La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLVII-1305

Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, September 20, 2024

Section XLVII-1305 - Types of Approval

A. Initial Approval

1. Initial approval shall be granted to institutions having received board approval for the establishment of a program in practical nursing and shall be limited to two years or until the first class has written the practical nursing licensure examination approved by the board, and results have been received by the board.

2. Programs on initial approval shall be surveyed annually.

3. A program on initial approval which does not maintain the minimum requirements of the board, including that of less than 20 percent failure rate of first time writers per class on the practical nursing licensure examination may be subject to closure by the board when the currently enrolled class completes and, until examination results are received, the next class cannot be admitted. At the time the examination results are received, the board will make further determination.

B. Accreditation shall be granted to programs which have successfully completed the initial approval period and have maintained the minimum requirements established by the board. Programs receiving accreditation shall be surveyed at least every five years thereafter.

C. Annual accreditation renewal shall be issued to programs which maintain the minimum requirements established by the board and which meet the board-approved program objectives and which submit the required annual report and certification fee.

D. Certificates of initial approval, accreditation, and accreditation renewal, shall be sent to the designated institutions by the board upon board determination of compliance with minimum requirements listed herein.

E. Provisional Approval

1. Programs having been approved by the board that fail to maintain minimum requirements and/or which receive a 20 percent or higher failure rate for first time writers per graduating class on the practical nursing licensure examination may be placed on provisional accreditation.

2. Provisional accreditation may be issued for a period of time determined by the board not to exceed two years.

3. Programs on provisional accreditation shall:

a. submit written reports to the board as designated by the board;

b. submit to the board for approval a plan to discover the cause/causes of the problem when so requested by the board;

c. implement a plan to discover the cause/causes as determined by the board;

d. follow board recommendations;

e. be surveyed periodically as determined by the board.

4. Programs remaining on provisional accreditation which have not met board requirements at the end of the designated time shall be subject to discontinuation as the board determines.

5. Programs on provisional accreditation which present evidence of correction of the problem shall be placed on accreditation status upon board approval.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLVII-1305

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Board of Practical Nurse Examiners, LR 3:199 (April 1977), amended LR 5:355 (November 1979), LR 10:340 (April 1984), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Practical Nurse Examiners, LR 18:1129 (October 1992), repromulgated LR 18:1262 (November 1992), amended LR 26:2617 (November 2000), LR 30:1480 (July 2004).

AUTHORITY NOTE: Promulgated in accordance with R.S. 37:969 and R.S. 37:976.