Current through Register Vol. 49, No. 6, March 15, 2024
PURPOSE: This amendment establishes a waiting period
after closure to initiate the approval process for a new nursing
program.
(1) Program
Discontinuation.
(A) A plan for closure shall
be submitted to the board, at least six (6) months and, preferably, one (1)
year prior to closing the program and shall include:
1. Closing date; and
2. Plans for completion of program for
currently enrolled students.
(B) The plan for closure shall be approved by
the board prior to implementation.
(C) Date of completion on the diploma or
degree shall be on or before the official closing date of the
program.
(D) Application for
registration with the required fee shall be submitted annually to the board as
long as there are students in the program.
(E) Classroom and clinical instruction
approved by the board shall be provided until the designated date of closing.
The sponsoring institution shall be responsible for providing a complete
educational program for the currently enrolled students or shall provide a
mechanism for transfer.
(F) Records
for all graduates and for all students who attended the program shall be filed
in the manner used by the institution conducting the program.
1. Transcripts of all courses attempted or
completed by each student attending the program shall be maintained by the
designated custodian. Provisions for obtaining copies of transcripts shall be
maintained.
2. If the program
closes but the sponsoring institution continues, that institution shall assume
the responsibility for the records and notify the board, in writing, of the
location of the storage of the records.
3. If both the program and the sponsoring
institution close, the transcripts shall be given permanent custodial care and
the board shall be notified in writing of the name and address of the
custodian.
(G) A program
closure summary indicating compliance with the requirements of this rule shall
be submitted to the board no later than thirty (30) days after the actual date
for program closure.
(2)
Program Reopening. The procedure for reopening a program is the same as for
initial approval in
20 CSR
2200-2.010(4)(A). An accredited
institution of higher education that has lost the board's approval of a nursing
program due to deficiencies identified by the board may not petition the board
for establishment of a new nursing program for a minimum of one (1) calendar
year from the time of the actual date for program closure.
*Original authority 335.036, RSMo 1975, amended 1981, 1985,
1993, 1995, 1999, 2007, 2008, 2011 and 335.071, RSMo 1975, amended 1981,
1999.
