Current through Register Vol. 43, No. 39, September 26, 2024
(a) Based on the
annual report required by K.A.R. 60-17-109, each advanced nursing education
program shall be reviewed for reapproval by the board every two years.
(b) Each advanced nursing
education program shall be resurveyed every five to 10 years.
(1) A survey may be conducted if there is
consistent evidence indicating deficiencies in meeting requirements.
(2) A survey of each nurse anesthesia program
shall be conducted as required by K.A.R. 60-13-103(d)(4).
(3) If the program is accredited by a
national nursing accreditation agency, the resurvey visit may be made in
coordination with a national nursing accreditation agency visit. Each program
without national nursing accreditation shall be resurveyed every five years.
(c) The nurse
administrator of each advanced nursing education program shall make available
all of the following information during a survey:
(1) Data about the program, including the
following:
(A) The number of students;
(B) the legal body responsible for
establishing program policies and for support of the program;
(C) an organizational chart; and
(D) a description of the budgetary process;
(2) a description of
the nurse administrator's responsibilities;
(3) information about the faculty and
preceptors, including the following:
(A) A
description of the responsibilities of each position;
(B) the selection policies;
(C) the orientation plan;
(D) faculty organization by-laws; and
(E) the number of full-time and
part-time faculty and nonnursing faculty with academic credentials and
assignments;
(4) the
faculty degree plan;
(5) a copy of
the current curriculum with the date of last revision;
(6) a description of education facilities,
including classrooms, offices, library, and computers;
(7) a list of clinical facilities;
(8) the number of students enrolled; and
(9) policies for students as
listed in K.A.R. 60-2-107.
(d) During a survey, the nurse administrator
of the advanced nursing education program shall make available all of the
following:
(1) Educational institution
administrators, faculty, support services personnel, preceptors, and students;
(2) staff at selected clinical
facilities;
(3) faculty minutes
for at least the previous three years;
(4) faculty and student handbooks;
(5) student records;
(6) policies and procedures;
(7) curriculum materials;
(8) a copy of the advanced nursing education
program's budget; and
(9)
affiliating agency contractual agreements.
(e) The nurse administrator of the advanced
nursing education program or designated personnel shall take the survey team to
the nursing educational facilities, including satellite program facilities,
library facilities, and affiliating or clinical facilities.
(f) Upon completion of the survey, the nurse
administrator shall correct any inaccurate statements contained in the survey
report, limiting these comments to errors, unclear statements, or omissions.
(g) If an advanced nursing
education program fails to meet requirements of the board within a designated
period of time, the program shall be notified by the board's designee of the
board's intent to deny reapproval. This notification shall be made pursuant to
K.S.A. 77-512, and amendments thereto, and shall inform the program of its
right to a hearing pursuant to the Kansas administrative procedures act.
