Current through Rules and Regulations filed through March 20, 2024
(1) Conditional Approval may be imposed on a
new nursing education program pursuant to Rule
410-9-.02(11).
(2) Conditional Approval may be imposed on a
nursing education program when review of the most recent annual report, the
most recent site visit report, the most recent annualized licensing examination
passing percentage for its graduates on their initial examination, or any other
pertinent data reveals noncompliance with Board Laws or Rules.
(a) The Board shall notify the program in
writing of the cited deficiencies and the Board's recommendations and
suggestions for correcting the deficiencies.
(b) The program must respond in writing to
the Board's recommendations and suggestions within six (6) weeks of receipt of
the notification and must include a plan of action to correct the cited
deficiencies. The plan of action should be implemented immediately by the
program.
(c) If the deficiencies
are not corrected within the time period specified by the Board in its response
to the program's plan of action (but no longer than six (6) months), the
program shall be placed on Conditional Approval.
(d) If the deficiencies are corrected within
the Board-specified time period (but no longer than six (6) months), the
program shall be granted Full Approval.
(3) Conditional Approval status shall be
conveyed to the program in writing.
(a) The
program has ninety (90) days from the date of the notification to request in
writing a reevaluation by the Board. The program must provide documentation of
corrected deficiencies for consideration of reinstatement of the program to
Full Approval status.
(b) If a
reevaluation request is not made, the approval status decision of the Board
shall remain in effect.
(4) If the deficiencies have not been
corrected within one (1) year from the date of Conditional Approval status
notification, the program's approval status shall be Withdrawn.
(5) Programs placed on Conditional Approval
status must notify currently enrolled and potential students in writing of the
program's Conditional Approval status. This statement must include the
possibility that the program may have its approval Withdrawn at the end of one
(1) year from the date of Conditional Approval notification, and that the Board
may require the transfer of remaining students to other nursing programs to
complete their programs of study.
(6) Withdrawn Approval. The Board may
Withdraw Approval status from a nursing education program which has
demonstrated continued noncompliance with any of the Board Laws or Rules.
(a) The Board may Withdraw Approval from a
new nursing education program as provided in Rule
410-9-.02(11)(b).
(b) The Board may Withdraw approval when a
nursing education program fails to correct documented deficiencies within one
(1) year following the date of written notification of Conditional Approval
status.
(c) Withdrawn Approval is
sent to the program by certified mail.
1.The
program has ninety (90) days from the date of the notification to request, in
writing, a reevaluation by the Board. The program must provide documentation of
corrected deficiencies for consideration of reinstatement of the program to
Conditional or Full Approval status.
(a) If a
reevaluation request is made and there is documentation to verify that
appropriate corrective actions have been implemented, the Board may grant
reinstatement of Conditional Approval for up to six (6) months.
(b) If a reevaluation request is made and
there is documentation to verify correction of all deficiencies, the Board may
grant Full Approval.
(c) If a
reevaluation request is not made, the approval status decision of the Board
shall remain in effect.
2.The notification will state the effective
date of the Withdrawal of Approval. Within thirty (30) days of receipt of the
notification, the program will submit to the Board a written plan for
graduating all students who had been admitted before approval status was
withdrawn as provided in Rule
410-9-.14.
3.Any program whose approval status has been
Withdrawn, must apply for approval as a new nursing education program as
provided in Rule
410-9-.02.
(7) With any change in approval
status the program sponsors may present any evidence for the Board to consider
addressing the alleged deficiencies in writing and/or appearance before the
board.
(8) The Board may grant or
impose the following changes in approval status categories.
(a) From Developmental Approval to
Provisional Approval for a new nursing education program pursuant to Rule
410-9-.02(8).
(b) From Provisional Approval to Full
Approval for a new nursing education program pursuant to Rule
410-9-.02(10).
(c) From Provisional Approval to Conditional
Approval for a new nursing education program pursuant to Rule
410-9-.02(11).
(d) From Full Approval to Conditional
Approval for a nursing education program pursuant to Rule 410-9-.03.
(e) From Conditional Approval to Full
Approval for a nursing education program pursuant to Rule 410-9-.03.
(f) From Conditional Approval to Withdrawn
Approval for a nursing education program pursuant to Rule
410-9-.02(11)(b) and
410-9-.03.
(g) From Withdrawn
Approval to Conditional Approval or Full Approval for a nursing education
program pursuant to Rule 410-9-.03.
(9) The following deficiencies shall be
inclusive of, but not limited to, those which the Board considers grounds for a
change in approval status if the deficiencies are not corrected within the time
period specified in Rules
410-9-.02.
(a) Any curriculum change(s) made without
Board notification pursuant to board rules.
(b) Failure to adhere to required theoretical
content pursuant to Rule
410-9-.06.
(c) Failure to adhere to required educational
facilities, resources, and support services pursuant to board rules.
(d) Failure to adhere to required school
rules and policies pursuant to board rules.
(e) Failure to adhere to required nursing
faculty qualifications pursuant to Rules
410-9-.07 and
410-9-.08.
(f) Failure to adhere to required clinical
experience guidelines pursuant to board rules.
(g) Failure to adhere to required
instructor/student ratios pursuant to Rule
410-9-.07.
(h) Failure to submit required reports and/or
maintain required records pursuant to board rules.
(i) Failure to maintain an annualized
licensing examination passing percentage of 80% or greater for the program's
graduates on their initial examination.
O.C.G.A. §§
43-1-25, 43-26-2, 43-26-5(a)(4) -(6)
and 43-26-32.
