Michigan Administrative Code
Department - Education
Superintendent of Public Instruction
Certification of School Nurses
Section R. 340.1166 - School nurse certification criteria
Current through Vol. 24-16, September 15, 2024
Rule 6.
(1) An application for school nurse certification shall be directed to the department of education on a form supplied or approved by the department.
(2) Credits beyond those required for a registered nurse, to be applied toward certification as a school nurse, shall be earned through an approved teacher education or nursing education institution program or accepted by the institution in transfer. The state board of education shall determine the acceptability of credits leading toward programs approved by it.
(3) A registered nurse with a currently valid license issued by the state board of nursing employed as a school nurse by an employing school district for a period of not less than 1 school year prior to June 30, 1975, and whose experience is successful as determined by the state board of education upon the recommendation of the employing school district, is eligible for a professional school nurse certificate. Application under this subrule shall be made prior to June 30, 1977.