied with all requirements within the twenty-four (24)
months, accreditation will be withdrawn at the time of completion of the
presently enrolled classes.
E. Practical nursing programs that lose state
accreditation may reapply for state accreditation as a newly established
program one year from the effective date of withdrawal.
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