La. Admin. Code tit. 46 § XLVII-931

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

Section XLVII-931 - Length of Program

A. A program shall be of sufficient length to ensure that graduates meet the objectives of the program and are clinically competent.

B. A program shall cover a minimum of 1,500 clock hours or an equivalent number of credit hours of scheduled instruction. At least 700 clock hours or an equivalent number of credit hours shall be the minimum number of theory hours and at least 800 clock hours or an equivalent number of credit hours shall be the minimum number of clinical hours.

C. Theory and clinical experience should be concurrent or sequential, progressing from the simple to the complex.

La. Admin. Code tit. 46, § XLVII-931

Promulgated by the Department of Health and Human Resources, Board of Practical Nurse Examiners, LR 3:196 (April 1977), amended LR 8:65 (February 1982), LR 10:339 (April 1984), LR 10:915 (November 1984), amended by the Department of Health and Hospitals, Board of Practical Nurse Examiners, LR 18:1127 (October 1992), repromulgated LR 18:1260 (November 1992), amended LR 33:1868 (September 2007).

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