Ohio Admin. Code 4723-5-11 - Qualifications of administrators, faculty, teaching assistants and preceptors for a practical nursing education program

(A) The minimum qualifications and academic preparation for administrator, faculty, teaching assistant and preceptor appointments for a practical nursing education program are as follows:

(1) For an administrator of a program:

(a) Completion of an approved registered nursing education program in a jurisdiction as defined in paragraph (R) (S) of rule 4723-5-01 of the Administrative Code;

(b) At least five years of experience in the practice of nursing as a registered nurse, two of which have been as a faculty member of a registered or practical nursing education program;

(c) A master's degree;

(i) If the individual does not possess a bachelor of science in nursing degree, the master's or other academic degree, including, but not limited to a Ph.D., shall be in nursing.

(ii) If the individual possesses a bachelor of science in nursing degree, the master's degree may be, but is not required to be, in nursing; and

(d) Current, valid licensure as a registered nurse in Ohio;

(2) For an associate administrator or interim program administrator of a program:

(a) Completion of an approved registered nursing education program in a jurisdiction as defined in paragraph (R) (S) of rule 4723-5-01 of the Administrative Code;

(b) At least five years of experience in the practice of nursing as a registered nurse, including two years as a faculty member in a registered or practical nursing education program;

(c) A master's degree;

(i) If the individual does not possess a bachelor of science in nursing degree, the master's or other academic degree, including, but not limited to a Ph.D., shall be in nursing;

(ii) If the individual possesses a bachelor of science in nursing degree, the master's degree may be, but is not required to be, in nursing; and

(d) Current, valid licensure as a registered nurse in Ohio;

(3) For faculty teaching a nursing course:

(a) Completion of an approved registered nursing education program in a jurisdiction as defined in paragraph (R) (S) of rule 4723-5-01 of the Administrative Code;

(b) Experience for at least two years in the practice of nursing as a registered nurse;

(c) A baccalaureate degree in nursing; and

(d) Current, valid licensure as a registered nurse in Ohio;

(4) For a teaching assistant as defined in paragraph (NN) (OO) of rule 4723-5-01 of the Administrative Code:

(a) Completion of an approved registered nursing education program in a jurisdiction as defined in paragraph (R) (S) of rule 4723-5-01 of the Administrative Code;

(b) Experience for at least two years in the practice of nursing as a registered nurse; and

(c) Current, valid licensure as a registered nurse in Ohio;

(5) For a preceptor as defined in paragraph (CC) (DD) of rule 4723-5-01 of the Administrative Code:

(a) Completion of an approved registered or practical nursing education program in a jurisdiction as defined in paragraph (R) (S) of rule 4723-5-01 of the Administrative Code;

(b) Experience in the practice of nursing as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse with demonstrated competence in the area of clinical practice in which the preceptor provides supervision to a nursing student;

(c) Current, valid licensure as a registered nurse or as a licensed practical nurse in the jurisdiction or foreign country where the supervision of a nursing student's clinical experience occurs.

(B) The requirements of this rule do not prohibit an individual appointed to a position prior to February 1, 2008 from continuing to serve in the position if the individual met the rule requirements for the position at the time of appointment.

(C) An individual who is a foreign educated nurse graduate, as defined in paragraph (D) of rule 4723-7-01 of the Administrative Code, shall be deemed to have met the academic preparation for an administrator, faculty, teaching assistant or preceptor for a practical nursing education program specified in paragraphs (A)(1)(a), (A)(2)(a), (A)(3)(a), (A)(4)(a), and (A)(5)(a) of this rule, if the individual has practiced nursing as a registered nurse in the state of Ohio, or in another jurisdiction of the national council of state boards of nursing, for at least two years.

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Ohio Admin. Code 4723-5-11

Effective: 2/1/2022
Five Year Review (FYR) Dates: 10/14/2021 and 10/16/2026
Promulgated Under: 119.03
Statutory Authority: 4723.07
Rule Amplifies: 4723.06
Prior Effective Dates: 02/01/1996, 02/01/2003, 02/01/2004, 02/01/2007, 02/01/2008, 02/01/2009, 02/01/2010, 02/01/2012, 04/01/2017, 02/01/2020